Author Archives: Scott Skinner
Drachen: Beauty and Design
Here are some comments on refined beauty and design. Take a look at the two [...]
Mar
Drachen: An Unearthed Treasure
A few months ago, I was in Santa Fe, New Mexico to participate in the [...]
Feb
Drachen: Werner Ahlgrim
FanØ, Denmark brings together some of the most amazing kite builders in the world when [...]
Jan
Drachen: Quiet Sophistication of the Barriletes Gigantes
To help celebrate the release of the Drachen Foundation’s Wings of Resistance, The Giant Kites [...]
Jul
Drachen: A Tale of Two Collectors
For almost thirty years I have collected Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) that have images of [...]
Apr
Empty Spaces: Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi was among the most revered of miniature kite artists in the world and [...]
Jan
Some Fodder for Creativity
In my last article for KiteLife I wrote about the importance of not plagiarizing original [...]
Dec
Homage, Plagiarism, and Outright Theft
I clearly remember my second trip to FanØ, Denmark, when, as I was driving down [...]
Oct