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Photograph supplied by the Larry Moss
This image shows just one of the neat and wonderful things one can learn at a balloon jam. This bear, created by Royal Sorell, is completely incased within a clear 350 balloon.
  

Recent discussions on the twister's e-mail list revealed the secret of how to do this:

Larry Moss Writes:
The trick is to place a complete sculpture made from 160s inside a clear 350. The 160 figure is not wrapped in latex as is common when inserting a bubble or ball into a 260.

The method is actually quite simple. Inflate a portion of a 350 from the tail end. The bubble you inflate should be larger than the figure you want to put inside. Push your figure into the inflated part of the 350 like you normally would to insert a ball in a balloon, but don't break it off inside. When the figure is all the way in, blow into the 350 in the opening where you inserted the 160 figure. You want to inflate the latex covering on the internal sculpture. Now tie the 350 so no air escapes. Pop the outer 350 bubble.

For historical purposes it should be noted that the person that got balloon twisters really into this last March was Stephen Dubetz who said he learned it from Max Farladeau. We haven't found out yet if Max created the technique or if others were doing it before him.

Photographs supplied by Brenda Roed
These photographs depict a round-balloon mural of a logo for a local hockey team. The mural was created by Bernie Jardine (CBA), Doug Roed and Brenda Roed (CBA) for the Grand Opening of a new hockey arena. Here you see the laying out of the large mural panels in pieces , and the finished product hanging upright.

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