Exhibitions

Container 2 (black portfolio case)
size: 32" x 42" x 3"
weight: 50 lbs
contents: 3 graphic panels

Container 3 (black portfolio case)
size: 32" x 42" x 3"
weight: 60 lbs
contents: 4 graphic panels

1. Deposit of $500 to secure a booking date (applied to rental).
2. Payment of rental fee, in full, before exhibit is shipped.
3. Payment of shipping to and from The Drachen Foundation.
4. Certificate of Insurance Coverage to the amount of $10,000 ( in the name of The Drachen Foundation).
5. Credit given to The Drachen Foundation on all press and printed materials for the exhibition.

Books: (available from The Drachen Foundation)
Kites: An Historical Survey, by Clive Hart
Kites: Paper Wings over Japan, by Scott Skinner and Ali Fujino
Origami-Tako & Kites, by Mikio Toki
Hidden Symmetry, by Istvan Bodoczky
World on a String, by the Drachen Foundation

Exhibitions:
Japanese Kites: A Tradition for All Ages
The Kites of Kyushu
Theater of the Sky

Web Pages:
Kites, General:
www.drachen.org About Kites

www.aka.kite.org – American Kitefliers Association – over 4, 000 members in 38 countries, the largest association of kite enthusiasts in the world

www.tako.gr.jp – Japan Kite Association – dedicated to promoting mutual
friendship and cultural exchange through kite building and flying

Japanese Kite Kits: (available from The Drachen Foundation)
Kits include all materials and string to fly.
You need to supply scissors and white glue.

Fish Kite:
K-Adult, $4.50 each, USD, plus shipping
$35.00 for 10, USD, plus shipping

Kaku Dako:
K-Adult, $4.50 each, USD, plus shipping
$35.00 for 10, USD, plus shipping

Koma Dako:
K-Adult, $5.50 each, USD, plus shipping
$45.00 for 10, USD, plus shipping

Japanese Kite Makers Workshops
Workshops and Kitemaking Demonstrations
For children, young adults and adults (half and full day programs as well as week long programming)

Host institution to pay for travel expenses, room and board

	Mikio Toki of Tokyo, Japan, is a master kite maker and painter. Toki is known for his wonderful painterly style of traditional Japanese kites and has been making and teaching traditional Japanese kite building for over 30 years.
	Nobuhiko Yoshizumi of Kyoto, Japan, has been crafting exquisite miniature kites for years. From complex and detailed hawk kites to simple and elegant kimono-shaped kites, Yoshizumi works on a small scale that takes years of patience and practice to perfect.
	Scott Skinner, lectures on Japanese Kites and the Contemporary Application of Kites of Paper and Bamboo For adults, slides/kites lecture as well as actual paper kite workshops (half and full day programs)