This January, the Drachen Foundation honored actress, artist, and kite maker 
Gloria Stuart at a reception held at Los Angeles, California ’s Japanese American Community Cultural Center . There, pages of her newest book handmade book were unveiled to the public for the first time. A labor of love, this book, shaped like a butterfly, has eight pages featuring kites.
Gloria’s life-long love affair with kites has come to life in this new book. With vibrant color, gorgeous imagery and delicious humor, Stuart treats the subject as her own. Several of the pages actually feature miniature handmade kites.
Four of the finished pages featuring the theme of kites have been graciously loaned to the Foundation will travel for exhibition. Gloria qualifies as a living archive and we’re happy to call her a friend of the Drachen Foundation.
Scott Skinner
Photos by Allwyn O’Mara