Jim Barrett
Jim has been a featured speaker at many bonsai conventions and clubs and has worked
for many bonsai associations. He is past president of Bonsai Clubs International, the first
president of Golden State Bonsai Federation, the founding president of the Santa Anita
Bonsai Society and currently serves on the American Bonsai Society's board of directors.
Always interested in ceramics, Jim has for the past three decades been making bonsai
pots. Although known for his shohin and mini-pots, his main interest lies in making large
containers modeled after Japanese- and Chinese-style pots.
This pot, seen at the National
Arboretum, measures 40" by
31" by 10" and required 230
pound of clay when it was
made. For the fascinating
story of how Jim did it, see
Bonsai Today, 54, March/April,
1998, "Anatomy of a Pot."
Brandywine Bonsai Society is an educational organization and as a result, the material in this site may be copied for
educational purposes. If large portions are copied, we would appreciate attribution. We welcome links to this site.
Jim Barrett
Jim has been a featured speaker at many
bonsai conventions and clubs and has
worked for many bonsai associations. He
is past president of Bonsai Clubs
International, the first president of Golden
State Bonsai Federation, the founding
president of the Santa Anita Bonsai
Society and currently serves on the
American Bonsai Society's board of
directors. Always interested in ceramics,
Jim has for the past three decades been
making bonsai pots. Although known for
his shohin and mini-pots, his main
interest lies in making large containers
modeled after Japanese- and Chinese-
style pots.
This pot, seen at the National Arboretum,
measures 40" by 31" by 10" and required
230 pound of clay when it was made. For
the fascinating story of how Jim did it, see
Bonsai Today, 54, March/April, 1998,
"Anatomy of a Pot."
Brandywine Bonsai Society is an educational organization and as a result, the material in this site may be copied for
educational purposes. If large portions are copied, we would appreciate attribution. We welcome links to this site.