October 2008 Newsletter
The Rise in Importance of a Piece in a Collection
As director of one of the largest collections of kites in the world, I often get 
inquiries as to what we collect or should be collecting in the world of kites. What is the importance or value of an individual item or a collection of items? Whose job is it to determine what is worthy of collecting and having in our closets? Establishing value of an object, whether it is a kite or artifact, perhaps has only one rule, “to take into consideration everything.” More >>
Cody Archive
In January of 1996, the Drachen Foundation stepped to international attention by purchasing 80 percent of the Samuel Franklin Cody kite archives from the Cody family sale at Sotheby’s in London. More >>
Our Kites Still Fly
If I was dictator of the world, I would love to be able to supply all the interested and needy kite enthusiasts with kites. Realistically, that isn’t possible, but the Foundation does try to do as much as we can to support requests. More >>
Two Days of Moku Hanga
Join us for two days of Moku Hanga (Japanese Style Woodblock Printing) with Printmaker Barbara Mason of Portland, Oregon.
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International Kite Festivals
Recent trips to two international kite festivals point out the value of travel as 
well as the dynamic nature of the kite world. After a frenzied weekend wedding of my daughter, Kathleen, it was off to Dieppe, France for the second half of the festival there, and about two weeks later, there I was in Buffalo, New York for the Niagara international kite festival. Seeing old friends and catching up on the happenings of their lives is always the first priority – it seems I know many of these people far better than my next-door neighbors – but actually accomplishing Drachen Foundation business happens, too. More >>