Breaking the Altitute Record with a Kite: Kite Altitudist Robert Moore
Baulkham Hills man, Robert Moore, on cloud nine after helping break the kite altitude record near Cobar, Australia.
Yellow Hata fighter kite
Yellow Hata style fighter kite, black half moon, pink tear drop on the sail. Black tassles. By Scott Skinner
Green and Blue fighter Kite
Green Hata style fighter kite with a blue tip, created by Scott Skinner (1) fiberglass spar
Blue Fighter Kite
A Scott Skinner, Blue Hata style fighter kite.Constructed in 1984
Pink Fighter
Pink fighter kite from Scott Skinner, in the Hata style. Fiberglass and wooden spars (2) spars
Our Friend Corey Jensen
It’s always hard to say goodbye to a close friend as they complete life’s journey and pass on. For our friend Corey Jensen we find ourselves confronting a huge void upon his passing. He was a man of such personality, warmth, kindness, and compassion, that to define his effects on our lives is quite overwhelming. As time goes by, we’ll all carry special traits, trinkets, and memories given to us by “the Corey Lama.”
Kite Puppets
Why look up in the sky at a fixed small black dot? Kitefliers have a strong will to have their own kite in the sky. But when there is an audience, then the situation is different. People are enthusiastic when I perform shows for them. They thank me for being “the only one” thinking about them.
I am 81 and would like some kitefliers to continue the development. So here are the facts so far. I started around 1982 with the “Skypet Show,” but I did not continue it. The steerable deltas had different characters and moved differently.
1. The Circus
Kites Connect
The Drachen Foundation encouraged us to share how University Child Development School (UCDS) used kites in our Art, Design & Technology, and Science classrooms. We reflected on how kites connected ideas and concepts across the school curriculum.
Standing Room Only
It was standing room only. Surrounded by kites from artists around the world, the crowd filled the seats of The Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida to hear artist Enrique Cay speak of his art and experience with the giant kites of Guatemala. His paintings depict the experience of kiting in Guatemalan culture. With the help of an interpreter, Enrique was able to explain kiting’s connection to the Day of the Dead celebration and its reflection in his art.
From the Back Shelf: Seeing Stars
I did an Internet search for Clawson Machine Co. – don’t ask why, you’ll see that I had my reasons – and found a number of interesting patents from the late 1800s: a coin-controlled, musical weighing machine (US381338, 1888), a coin-controlled air-pump-operating mechanism (US619279, 1899), and the one that has appeared to keep the company in business, the “machine for shaving ice” (US387861, 1888). Established in 1883, Clawson Machine Co.