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 [...]

SKQ – Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 1990)

Features: Mid-Atlantic Stunt Kite Championships KTA Annual Meeting and Trade Show 1990 Hawaii Challenge Power [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 4 (Winter 1989-90)

Description Cover Story: Kites in the new China seen by Tal Streeter in Weifang (photos [...]

SKQ – Vol. 2 No. 1 (Fall/Winter 1989)

Features: Ron’s Custom “Weenie” Stunt Kite Handles The 1989 Aloha AKA Nationals Third Annual West [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 3 (Summer 1989)

Description Cover Story: Dueling on the rooftops, the annual kite frenzy in Ahmedabad, India, as [...]

SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 4 (Summer 1989)

Features: Texas Gulf Coast Challenge Belmont Park Nationals East Coast Champions A Successful “Affair” Great [...]

SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 3 (Spring 1989)

Features: Ultra LightsThe Texas Gulf Coast Challenge Belmont Park Great Lakes Nationals East Coast Stunt [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 2 (Winter 1988-89)

Description Cover Story: The 1988 World Kiting Festival in Tasmania, Australia with cover photo of [...]

SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 2 (Autumn 1988)

Features: Ultra Lights MidWest Novice Precision Competition Results North Coast Stunt Kite Games The Games [...]

SKQ – Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer 1988)

Features: Western Michigan Stunt Competition II Texas Gulf Coast Challenge II East Coast Stunt Kite [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 7 No. 1 (Spring 1988)

Description Cover Story: Beautiful kiting in alpine Japan, with Valerie Govig at the ’87 World [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 4 (Summer-Fall 1987)

Description Cover Story: The Song Hong kites of Buriram, Thailand, part of the Pattaya International [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 3 (Winter-Spring 1987)

Description Cover Story: The fighting kites and proud traditions of Thailand, by Ron Spaulding (with [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 2 (Summer 1986)

Description Cover Story: “People Socks,” the fabric human figures of Oscar and Sarah Bailey, by [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 6 No. 1 (Spring 1986)

Description Cover Story: A tale of two California festivals, including Rick Kinnaird at Long Beach [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 4 (Summer-Fall 1985)

Description Cover Story: Cervia Belissima! Cervia Volante ’85, by Valerie Govig on with cover photos [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 3 (Spring 1985)

Description Cover Story: Shakib Gunn’s photographs, drawings and article on the Great Kites of Bali. [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 2 (Summer-Fall 1984)

Description Cover Story: Stairways to Heaven, the kite trains and Expansible Box Kites (with plans) [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 5 No. 1 (Spring 1984)

Description Cover: Wassyoi! Wassyoi! The Shirone Giant Kite Battle, reported by Kazuo Tamura, translated by [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 4 No. 4 (Summer-Fall 1983)

Description Cover Story: The artistic eye of Disney Studios designer and kitemaker Tyrus Wong (text [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 4 No. 3 (Winter-Spring 1983)

Description Cover Photo: Cody kite at sunset by Frank McShane of Scotland. Features: Bill Bigge [...]