Feathered Star Patchwork Technique
approx. 2.4m point-to-point.
From paper sketch...
... to the final kite:
October 5, 2019
September 9, 2019
Patchwork Kites: Lecture to the Israeli Quilters Association - 2019
Shula was guest speaker at the 2019 Israeli Quilters Association Workshops
January 1, 2019
December 31, 2018
Picasso Meets Sewing Machine Artists - Fanø 2018
kite.builders has an article about our Fanø Kitemakers Workshop.
"...Meanwhile, the men tried the sewing machines. Eli and Shula Shavit from Israel taught the "Tessellating Pinwheels Ohashi Sail Design" in their workshop as part of the Fanø Kitemakers. That sounds complicated and it is - until you know how it works. 17 participants participated in the workshop at the Fanø school, where six kites were completed at the workshop and the remaining kites completed at home."
More photos from the workshop can be seen here.
December 30, 2018
Thing 1 and Thing 2 - 2018
Flying Saucers - diameter is ~ 1.9 m
The kites are inspired by Jim Rawlands' FLYING SAUCER kite
which is based on a design by Jacques Zanni published in Le Lucane
December 29, 2018
June 21, 2018
Kite Reunion
From left-to-right: Shula Shavit, Suli Omer, Itamar Kastelanski, Uri Abeles (author of the 1991 kite book "Afifomania"), Eli Shavit
June 14, 2018
Fanø Kitemakers Workshop - Fanø 2018
We were honored to be invited to teach a Patchwork Kite Masterclass during the 2018 Fanø Kitefliers Meeting in Denmark. We chose a Tessellating Pinwheels design for an Ohashi style kite. Eighteen participants worked hard during the 9 hour workshop and by the end of the day, there were 5 complete kites. With diligent participants working late, we had twelve kites in the sky the following day.
June 13, 2018
Inspiring Others
Pete Schmidt was inspired by our Bedspread kite. He called his creation "The Shavit Kite".
We are immensely proud, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
...and our version
March 1, 2018
January 1, 2018
October 9, 2017
The Israel Museum Homepage - 2017
The 32nd Kite Flying Festival, The Afifoniada, at the Israel Museum is tomorrow, and we made the front page!
and on mobile with the distinguished company of Ai Weiwei:
September 5, 2017
Patchwork and Kites Puzzle - 2017
When we came upon Jane Wooster Scott's Patchwork Sampler 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle, we just had to assemble it. Kites and Patchwork, that's so Shavit!
September 1, 2017
A Kite Quote
A lovely quote from Romain Gary's book Les Cerfs-Volants (The Kites):
It's perfectly clear that a man that has devoted his whole life to kites is not without a grain of folly. It's just a question of interpretation. There are some who call it a 'grain of folly', and others who talk of a 'sacred spark'. It's sometimes hard to tell one from the other.(Translated by Philip Le Riche)
July 4, 2017
Octagon - 2017
The Pattern of the kite is called "Star of the Orient" Quilt Pattern.
The kite's diameter is ~ 1.2m
May 21, 2017
January 22, 2017
Twisted Drum Box Kite - 2017
Here's our version of Dick Toonen's Twisted Drum Box Kite.
Note that our version uses only vertical strips as opposed to the regular triangular sections.
January 1, 2017
November 11, 2016
Little White World Kite - 2016
Flying the signed Little White World Kite at the annual Kite Flying event at the Art Garden of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The kite is flying over Robert Indiana's renowned giant sculpture "אהבה".
Hamsa - 2016
Our entry into the Arts Premiers kite creation contest at the 2016 Dieppe International Kite Festival.
Spinnaker on transparent Mylar
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