biography
Hugh Grant is a bonsai professional and runs Tree Makers, specialising in local trees and plants as bonsai subjects. "Tree Making" is an inquiry into the Australian landscape. With designs based in sustainable bonsai practices, our work explores forms from the Australian landscape. The work is informed by quintessential native living structures that represent both culture and nature. We seek to create a bridge of accessibility to Australian bonsai as an art form. Hugh's studio and garden, Tree Makers, is a professional garden, nursery, creative studio, and supply store. We are at the forefront of deciphering and creating techniques for new Australian native species as well as informing how to best cultivate non-native species in the Australian climate. In our garden, we build and refine trees through our school, offering education for students to build trees alongside us. We offer maintenance and design services for clients, and welcome commission work for one-of-a-kind pieces, as well as curation of bonsai in public and private spaces. Additionally, we offer a range of trees for sale from raw-design-ready material, specimens in production, to refined, highly executed bonsai specimens.
