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We look forward to seeing you on May 8th!!         ExpoBonsai UK!

26/4/2022

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It is just under 2 weeks now until one of the U.K.'s leading exhibition - the much awaited ExpoBonsai U.K. 
Enthusiasts from across the world will be visiting to view high quality bonsai, from individuals across the U.K. After such a long period without bonsai shows, this fantastic event is certain to be packed and is definitely one not to miss! 

The EBPC will, as always be trading at this event, and we look forward to bringing you some of the best bonsai pots currently available from Europe and from Japan. 
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Please drop by the EBPC stand and say hi! 

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Winners & Prizes      - Game 2 EBPC 2021 GAMES

13/4/2022

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CONGRATULATIONS to the 3 winners of GAME 2 
‘Best Tree and (EBPC Member) Pot COMBINATION’  

To celebrate the EBPC’s 5th birthday this year, the EBPC 2021 GAMES were compiled, with superb prizes across a few games.
 
Here are the WINNERS and PRIZES for GAME 2!


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​THE WINNERS



1st Place - Jean-Pierre Reitz, Fr. 

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​1st Place Prizes

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Congratulations Mr. Reitz!

 
​- 2nd Place - Matt Williams, U.K.

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​  2nd Place Prizes

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Congratulations Mr. Williams!

- 3rd Place - Bruno Wijman

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​  3rd place prize

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​Congratulations Mr. Wijman!



A special thank you to the potters that donated pots for these EBPC 2021 GAMES. 

This was GAME 2. Please look out for & participate in the upcoming votes for GAME 6 and GAME 1! 
And finally a huge thank you to everyone for your support over the past 5 years, and for voting & sending in your photographs for these 2021 GAMES.
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Diversity of detail!                       IN-STORE FRIDAY 1st April - 6pm (GMT)

1/4/2022

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The EBPC are excited and proud to offer an exclusive new batch of pots by Sami Amdouni of France.


This is a wonderful chance to experience the diverse works of the talented Sami Amdouni, with an excellent range of techniques displayed and a mastery of form and glazes.
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Please check out the video above for a taster, and you can see the pots IN-STORE on FRIDAY 1st April - 6pm (GMT). ​
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Jurg Staheli​ IN-STORE!             An impressive range of stunning designs, and exquisite glazes!

18/1/2022

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The EBPC are proud to offer these superb pots by Jurg Staheli of Switzerland.
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These pots will be EBPC DIRECT - and so will be SENT TO YOU BY THE ARTISTS DIRECTLY.




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  • In-Store Wednesday 19th January!! ​
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The EBPC are proud to be Willow Bonsai's official European distributor and excited to offer EBPC stamped pieces!

18/1/2022

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The EBPC are proud to be Willow Bonsai's official European distributor.
and excited to offer some EBPC stamped examples to our customers. 


New pots by Willow bonsai will be added to the EBPC shop regularly.
  • In-Store Now!! 
#willowbonsaipots  #ebpcpots #Europeanbonsaipottercollective  #bonsaipottery ​​
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A devastating loss to the bonsai community

17/12/2021

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It is with great sorrow and a very heavy heart that we must announce the passing of Doug Mudd on Wednesday 15th December 2021. 

Doug was one of Europe's finest and most respected makers of bonsai display furniture and was the founding member of the EBPC furniture section. A much loved member of the bonsai community and a devoted member of Wirral Bonsai Society. Doug was a true gentleman and the nicest person you could hope to meet. He was a mentor to up and coming table makers, and thoroughly enjoyed helping them advance. 
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​Doug only managed to create a few tables for the EBPC before he tragically became ill. The table he was working on at the time, and could not finish is now the most treasured piece in the EBPC collection and will be used in pot displays for years to come in honour of this incredibly talented and inspirational man. The table is pictured below with an antique Chinese pot. 
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Doug recently submitted a display to Expo Bonsai UK 2022, which has been accepted and will be displayed. 
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​His tables will also be enjoyed for decades to come at leading bonsai exhibitions.


​For those that have not seen it yet, here is a video about Doug by JapanOutpost.org


​Doug will be remembered and greatly missed by many and o
ur deepest condolences go out to Doug's wife Christine and family and friends.
​Rest in peace my friend! 
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COMING SOON - Exclusive pots by Award winning - Stone Monkey Ceramics!

9/12/2021

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Pictured above is the plaque recording and celebrating all of the stamps and signatures used by Andrew Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics throughout his career. Currently the only such plaque in existence, Andrew kindly produced this for the EBPC to be used for pot displays and it can be seen above in the company of plaques by Japanese greats - Gyouzan, Bigei, Reiho, and Kakuzan. 

Revered across the bonsai world, Stone Monkey Ceramics comprehends and is conscious of the the tree-pot marriage and produces excellent designs, in a variety of forms and finishes that suit trees impeccably. As the first Westener to have been invited to participate in the world's leading bonsai exhibition and small pot contest, 'The Gafu-ten', (which he won first place in the unglazed section!!) we thought it fitting to have such a plaque made by Andrew - the first by a European potter as far as we know. 

The EBPC are proud to support such artists, and we are very excited to be able to offer a range of 20 exclusive pots by this leading artist - COMING VERY SOON! 

Thank you for supporting the EBPC and great European bonsai ceramics. 

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Welcome  ‘Honorary European Members’ ... Willow Bonsai Pots of S. Africa!

10/1/2020

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​Welcome to ‘Honorary European Members’ ... Willow Bonsai Pots of South Africa!

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Antony and Mavourneen Smith ...aka ‘Willow Bonsai Pots’ are a wonderful couple from Pretoria, who have been passionately pushing the boundaries for South African bonsai and have become popular on the European bonsai scene. Antony demonstrated at the U.K. National Bonsai Show 2019, and whilst in London, I took the couple to visit leading potters; Stone Monkey Ceramics and Walsall Studio Ceramics. Having spent some time with them, it really was inspiring to see their dedication to bonsai and to creating attractive, useable and affordable pots.
 
We are excited to announce that Willow Bonsai Pots are producing a limited edition EBPC Stamped range of their beautiful pots, with some of their best forms and glazes. These will be available in the EBPC store, and will be released at ‘The Trophy’ exhibition, in Belgium at the end of February 2020.
 
Congratulations also to Willow Bonsai on their new website – being launched NOW – as this article is published! 

  • So please check it out at  www.willowbonsaishop.com
 
But first, you can read more about them and see a selection of their pots on their ‘Potter Profile’ here.
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Calling all Pot Collectors!!       ... See your treasured pot at Europe's largest pot display!!

5/11/2019

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If you like to see your favourite pot on display at Europe's largest and most prestigious bonsai exhibition, the Trophy Exhibition in Belgium, please contact Alex Rudd of the EBPC on Alex@EuropeanBonsaiPotterCollective.com, with three images of the pot, and a brief description including maker and approximate age. 

We are determined to create the most impressive and educational display possible, so please get in touch, and share your passion with others!

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EBPC Pot Display at 'Best of XX years Trophy' Belgium, 2019. 100 of the finest Asian & European pots of the past 250 years, from private European collections.

Selected pots will also be recorded for all time in the highly regarded Trophy book, from Bonsai Association Belgium. 
The 2019 book has approximately 50 pages dedicated to the pot display alone. 

... To get your copy of the 2019 book, please contact secretaris@bonsaiassociation.be . 

Many thanks!
Alex
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European Bonsai San Exhibition (EBBS) at Saulieu - Next weekend, the 12th/13th October 2019!!

6/10/2019

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     The EBPC are very excited to be attending and supporting one of Europe's premiere shows, and one of our personal favourites - the EBBS in Saulieu France next weekend. This is an open hall exhibition with everything in one enormous room. The ex-cattle market has imposing vaulted ceiling beams and ample light flooding in, making it an ideal venue. 
This exhibition has improved year on year and the standard of trees, demonstrations and traders is superb. The organisers have also done an incredible job creating a show with a warm friendly atmosphere. 
With many of Europe's finest trees on show, and demonstrators on the level of Bjorn Bjorholm, Mauro Stemberg, and Jan Culek, including many other attractions (superb new EBPC pots for example!) this is a show not to be missed!  
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A beautiful handmade EBPC trophy kindly made by leading ceramist Sabine Besnard of France will be awarded to the winner of the category 'Best European Bonsai Pot and Tree Combination'. ​ The trophy is of an Ume branch in flower ,with a matching bowl on wood, and is laser etched and has both the stamps of Sabine and the EBPC.
As with each year, the EBPC will also donate a prize for the increasingly popular 'Tombola raffle'. This year a stunning pot by the fantastic and highly skilled artist, Ian Baillie of Scotland will be donated and taken home by one lucky winner. 
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We are especially excited about the EBPC trade stand this year, as we ave had some fantastic new pots in especially for this event, by some of the most sought after artists in Europe! .. Be sure to stop by the stand and say 'hi'!
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Thank you for reading and we hope to see you there! 
Alex
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  • Home
    • EBPC Calendar
    • Blog
    • Bonsai Events >
      • Bonsai Exhibition Calendar
      • EBPC Trading at ..
      • EBPC SPONSORED EVENTS
    • EBPC GIVEAWAYS !
    • Contact
    • About the EBPC >
      • MEET THE TEAM
      • EBPC in the Media
  • EBPC RESOURCES
    • ARTIST PROFILES >
      • TABLE MAKERS >
        • Doug Mudd Bonsai Tables
        • D. R. Bonsai Tables
        • Imbo Bonsai Tables
      • 'Honorary' EBPC Members >
        • Willow Bonsai - S. Africa
        • Shuuhou - Japan
        • Koho - Japan
        • Roy Minarai - U.S.A.
      • POTTERS - Austria
      • POTTERS - Czech >
        • Tom Benda
        • K.M Bonsai Pots
        • ​Miroslav Znamenáček
      • POTTERS - Denmark >
        • E.B.L. Pots
      • Potters - England >
        • Bryan Albright
        • China Mist
        • Dragonfly Bonsai Pots
        • Erin Bonsai Pots
        • Miroslav Kolar
        • P.A.S. Pottery
        • Stone Monkey Ceramics
        • Suteki
        • Walsall Studio Ceramics
      • Potters - France >
        • Amdouni Bonsai Pots
        • Bruno Auvinet
        • FURO - Florent Coirier
        • Lotus Bonsai Studio
        • Pierre Rousseau
        • Sabine Besnard
        • Terre en Vadrouille
      • Potters - Germany >
        • M.B.Bonsaischalen
        • Englert Keramik
        • Roman Husmann Bonsai Pots
        • Walter Venne
      • POTTERS - Italy >
        • Yaruki Ceramics
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        • Kingdom Bonsai Pots
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