Art in the Wind

You may have seen a horsefly, but have you ever seen a horse fly? Back by popular demand, Art in the Wind returns to the Agora Art Fair.

Kite enthusiasts don’t stop with flying store-bought kites at their local park. Some of our kiters build their own masterpieces and travel the world to color the sky with their creations.

Meet The Fliers

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Barb Meyer has served as coordinator for MAKR for over 9 years. She is a past president of the American Kitefliers Association. She has been a member of the AKA since 1978, and active in committees and on the board of directors for over 12 years. She also served as convention manager/organizer. She now serves the International Kite Federation, Weifang China as a vice president.

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Craig Wilson combined his loves of kites and photography, and is now a sought-after low altitude aerial photographer. He builds his own kites, some twenty feet wide, and has had his photography featured in magazines such as Popular Photography, Smithsonian Air and Space, and the Wall Street Journal. He has published two books, Hanging by a Thread, a Kite’s View of Wisconsin in 2006, and A Little More Line, a Kite’s View of Wisconsin and Beyond in 2012. See his work on his Facebook page and flickr account.

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Ed Grys has been making and flying kites for 55 years. He is the Region 6 director for the American Kitefliers Association and a member of the Wisconsin Kiters Kite Club.

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Paul Fieber has been building and flying kites and banners for 20 years. His handcrafted kites have received awards at the Smithsonian Kite Festival and the American Kitefliers Association nationals. He is past chair of the AKA’s Kite Art Committee and a former regional director of that organization. He has flown at U.S. and international events and is a member of the Wisconsin Kiters.

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Ray Blum is a local Fitchburg kiteflier. He has been flying kites for the last 15 years, and his kites can often be seen flying in Fitchburg’s McKee Farms Park. He has a number of beautiful show kites that are 10’-14’ wide with colorful 100’ tails. He is a member of the American Kitefliers Association & the Wisconsin Kiters.

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Steve Nicol lives in Waukesha and has been involved with kiting since 2009. His home flying field is Veterans Park on the Milwaukee lakefront. While he admits to having more kites than he can count, his favorite is his 30 ft. inflatable tiger that was custom made by Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand.

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David and Catherine Piotrowski have been flying kites since 2010. They live in Milwaukee and have traveled the country making friends and flying at many kite festivals. They belong to the Wisconsin Kiters Club and the American Kitefliers Association. Catherine has made many colorful banners and has a large ground display collection. They have amassed over 100 kites of all shapes, sizes and themes, and have many 10-30 foot inflatable figures, also known as line laundry.