Please join Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and other groups for a day of activities exploring Chinese culture at Asia Society Texas Center’s Family Day. HCCC will present a special HANDS-ON HOUSTON activity: Chinese Block Print Kites.
Kites are an important icon of Chinese history and culture, and kite flying is now a popular pastime worldwide. Traditionally, Chinese kites were made with a bamboo frame and a silk or paper sail. The kites were elaborately decorated with Chinese motifs, such as birds, fish and dragons. Annabel Richardson, HCCC volunteer, will guide participants in making a simple sled-shaped frame and sail, using bamboo skewers and translucent colored paper. To decorate and personalize your kite design, you will add tails using ribbon and print a Chinese motif on the sail using a simplified version of traditional Chinese wood-block printing. Families and children of all ages are welcome.
*Pick up a free admission voucher at HANDS-ON HOUSTON at HCCC on July 7.
For more details, visit https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/family-day-chinese-culture.
Above: Chinese block print kite. Photo by HCCC.
