The people behind the bonsai

Meet the people featured in our courses and masterclasses: their work, approaches to design and reliable sources on their backgrounds.

Thomas Häring

Host and owner of Bonsai Garten München

Thomas Häring combines everyday work in the garden with personal guidance and individual learning with your own tree.

Bonsai artist and teacher of naturalistic design

Walter Pall approaches bonsai as a living art. His work connects the character of old trees with deliberate choices about cultivation and form.

Bonsai artist and educator

US bonsai artist and educator. Her design eye brings together movement, clear lines and accessible teaching.

Founder of Bonsai Moravia

Lukáš Sirotný began working with bonsai in 2001.

Sculptor and bonsai artist

Croatian sculptor, art teacher and founder of Andbonsai. He approaches bonsai as living sculpture and works extensively with yamadori.

Bonsai practitioner from Germany

German bonsai practitioner and participant in international working groups focused on design and long-term tree development.

Bonsai artist from Slovakia

Slovak bonsai artist active since 2008, focusing on native, often collected deciduous trees in a naturalistic style.

Bonsai practitioner from Slovenia

Matija Triglav is associated with yamadori and European bonsai practice.

Bonsai and Japanese garden culture

Kęstutis Ptakauskas connects bonsai with Japanese garden culture in Lithuania.

Visual artist and bonsai teacher

Cuban-American visual artist and bonsai teacher, especially known for refined design and ramification in deciduous trees.