DF Newsletter
February 2009 Newsletter
Recollections of
Japanese Kite Battles
Some
of the most interesting objects in my collection of kite ephemera are the
Japanese postcards produced in the early 20th Century.
Most were produced by companies that licensed the image worldwide.
Building Wind /
Kite Wind Power Symposium 2010
After
the success of our first Kite Sailing Symposium in 2006, Drachen looks to
hosting the second and more expanded kite symposium to cover the topics of
Kite Wind Power.
New Products
Kono
Flies Again
With the call for kites in the classroom, and working various educational
workshops, Greg Kono continues to work with Drachen to design kites for
teachers and organizations that fit their flying needs, both in matching
school curriculums and budget.
No Gift is Too
Big or Too Small
It
is the thought, not the size or the amount.
An anonymous American kite icon called our office to asked, “Would
you folks take US postage stamps as a donation?”
The Way We Were
Another
year has slipped away and memories of Y2K have become distant as the first
decade of the 21st Century has almost passed.
As we mark this moment, I want to take a look back at how we in the
kite world have progressed to this exciting time
© 2008 Drachen Foundation
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