Día de los Muertos, a sacred familial celebration, is a day for the living to honor those who have passed.
Tieton Arts & Humanities' celebration calls on traditions from Mexico and Central America, featuring a giant Guatemalan kite and traditional altars, a sandpainting by Fulgencio Lazo and arts and crafts activities.
Suggested donation of $3/person.
Announcing the 12th Historical Kite Workshop, which will be held at ‘Gut Ankelohe’, Bad Bederkesa, Germany. The event will include presentations and lectures, a traditional raffle, and of course a kite workshop. The kite which will be created is the eagle kite, presented at the workshop in 2011 in Apeldoorn. The price for the weekend is 150.-€, which includes accomodation and meals from Friday afternoon to Sunday (lunchtime) and of course the kite kit is included as well. Please be aware that drinks are not included.
Join Scott Skinner, president of the Drachen Foundation, and Jose Sainz in exploring the new Drachen Foundation website. Learn the ins and outs of navigating this huge site, especially if you are an educator. See how you can contribute to the world's largest online kite collection with your own kite profile. Come with your media stick or cd with three photos of your kite and we will Post and Share them on our new web. (We will demonstrate the new Post and Share upload template!) Those who succeed in doing so will receive a gift from Drachen.
Join Christine Yueling-Niles, Jose Sainz, and Scott Skinner at Hiromi Paper International on Sunday, September 11th. In this workshop, you will learn how to drypoint etch on wood, print the image on washi, and create your own flyable art kite.
"I made the following list because every kite on the list has some impact upon me as a kite maker, kite collector, or kite writer. In some cases, I think the kites are pure artistic perfection, in others, a culmination of a life’s work in kites, and in still others, a great combination of whimsy and expression." - Scott Skinner
Balinese Bebean kite, unknown maker, Bali, Indonesia
Bay of Fires, Tasmania, Australia
Bay of Fires is a spectacular beach far off the beaten track (if there is such a thing in Tasmania). You might find local kite-celebrity Rob Brasington test-flying something new.
The Art of the Japanese Kite, Tal Streeter, 1974
The book that inspired a generation of kite makers to turn their attention to Japanese kites.
Bali, Indonesia
This festival, an integral part of the local culture, is for observing, rather than participation. The kites here are large, interesting, and seldom seen outside Bali. The kite teams of surrounding villages, the parades of kites, and the teamwork, combine to provide a special experience!
South Africa
The Doldrums Kite Club, Gauteng, South Africa http://doldrums.tripod.com/
The South African Kite Flyers Association http://sakfa.tripod.com/sakfa.html
Asean Kite Council (AKC) Association of Southeast Asian Countries, Kite Council
Cambodia
The National Kite Museum of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, houses many examples of the varied Cambodian kite designs. The collection includes tools, materials, and biographical information as well as historical information.
China