Who can be our BONSAI MASTER

Every Bonsai Master has his/her own style and identity which is depicted through their creations.

The creations reflect the inner creativity and attitude of the person creating the same. My personal view is that one should learn the Art from the Artist with whose work, one can relate to. Also, one should look at someone who has knowledge of local species and weather. However, Someone may not be the right person to create Bonsai in dry weather like that of Ahmedabad. A person who does not have enough regional/local knowledge may not be able to help you with much with the local species like Rayan tree bonsai or Chikoo Bonsai.

Similarly a person , if any person with only book knowledge and less of practical knowledge may sound good but will not be able to produce the desired result. A person with more practical knowledge will be the one who can actually guide you and has better experience. Sachin Tendulkar can hit big shots in Cricket since he has an experience in playing Cricket. He can not be expected to hit punches in Boxing Ring using his experience as a Cricketer.

BONSAI IS AN ART WHICH HAS TO BE PRACTISED AND NOT A SCIENCE WHICH CAN BE TAUGHT

It is not necessary that all the artists have theoretical knowledge of their field, but experienced artist has all the knowledge he needs to create his art form. You will find lots of examples of people who were not weel read but turned out be Master in their own art field.

So, my suggestion would be to prefer being trained from / take help from the Masters who are experienced in the area and have good local knowledge.