Category Archives: Kite Making

Issue 65: Kite Plan: The “Sedgwickcube”

We first saw this kite bobbing over the boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland during the [...]

Issue 65: That Airbrush Look, from a Can!

I admire the beautiful appliqué work of today’s kite artists. But one long-time kitemaker told [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 5

Don’t ignore the small things — the kite flies because of its tail. Hawaiian Proverb [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 4

I said who am I to blow against the wind (Paul Simon) Below, in between [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 3

“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” – Winston Churchill Given today is [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 2

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. (John Barresi’s fortune cookie) [...]

Issue 59: Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference

When I heard my name announced at the banquet at the Washington International Kite Festival, [...]

Issue 57: AKA Grand Nationals

There are kite festivals, and then there are Kite Festivals!  But there is only one [...]

2007 AKA Convention: Day 5

Well, unfortunately, it had to happen sooner or later this week, the day was for [...]

2007 AKA Convention: Day 4

Here, lets get this out of the way early this time. When I woke up [...]

2007 AKA Convention: Day 3

With daily updates that have been filled with dire weather predictions, I certainly expected today [...]

2007 AKA Convention: Day 2

So just how did the day turn out after such dire predictions of rain, lightning [...]

2007 AKA Convention: Day 1

And welcome to the 2007 edition of Daily Updates from the AKA Grand Nationals! This [...]

Issue 56: Dave’s World: Livin large in lunen

Mike Agner and I are just back from the huge German festival of Lunen. What [...]

Issue 53: Zilker Park Kite Festival

Every now and then, something goes right for a change. Oh, it’s nothing we’ve done [...]

Issue 51: What are you flying? Oh, nothing.

Yup, as the title suggests I built a flying zero, nothing, nada, zip, zilch! Well [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 6

And finally, we reach Saturday, the last official day of the 2006 AKA convention in [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 5

Wow, it’s Friday already… This convention is nearly over – and we’re all having so [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 4

Thursday at the 29th AKA Convention and Grand National Competitions is kind of a day [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 3

Well ok, I suspect its my turn. The other Dave has done much of our [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 2

Okay, if yesterday was the start of the 29th AKA Convention – then today was [...]