Up where the air is clear
Monday, May 3, 2010 Flying a kite is liberating. It can also be a great way to introduce your kids to the idea of wind power and what it means to our future as an alternative energy source.
The handbound book, FLY ME, by Yoko Ono is designed to unfold to become a 30x36" kite. The pages bear individual messages of inspiration, such as "Imagine Peace" and "Fly", designed to attached to a hand-carved frame fashioned of oak from a sustainable forest in New York State. Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Library is the publisher of the 2,500 books available for purchase.
On the DIY tip, FLY ME sparked reference of a great project I was recently introduced too, KiteBot. Their mission is to develop low cost, low complexity kite-based wind energy and the site offers (in their words) a fairly in-depth description of a (fairly) concrete implementation designed to be as simple as possible, but extensible, using mostly bicycle parts.
Oh the possibilities!
DIY, KiteBot, Kites, The Ecstatic Peace Library, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono, alternative energy, art, books, design, wind energy
Reader Comments (3)
It's imperative that we teach the younger generations to both conserve and innovate. I've struggled as a parent how best to educate my children without using fear, though, some of the effects that our planet is going to face that will only worsen without fundamental shifts in policy, are terrifying! The KiteBot is a pretty incredible invention, a much tougher DIY than the FLY ME, but a worthy project and commendable effort. Thanks for sharing and I appreciate your train of thought!
NeuGreen, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on the post, but further the importance of clean energy and the consequences it has for future generations. Do you have or work for a company that is in this space? You seem to speak with authority on the matter nd we're always welcoming guest posts for HWKs. Let me know if you'd like to share Ltkieburtz@gmail.com
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