Bamboo Paper Kites?

[Mark Meckes]

The hand made wrapping paper idea made me think of kites.
Has anyone made kites using handmade (bamboo) paper ?
I've got the bamboo.
I'll have to search for some kite plans
I can imagine some interesting mould shapes that could be made with bamboo framing.
It sounds like a fun thing to do..
Now if I could just drag myself away from grove maintenance and other chores...

PS I saw mention of a paper origami paper-planes web site .. wrote it down some where...
oh well...back to the garden
Mark

[greg kono]

Anna Rubin makes some amazing kites using bamboo framing and handmade Japanese paper (washi)
http://www.annarubin.at/
The images may take awhile to come into focus, but are worth the wait.

I have a few sheets of washi that have bamboo leaves embedded in them, but i still haven't used them for kites yet.

[Mark Meckes]

Very inspiring Greg. Wow!
A few years ago I got the urge to to make some bamboo paper.
... What an experience!
I've been meaning to sort through my disks and upload these pics and even started a forum here for bamboo paperaking ... but... well time goes by and stuff happens.
Making bamboo paper by hand is quite an involved process and one needs to have a culmpunction to do it. I've never really had a desire to put pen or brush to paper ... but a couple things have tickled my imagination to play around with this again - lanterns and pulp sculpting.
But with seeing these pics, your website and reading your kite making discussions, my interest has again been piqued! :)
When I get back from my travels I'll fire up the cooker again.
Thanks for reviving this thread!

Cheers,
Mark

[greg kono]

I've taken a paper making workshop class once and agree it is a very involved proccess. I now have a greater appreciation for handmade paper and can see why some are so expensive to buy.