Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:47:04 +0000
From: Graham Rouse <graham@rouseinternational.com>
To: "Bridgit O'Brien Richardson" <bballoonbabe@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Balloon Car

Bridgit,

Welcome to South Carolina!  Congratulations on your project.

How big is your Mini-van?  Life size?  If so you may want to consider
mixing larger balloons with the standard #260 and #350 balloons
generally used in "twisting" sculptures.  Since you said  "I want this
to be the best figure I have
ever twisted." I assume you have "twisting" in mind rather than standard
round balloon decorating techniques.

You can use some twisted bubble techniques on a larger scale by using
Link-O-Loons.  The strings of bubbles that you weave can then be made
much larger.  Use the #350 and #260 or even #160 bubbles for the
details.

If you are interested in framing the sculpture in a flexible way and
still stay with varying sizes of bubbles, we can help you at Rouse
International.  We can now provide custom frameworks for you to hold
bubbles made from #160, #260, #350, 5" rounds, 9" rounds, 9" round
foils, 11" rounds, small and large Geos, 14" rounds, 16" rounds, 18"
round foils, 20" rounds, 24" rounds 30" rounds,  36" rounds and both the
larger and smaller Link-O-Loons.  If you will send us photos of the van
you have in mind and notes on the scale you have in mind, we will be
happy to make specific suggestions.

By the way, there will be a meeting of the Carolinas QBN in Charlotte on
Monday.  If you are interested in attending, it would be a good chance
to meet other balloon professionals in the Carolinas and gather up some
ideas in person.  Drop me a note.

Graham

"Stretch Your Imagination." with
RMS Expandable Frameworks for Balloons
http://rouseinternational.com
Columbia, SC, USA
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> I have the chance to
> build a mino-van out of balloons in two weeks! I would like
> some advice. .......  .  I want this to be the best figure I have
> ever twisted.
>
> -Bridgit O'Brien Richardson
>