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Kite train in Bintulu, Malaysia. Photo by Simon Bond. See more photos of kites in the field by Simon on page 33.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUGUST 2010

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1

EDITORS

Scott Skinner
Ali Fujino
Katie Davis

BOARD  OF DIRECTORS

Scott Skinner
Martin Lester
Joe Hadzicki
Stuart Allen
Dave Lang
Jose Sainz
Ali Fujino

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Bonnie Wright
Wayne Wilson
Keith Yoshida

Drachen Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation devoted to the increase and diffusion of knowledge about kites worldwide.

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FROM THE EDITOR

One of the great strengths of Drachen’s Administrator, Ali Fujino, is her ability to attract great people to work for the Foundation. In this issue, two of those people play an active role. First, Shelly Leavens takes a careful look at the American Kitefliers Association archives to record the early history of the organization.

Then we have a photo-essay by Simon Bond. He has been the Foundation’s go-to guy for quick computer fixes, web work, and photo organization for over five years. But he has also traveled for the Foundation to facilitate a variety of projects. He brings a great eye for detail and fresh enthusiasm to photo-documentation of kites.

Andrea Immel shares an online exhibit of kite images from the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University. Having collected kite prints for over thirty years, I was fascinated by the images. Most were unfamiliar to me, yet all show the universal appeal of kites. Complementing the Cotsen images are images from my collection.

Eric Fredrickson gives us insight to the art of Heather and Ivan Morison. Their installation, Frost King, at Seattle’s Open Satellite was, in a small way, facilitated by research done at the Drachen Foundation.

Finally a long time member of the Bay Area Sundowners Barry Nash talks about a quarter- century of flying with this unique kite show. Join with us as we visit kiting through the eyes of our gifted colleagues.

Scott Skinner Board President

Drachen Foundation

CONTRIBUTORS

Rachel Linkhart

SIMON BOND

Seattle, Washington

Bond’s creative brilliance has been a valued gift to the Drachen Foundation since 2004. A UW graduate, he is currently working at a design strategy firm and is pursuing a master’s degree in real estate development.

Anne Mathern

ERIC FREDERICKSEN

Seattle, Washington

Eric Fredericksen is director of Western Bridge (http://www.westernbridge.org), a contemporary art exhibition space in Seattle. He has curated exhibitions from Vancouver to the Netherlands and is a former writer and editor at The Stranger.

Andrea Immel

ANDREA IMMEL

Princeton, New Jersey

Curator of the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton since 1995, Immel has written widely on the history of children’s books, including her recent Cambridge Companion to Children’s Literature, co-edited with M. O. Grenby.

Mark Leavens

SHELLY LEAVENS

Seattle, Washington

A University of Washington graduate with an M.A. in museology, Leavens brings her experience in collections management, community-based organizations, and oral history to her position as Collections Manager at Drachen Foundation.

Anne Thrall-Nash

BARRY NASH

San Carlos, California

Barry Nash has been a member of the Bay Area Sundowners for 26 years, longer than any other team member. Originally from Southampton, England, he currently lives in San Carlos, California with his wife and children.

Jose Sainz

SCOTT SKINNER

Monument, Colorado

A former Air Force instructor pilot, Drachen’s board president has flown and designed kites for three decades.

Skinner’s military training created the structure for him to express himself as a visionary kite artist.

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