Kites: Lepidotera Freemanicus eaglencious under construction

Once while we were at the Washington State International Kite Festival in Long Beach, Washington, I saw this fantiastic kite. It was a unique variation on a delta conyone kite. I loved it! It was simple and elegant, one of my design guidelines. But I was not able to find out who made it. Years later I discovered it was John Freeman. He gave me permission to use his design. John had a great sence of humor. He thought his creation looked like a moth or butterfly so he called it Lepidoptera (the Order including moths and butterflies) Freemanicus (after himself).

I used his basic design and developed my own graphics. I then sent him a fake local newspaper article about a new bird species discovered over the mountains of New Mexico, the Lepidotera Freemanicus eaglencious. Eaglencious came from the look of eagle feathers in the graphics. We both had a good laugh. The photo shows us kite flying off the Pacific Ocean with the moon in the distance.

It is eight feet wide and about ??? feet head to tail. The streamers are about ??? feet long. If you look carefully at the streamers, you'll see they are not the same. Like John, I like the asymmetric look. They obviously are similar but not the same pattern, yet they go together. The kite does not need tails, I just feel the tails add to the soaring feel of the eaglencious idea.