Your kite, argued into existence

The commission, step by step

1. Conversation. Forty minutes, in person or on the phone. What it is for, who it honours, how it should behave in the air.
2. Two sketches. Drawn on the backs of invoices, as tradition demands. One sensible, one that gets you excited.
3. Sample panel. The fabric and frame in miniature before the full spar is cut. Changes cost nothing here.
4. The build. Four to eight weeks depending on queue and temperament. Photographs at every stage if you like.
5. First flight. Yours to attend on the point, or we film it. The kite ships the week after it proves itself.

What commissions cost

Between $600 and $4,000. The variable is silk, not effort: paper builds sit low, festival-scale silk builds sit high. A third of the fee starts the queue; the balance is due at first flight.

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