May / June / July 2007 Newsletter
Calendar
May
May 25-28 DF sponsors "Build Your Own 4' Tyvek No-Sew Rokkaku" workshop by Ronda Brewer and Lindsey Johnson at Wildwoods New Jersey Kite Festival
June
June 13th DF installs new World Kite Museum Signage
June 16th Art Takes Flight art kite auction and benefit for Artist Trust in Tieton, Washington.
June 22-24 Scott Skinner to represent DF at Okinawa, Japan, giant kite fly.
July
July 19-22nd Scott Skinner to represent DF at Indonesian Kite Festival
Archive Item
In his latest instalation of Drachen’s Archive Item, Scott Skinner tells about two very different books Drachen recently acquired for its library—both focused on Italian Guglielmo Marconi. Read More
DF Move
If it wasn’t made obvious by last month’s missing newsletter, please note that the Drachen Foundation has a new location in Seattle! The Foundation’s study center and administrative offices now reside in bustling lower Queen Anne. Read More
Artist Trust
In a unique collaboration with Artist Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington state artists, the Drachen Foundation is sponsoring Art Takes Flight, a special auction of art kites made in the collaboration of Drachen, Artist Trust, and 30 top Washington artists.
Historical Kite Conference
This year’s Historical Kite Conference was held in Wasserkuppe, Germany, the historic home of German gliding planes and an idyllic place to study this year’s kite by German Gottlob Espenlaub. Read More.