Kite flying is a pastime that dates back centuries. In times long past, kites were used to signal troops in battle, to suspend lines across rivers in bridge building and to aid the transmission of ...

Cade Bradshaw has a name for that look on your face when you tease the heavens with a tethered piece of flying art. “They call it the kite flier’s smile,” said Bradshaw, an artist and kite maker who ...