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Masterclass: Handmade Paper Kite Making with Anna Onesti

Masterclass: Handmade Paper Kite Making with Anna Onesti
A two-day masterclass in building functional kites from bamboo and handmade kozo paper, inspired by Japanese and Korean traditions.
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Sessions
2
Total duration
9 hours
Instructor
Anna Onesti
Audience
Intermediate — familiarity with artistic or craft processes
Language
Italian with simultaneous interpretation into Greek
Price
€300, including VAT
Payment plan
Single payment
Capacity
8 participants

Inspired by the Paper Clouds exhibition, Anna Onesti’s masterclass focused on handmade kite construction and on traditional techniques from Japan and Korea.

Participants constructed three types of functional kites: rhombus, diamond and shield forms. Measuring approximately 90 × 60 cm and 70 × 70 cm, the kites were made with handmade kozo paper suitable for flight.

The frames were constructed from bamboo and cotton thread and then covered with handmade papers, which participants dyed and decorated using natural pigments and inks.

The workshop combined technical precision with artistic expression, highlighting the balance between form, weight, material and air that enables a kite to fly. It also introduced characteristic kite forms from Japanese and Korean traditions, known respectively as tako (凧) and yeon (연).

Materials

All materials and necessary equipment were provided and included in the participation fee.

Instructor

Anna Onesti

Anna Onesti is an Italian visual artist with extensive experience in handmade paper, natural dyes and traditional East Asian techniques.

She studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Rome, Urbino and Turin and worked for several years as a conservator of drawings and prints in major Italian institutions. In 1994, she travelled to Japan for the first time with a Japan Foundation fellowship. Since then, she has studied handmade paper production, dyeing and decoration techniques in Japan, Korea, India and Indonesia.

Since 2005, she has created kites based on traditional Asian forms, exploring the relationship between paper, colour, structure, lightness and movement. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public and private collections.

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