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SKYCASTLE KITES
2020
I have been flying and making kites since the 1980’s. I’ve won top awards in the U.S. and abroad at many festivals, including AKA’s Grand National Kitemaking Championship, the first prize for Best Kite Display at the International Kite Tour of India in 1993, and awards for championship Rokkaku kitefighting teams at major “kite capitals” and kite festivals in the U.S., including the 2001 AKA Convention. Displays of his kites have been presented in Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and other locations. I was one of the featured kitemakers in the Sky, Wind, World exhibit in 1999 at the Billings, Montana International Airport and his work was featured again in Billings in 2004. I am actively engaged in spreading the joy of kiteflying to others, and am a strong and vocal advocate of the need for kitefliers to appreciate the skills and creativity of other kitefliers. I have helped lead the Maryland Kite Society for many years and have held most official posts in the MKS. For the American Kitefliers Association, I have served in most official positions, including Vice President, Treasurer, and member of AKA’s Board of Directors for many years. I have been the Event Coordinator and Head Judge at many kite festivals and competitions, including the National Kitemakers’ Competitions at the AKA Conventions from 1993 through 1997, the Newport Cup Festival (in Rhode Island), and the Smithsonian Kite Festival. I have been an active participant in the planning and operations of numerous major kite festivals, including AKA Conventions, Smithsonian Kite Festivals, Maryland Kite Festivals, Maryland International Kite Festivals, Newport Cup Festivals, and Sunfest events, as well as kiteflying publicity events and kitemaking workshops for children I’ve written articles on kite flying and kite festivals for numerous publications, including KiteLines and Kiting, and major articles featuring me and my have appeared in American Kite, KiteLines, Kiting, Martha Stewart Living, the Washington Post, and numerous other publications. I have presented workshops at many AKA Conventions, MKS Kitemaking Retreats, the World Cup IV Festival in 1993, the Fort Warden Kitemakers Conference, and the Midwest Area Kitemakers Retreat, as well as for local community groups. I taught a special kitemaking class at the Peninsula Art School in Wisconsin, and presented a kitemaking workshop on the Martha Stewart Living TV show that first aired in July, 1999. In 2008, I assisted the Smithsonian Institution and Ball State University in developing a web-based instructional curriculum on kites for elementary school children.
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I have been flying and making kites since the 1980’s. I’ve won top awards in the U.S. and abroad at many festivals, including AKA’s Grand National Kitemaking Championship, the first prize for Best Kite Display at the International Kite Tour of India in 1993, and awards for championship Rokkaku kitefighting teams at major “kite capitals” and kite festivals in the U.S., including the 2001 AKA Convention. Displays of his kites have been presented in Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and other locations. I was one of the featured kitemakers in the Sky, Wind, World exhibit in 1999 at the Billings, Montana International Airport and his work was featured again in Billings in 2004. I am actively engaged in spreading the joy of kiteflying to others, and am a strong and vocal advocate of the need for kitefliers to appreciate the skills and creativity of other kitefliers. I have helped lead the Maryland Kite Society for many years and have held most official posts in the MKS. For the American Kitefliers Association, I have served in most official positions, including Vice President, Treasurer, and member of AKA’s Board of Directors for many years. I have been the Event Coordinator and Head Judge at many kite festivals and competitions, including the National Kitemakers’ Competitions at the AKA Conventions from 1993 through 1997, the Newport Cup Festival (in Rhode Island), and the Smithsonian Kite Festival. I have been an active participant in the planning and operations of numerous major kite festivals, including AKA Conventions, Smithsonian Kite Festivals, Maryland Kite Festivals, Maryland International Kite Festivals, Newport Cup Festivals, and Sunfest events, as well as kiteflying publicity events and kitemaking workshops for children I’ve written articles on kite flying and kite festivals for numerous publications, including KiteLines and Kiting, and major articles featuring me and my have appeared in American Kite, KiteLines, Kiting, Martha Stewart Living, the Washington Post, and numerous other publications. I have presented workshops at many AKA Conventions, MKS Kitemaking Retreats, the World Cup IV Festival in 1993, the Fort Warden Kitemakers Conference, and the Midwest Area Kitemakers Retreat, as well as for local community groups. I taught a special kitemaking class at the Peninsula Art School in Wisconsin, and presented a kitemaking workshop on the Martha Stewart Living TV show that first aired in July, 1999. In 2008, I assisted the Smithsonian Institution and Ball State University in developing a web-based instructional curriculum on kites for elementary school children.