1989 | Born in Essen, Germany |
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1999-2004 | first contact to Bonsai and increasing involvement |
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2004 | admission to Bonsai Club Germany |
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2006 | first contact to my teacher, the German Bonsai artist Christian Przybylski |
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2007 | Demonstration with Christian Przybylski at „NRW Bonsai days“ in Essen |
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2007-today | Publications in diverse magazines: "Bonsai" (Germany), "Bonsai Art" (Germany), "Bonsai
Focus" (European Countries), "Bonsai magazine of the Florida Bonsai Society" (USA), Diverse Penjing Magazines (China) |
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2008 | Demonstration with Christian Przybylski at „NRW Bonsai days“ in Essen |
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2008 |
6-month Asia journey with a focus on China, Japan, Hong Kong and Macau. Extensive visits to famous and private Bonsai gardens and artists. |
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2009 | Won the design competition of Bonsai Studio Busch, Dusseldorf on the
occasion of its 25th anniversary |
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2009 | Start of various business activities in Bonsai. e.g. curatorship for the most important
collection of trees by famous deceased Bonsai artist Wolf D. Schudde |
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2009-today | looking after about 100 own trees and further customer trees |
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2011 | Participation in exhibition "Bonsai Triennale" in Pilnitz with two trees |
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2011 | Demonstration with Rainer Kurps at „NRW Bonsai days“ in Essen |
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2012 | Demonstration with Rainer Kurps at „NRW Bonsai days“ in Essen |
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2012 | Participation in the 3rd Bonsai exhibition of "Bonsai-Fachforum" in Lippstadt with one tree |
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2012 | Participation in the federal exhibition of Bonsai Club Germany with one tree |
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2012 | Invitation and participation as a special guest demonstrator at 7.th Open House
Event of Wigert's Bonsai Nursery Florida, USA |
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2013 | Founder and team leader of the Bonsai working group Essen, Germany |
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2013 | Participation in the 8th INTERNATIONAL BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION,
Lithuania with one tree |
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2013 | Demonstration with Piotr Czerniachowski from Poland at 8th INTERNATIONAL
BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION, Lithuania |
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2013 | Demonstration with Christian Przybylski at 8th INTERNATIONAL BONSAI AND
SUISEKI EXHIBITION, Lithuania |
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2013 | Own Workshop at 8.th Open House
Event of Wigert's Bonsai Nursery Florida, USA |
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2013 | 1-month Asia journey with a focus on China, Hong Kong and Macau. |
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2014 | Participation in the 4th Bonsai exhibition of "Bonsai-Fachforum" in Lippstadt |
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2014 | Participation in the federal exhibition of Bonsai Club Germany with one tree |
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2014 | Participation in the NRW Bonsai days in Essen with one tree |
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2014 | Intensive Contact with my second teacher, the Belgian Bonsai artist Jean-Paul Polmans |
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2015-today | Membership in the Belgian Bonsai Club Eda Uchi Kai |
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2015-2018 | Member of the jury for NRW Bonsai days |
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2015 | Demonstration at „NRW Bonsai days“ in Muelheim, Germany
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2015-2016 | 2 months apprenticeship at Shunka-en Bonsai museum, Japan intensive contact to my third teacher, the Japanese Bonsai artist Kunio Kobayashi |
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2016 | 2 articles about my Bonsai life in Nikkei Press, Japan |
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2016 | TV report about my Bonsai life on TV Tokyo, Japan |
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2016 | Demonstration with Christian Przybylski at German National Bonsai Exhibition, Leipzig |
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2017 | Demonstration at Bonsai International Youth Forum of Bonsai, Shanghai, China |
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2017 | Demonstration at Rugao Penjing Exhibition, Shanghai, China |
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2017-today | Member of the Board of the German Bonsai Club, responsible for youth development |
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2019 | Demonstration at Shohin
Penjing National Expo, Xinyi, China |