Convention Headliner
Michael Hagedorn

Michael lives in Portland, Oregon where he creates, teaches and writes about bonsai. He is a bonsai artist who spent 2 1/2 years apprenticing under Shinji Suzuki of Nagano, Japan. He is the author of a book about apprentice life, "Post-Dated: The Schooling of an Irreverent Bonsai Monk" published in 2008. His art background ranges from painting and drawing to ceramic sculpture and installation. Following a Master's Degree in ceramic art from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, he made bonsai containers for nine years in upstate New York and Arizona. His bonsai work appeared in the prestigious Kokufu show in Tokyo in 2004, 2005, and 2006 while an apprentice, and Mr. Suzuki honored him with the opportunity to wire two trees that went on to win a Koufu Prize and a Prime Minster Award.