The issue, Paper in Flight, includes Waves to Washi to Wings, an article by DF Board president, Scott Skinner, on handmade paper in Japanese kites, and an interview in artist Leslie Dill, printer Gail Deery, and Skinner, who collaborated on a ten-foot art kite to commemorate Hand Papermaking’s anniversary. Other articles include Marie-Hélène Reynaud on the Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation, Elaine Koretsky on the Fire Balloons of Myanmar, Brian Queen on Building and Flying Paper Hot-Air Balloons, and Anne McKeown on Byron Kim’s Sky Blue Kite. The issue also includes as a “gift tip-in” a miniature kite (available only in this issue; instructions for building and flying included), designed by artist Lesley Dill and engineered by Ali Fujino.
Order now: The Drachen Foundation has been allotted only a limited number of copies of this issue to sell.
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