This is a story of how two Glenwood Springs High School grads and Mr. Miyagi (yes, from “The Karate Kid”) have changed bonsai in the United States from a hobby to a rising art and industry. Over the ...

Story update: The exhibition "American Bonsai: The Unbridled Art of Ryan Neil" runs at the Portland Japanese Garden May 21–June 19, 2016. When most Americans think of bonsai — the craft of pruning and ...

On first glance, Ryan Neil doesn’t appear to fit the mold of a bonsai master. He’s young, American, and buff, with the boyish good looks of a Tom Brady. But appearances can be deceiving. Neil, who ...

Mirai Bonsai nursery, workshop and school in St. Helens, Ore., melds the 2,000-year-old Japanese tradition with a unique Americanized look to create living artworks. Ryan Neil, owner of Mirai Bonsai, ...

Ryan Neil captures the West's rugged landscape in bonsai form. After a traditional apprenticeship in Japan, Oregon bonsai professional Ryan Neil is capturing the West's rugged landscape in bonsai form ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GLENWOOD SPRINGS — This is a story of how two Glenwood Springs High School grads and Mr. Miyagi (yes, from “The Karate Kid”) have changed bonsai in the ...

Bonsai artist Ryan Neil graduated from Cal Poly in 2004. Chris Hornbecker Cal Poly alumnus and distinguished bonsai artist Ryan Neil will give a presentation Tuesday titled “The Big Picture of Bonsai: ...

Bonsai abounds: The Artisans Cup, the first competition and exhibition of American Bonsai from North America's foremost artists, will be held Sept. 25-27 at the Portland Art Museum and the Bonsai ...

The Bonsai Society of Portland was founded a half century ago and has grown to 300 members, making it one of the largest clubs in the U.S. centered on the Asian art of training small trees into ...

After a traditional apprenticeship in Japan, Oregon bonsai professional Ryan Neil is capturing the West's rugged landscape in bonsai form. We follow one tree over the course of a year, as well as ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - This is a story of how two Glenwood Springs High School grads and Mr. Miyagi (yes, from “The Karate Kid”) have changed bonsai in the United States from a hobby to a ...