Balloon Installations
Balloon installations require equal parts inspiration and perspiration. My work is bursting with creativity. During the creation of a piece the speed of execution is blinding, and the endurance almost unbelievable. If I am building in a public space, large crowds of curious onlookers will gather.
I create both entirely original works, and custom pieces based on other peoples designs- for example logos or mascots.
As one of the pioneers of large-scale pure balloon sculpture (ie. no framing), I've spent thousands of hours designing and building big balloon-based art. Highlights include being the first balloon sculptor to have a piece commisioned for a major gallery (the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto), building a six metre pyramid in Sarajevo, creating (with Dutch artist Hester Oerlmans) the world's first balloon fashion show (In Utrecht, Holland), and crafting a geodesic balloon dome which morphed into a giant, three-eyed fish for the band Phish.
