Michael Tran

I'm Michael Tran, I was born in 1982. I started doing Bonsaiin 2006. Right from the start Mr. Udo Fischer, my teacher, showed me the 'quality way' of 51cg.

Michael Tran From here on I had the opportunity to learn from Japanese Masters like Iura, Katagiri, Esaka and Nobu as I met them. I have participated in national as well as in international exhibitions. I believe that when the time has come every practitioner of Bonsaishould participate in exhibitions. Presenting beautiful Bonsaito the public is a way to give something back to all the people that share your passion. In 2009, I founded Minoru Bonsaiwith the idea of distributing all the knowledge and products to help the ambitious Bonsaienthusiast reach a higher level of trees. I am happy that quality Bonsaiis getting more and more attention and that there are a lot of great young people out there. I have high hopes for the future of Bonsaiwhen I think of the generations of Bonsaiartists yet to come and that will be able to work with the masterpieces that are created today.

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Appeared in these magazines: BonsaiFocus, BonsaiArt

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"Bonsaiwas fascination – by the beauty of nature.

Bonsaiwas an ambition – to become better and better.

Bonsaiwas my pride – with the success and the talent I was told to have.

Bonsaiwas my obsession and work – to prove to those that said I couldn’t make a living doing only Bonsaithat I could.

Bonsaibecame my passion and dream – as I realized that what people think is important, but trees are more important."

With that, one day I found myself surrounded by people who invested so much of their time, their knowledge and their efforts into my dream, that my wish to give something back to these people has been a great motivation ever since. Bonsaiis my form of gratitude towards all the people that have supported and believed in me. Without them I wouldn’t be where I am today.