Author Archives: Kitelife Archive
SKQ – Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 1990)
Features: Philadelphia Regionals 4 Winds Kite Festival Great Lakes Nationals Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival [...]
Jun
SKQ – Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 1990)
Features: Mid-Atlantic Stunt Kite Championships KTA Annual Meeting and Trade Show 1990 Hawaii Challenge Power [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 4 (Winter 1989-90)
Description Cover Story: Kites in the new China seen by Tal Streeter in Weifang (photos [...]
Dec
SKQ – Vol. 2 No. 1 (Fall/Winter 1989)
Features: Ron’s Custom “Weenie” Stunt Kite Handles The 1989 Aloha AKA Nationals Third Annual West [...]
Dec
Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 3 (Summer 1989)
Description Cover Story: Dueling on the rooftops, the annual kite frenzy in Ahmedabad, India, as [...]
Jun
SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 4 (Summer 1989)
Features: Texas Gulf Coast Challenge Belmont Park Nationals East Coast Champions A Successful “Affair” Great [...]
Jun
SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 3 (Spring 1989)
Features: Ultra LightsThe Texas Gulf Coast Challenge Belmont Park Great Lakes Nationals East Coast Stunt [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 2 (Winter 1988-89)
Description Cover Story: The 1988 World Kiting Festival in Tasmania, Australia with cover photo of [...]
Dec
SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 2 (Autumn 1988)
Features: Ultra Lights MidWest Novice Precision Competition Results North Coast Stunt Kite Games The Games [...]
Oct
SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer 1988)
Features: Western Michigan Stunt Competition II Texas Gulf Coast Challenge II East Coast Stunt Kite [...]
Jun
Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 1 (Spring 1988)
Description Cover Story: Beautiful kiting in alpine Japan, with Valerie Govig at the ’87 World [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 4 (Summer-Fall 1987)
Description Cover Story: The Song Hong kites of Buriram, Thailand, part of the Pattaya International [...]
Oct
Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 3 (Winter-Spring 1987)
Description Cover Story: The fighting kites and proud traditions of Thailand, by Ron Spaulding (with [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 2 (Summer 1986)
Description Cover Story: “People Socks,” the fabric human figures of Oscar and Sarah Bailey, by [...]
Jun
Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 1 (Spring 1986)
Description Cover Story: A tale of two California festivals, including Rick Kinnaird at Long Beach [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 4 (Summer-Fall 1985)
Description Cover Story: Cervia Belissima! Cervia Volante ’85, by Valerie Govig on with cover photos [...]
Oct
Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 3 (Spring 1985)
Description Cover Story: Shakib Gunn’s photographs, drawings and article on the Great Kites of Bali. [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 2 (Summer-Fall 1984)
Description Cover Story: Stairways to Heaven, the kite trains and Expansible Box Kites (with plans) [...]
Oct
Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 1 (Spring 1984)
Description Cover: Wassyoi! Wassyoi! The Shirone Giant Kite Battle, reported by Kazuo Tamura, translated by [...]
Apr
Kite Lines – Vol. 4 No. 4 (Summer-Fall 1983)
Description Cover Story: The artistic eye of Disney Studios designer and kitemaker Tyrus Wong (text [...]
Oct
Kite Lines – Vol. 4 No. 3 (Winter-Spring 1983)
Description Cover Photo: Cody kite at sunset by Frank McShane of Scotland. Features: Bill Bigge [...]
Jan