Luis Ricardo
Garcia
Luis Ricardo Garcia is a professional fashion designer
and artist by vocation. In 1998, he enrolled in the
bonsai program at the Sociedad Conservacionista y de
Bonsai in Valencia, Venezuela, and subsequently proceeded
through all levels (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced).
In 2000, he became an instructor of the SCB at the Advanced
Level, and in 2001 he was elected 1st Vice–President
of the SCB.
In 2001, he won first prize in the Latin American "Pedro
J. Morales" Contest of Bonsai for his Ficus pumila
forest of 101 trees. That forest was classified as one
of the three best bonsai in the world for the year 2001
as a result of the JAL World Bonsai Contest for 2001,
in which he was chosen as one of the two Runner-Up Winners.
In 2002, Luis received two recognitions during the
3rd International Convention of Bonsai "From the
seed to the Forest" to celebrate the 25th Anniversary
of the SCB. First, Pedro Morales awarded one of his
plants as the best in the exhibition. The winning bonsai
was an Acacia macracantha in the Informal upright style
(Moyogi). Second, his teacher Milagros Rauber gave to
him the Prize of Excellence in recognition to the design
for all his plants presented during the exhibition.
Luis has written two bonsai booklets entitled: "Bonsai,
Surface of the Soil" and "Bonsai
with Nursery Plants." He also created the
illustrations for Pedro J. Morales's book entitled "Basic
Lessons of Bonsai." Luis has been asked to
create the illustrations for Pedro's second book that
will cover more advanced bonsai topics.
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