Part of an ongoing collaborative project

White kite with the word 'vista' being flown as part of a collaboration with Laura Griffin - St Werburghs Mound Bristol, December 2011

Black kite

Black kite (2011), Ripstop fabric, carbon fibre tubes, Dacron line, shock cord, Dacron tape, binding tape.

 

She flies!

White Kite (2011), Ripstop fabric, carbon fibre tubes, Dacron line, Dacron tape, binding tape

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At 2m from wingtip to wingtip this roller is much bigger than normal. On her maiden flight a strong gust of wind broke a spar - time for a quick redesign and then up in the air for a proper test flight at the end of the week.

White kite

White Kite (2011), Ripstop fabric, carbon fibre tubes, Dacron line, Dacron tape, binding tape

I have just finished this large white kite (2m wingspan and 2m high) - I feel the need to make an identical balck kite and fly them side by side.

Kite forms

Kite Form 2, 2011, Textile, withies, bamboo, cord, cotton tape, angling swivels and foam rubber, 210cm x 295cm

Kite Form 1, 2011, Textile, withies, cord, steel pins and foam rubber, 200cm x 130cm