Airigami: The Fine Art of Balloon Sculpture by Larry Moss.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAVIZ1iCc9w0wOyO_oLw1_SFzTEPZ9y6TJv4tv4x6ii_61QeP28gvrQgGEUMInUcDni1WxiE_JuDtBmZ9PsjAaqdURE1uaAVJNydP4aKhUIv24zRTB_JANVGJNmy3sWLrqw6eFmcYSRE/s1600/Larry+Moss+whistler%2527s+mom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614442177822844114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAVIZ1iCc9w0wOyO_oLw1_SFzTEPZ9y6TJv4tv4x6ii_61QeP28gvrQgGEUMInUcDni1WxiE_JuDtBmZ9PsjAaqdURE1uaAVJNydP4aKhUIv24zRTB_JANVGJNmy3sWLrqw6eFmcYSRE/s400/Larry+Moss+whistler%2527s+mom.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 471px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: James Abbot McNeil's Whistler's Mother recreated in balloons by Larry Moss.</span></span><br /><br />Balloon sculptor Larry Moss has many installations, fashions, and designs crafted of colored latex balloons to his credit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1pSi1ovH3AMXYz5cQli9BFktX3dQ8pEbpBqLqB-7-n2qVCA6h54Xjg64cgIs5j5y9mNtvUCFlHbbGDHe2R2UgPIiSIjMgtf2qShjEDk8m2Se88W2g57nvI_INMKHZEPvZ9R_eaZHP0g/s1600/Larry-Moss-spinosaurus.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614453021416466114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1pSi1ovH3AMXYz5cQli9BFktX3dQ8pEbpBqLqB-7-n2qVCA6h54Xjg64cgIs5j5y9mNtvUCFlHbbGDHe2R2UgPIiSIjMgtf2qShjEDk8m2Se88W2g57nvI_INMKHZEPvZ9R_eaZHP0g/s400/Larry-Moss-spinosaurus.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The balloon Spinosaurus, designed and created by Mark Verge, a talented member of Larry Moss' team</span></span><br /><br />Amongst his many unusual balloon sculptures, which he has termed <span style="font-weight:bold;">Airigami*</span>, is a series of famous pieces of fine art recreated with latex balloons.<br /><br />Boticelli's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Birth Of Venus</span>, recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4khkZTmO1hzTd22tYXTLDsLUutfydxTG6QtmVygpV8jAf3Wo8npdB8S1_MLdzamNj1pNUsbPOYUrff4LseR3wMss_HTXxxUCMGdJk1RlcWR1ZjcnRiP4oGiSynAemh-S0Z7YQN9S9kY/s1600/BOV_larry-moss.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614447192308315394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4khkZTmO1hzTd22tYXTLDsLUutfydxTG6QtmVygpV8jAf3Wo8npdB8S1_MLdzamNj1pNUsbPOYUrff4LseR3wMss_HTXxxUCMGdJk1RlcWR1ZjcnRiP4oGiSynAemh-S0Z7YQN9S9kY/s400/BOV_larry-moss.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />Birth of Venus in balloons (details):<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx-MU12MtBm5FuiYZVX1hWPNfM9vkrcSO8hTPuZiSI98AqY3K_RnEmoe5a2gJNFCC3oLWZJ586XtgyCi1HqFvw4dwCUGz1te8SVKjL-fw0PRtmyF5pfRDq_idy40yGCAFJKDBm6CFNks/s1600/BOV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616253891940428242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx-MU12MtBm5FuiYZVX1hWPNfM9vkrcSO8hTPuZiSI98AqY3K_RnEmoe5a2gJNFCC3oLWZJ586XtgyCi1HqFvw4dwCUGz1te8SVKjL-fw0PRtmyF5pfRDq_idy40yGCAFJKDBm6CFNks/s400/BOV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06t9uBtTtKckuZjthgr8W9l6Fnt79FnBZTDkFuunsoq5wmTroizQDP6C7VwPpSf8wchjMEWgqDWZqnchkIhIBU51Pzg-SvnUawD4h7HlE8T7G8RLyf60vSSEg7J66ZWC6J4yEHFMDaNo/s1600/BOV2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616253806489538690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06t9uBtTtKckuZjthgr8W9l6Fnt79FnBZTDkFuunsoq5wmTroizQDP6C7VwPpSf8wchjMEWgqDWZqnchkIhIBU51Pzg-SvnUawD4h7HlE8T7G8RLyf60vSSEg7J66ZWC6J4yEHFMDaNo/s400/BOV2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 423px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet6dcw6I8gb1anGjGA6eKkBCZKc_KwiaN-OWySEMvG5ABKZ-At7RehWl0aRLvj3udxnDEKWAEK4clS2uKz4YBO6ZE_bqB2Tmv9heaISwjhsux8rymIjxVWkAFpegXvNZ_6KdDLQzI8Og/s1600/BOV3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616253728509560898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet6dcw6I8gb1anGjGA6eKkBCZKc_KwiaN-OWySEMvG5ABKZ-At7RehWl0aRLvj3udxnDEKWAEK4clS2uKz4YBO6ZE_bqB2Tmv9heaISwjhsux8rymIjxVWkAFpegXvNZ_6KdDLQzI8Og/s400/BOV3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 452px;" /></a><br />Grant Wood's <span style="font-weight: bold;">American Gothic</span> recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UNmehYFIMuua8CFYBB-BTc5XbStcPmL2hTW3xRDt6IVJLdPl6myudE020ICkwonTntSElV0CSpIifsF2nJcKlHNI694JDcPXWnbUOxv6S0GI8dpY50TuQqbh7lX3tBNJnYBFzQdqZkQ/s1600/Larry+Moss+American+Gothic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614442787227015298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UNmehYFIMuua8CFYBB-BTc5XbStcPmL2hTW3xRDt6IVJLdPl6myudE020ICkwonTntSElV0CSpIifsF2nJcKlHNI694JDcPXWnbUOxv6S0GI8dpY50TuQqbh7lX3tBNJnYBFzQdqZkQ/s400/Larry+Moss+American+Gothic.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 567px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cezanne</span> still life, recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc_FieZ8SGsirw4H-6BmkQnE2HbXMfE_CslDrJNd7wXouZFz-KP_aNINqep8dbY2E2nMoffKWudsCYxppcBi_U6MIlHkibUtG0xKdgrVpskIj6kwrR82KKzTLxZxQvDHoqF4us-aE9HE/s1600/Larry+Moss+Cezanne.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614442696880246098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc_FieZ8SGsirw4H-6BmkQnE2HbXMfE_CslDrJNd7wXouZFz-KP_aNINqep8dbY2E2nMoffKWudsCYxppcBi_U6MIlHkibUtG0xKdgrVpskIj6kwrR82KKzTLxZxQvDHoqF4us-aE9HE/s400/Larry+Moss+Cezanne.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 439px;" /></a><br />Leonardo DaVinci's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mona Lisa</span> recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFUT9W3-8GZetc6fXi0f0sV-3NGXaorVUGu4-pk5ThVI95sbsk0J4Vl2EriEfLVzDMV5KU6QyWvi8oH_ArphYfYeT8L4PtauxQI05Ih29KywgD6i8pxYPHt1blyZEzlW5npyasyVCAOc/s1600/Larry+Moss+Mona+Lisa.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614442615538550706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFUT9W3-8GZetc6fXi0f0sV-3NGXaorVUGu4-pk5ThVI95sbsk0J4Vl2EriEfLVzDMV5KU6QyWvi8oH_ArphYfYeT8L4PtauxQI05Ih29KywgD6i8pxYPHt1blyZEzlW5npyasyVCAOc/s400/Larry+Moss+Mona+Lisa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 636px;" /></a><br />Andy Warhol's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Campbell Soup Can</span> recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHFT0dNcpzLQBm6BIUP4UvnjDk7aHBp7HA_OpejafRHpvcjIkpiV6gdzSVKfEdNJo25oiUgPpZ27YEYMVtxv82khnLH_B3mrxHrzp_a-H24x18VVlpArYWFe_25bM4roz6KZtXX67fiM/s1600/Larry+Moss-warhol.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614442534760987218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHFT0dNcpzLQBm6BIUP4UvnjDk7aHBp7HA_OpejafRHpvcjIkpiV6gdzSVKfEdNJo25oiUgPpZ27YEYMVtxv82khnLH_B3mrxHrzp_a-H24x18VVlpArYWFe_25bM4roz6KZtXX67fiM/s400/Larry+Moss-warhol.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 636px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jackson Pollock</span> painting recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp57gmQOAzTuNLWfPqXLfySD3chQav_9K7b6gWiTgHatXhMr_KJ-Z9Dmhj9s-HGtRwNmskz14Rt77ZxDoX6fV-eqab3XMwltPlX5_57FJeiyIBawa67eVynZHWk6YJl7eGG6ycnAjVz4/s1600/Larry+Moss+pollock.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614442947514213794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp57gmQOAzTuNLWfPqXLfySD3chQav_9K7b6gWiTgHatXhMr_KJ-Z9Dmhj9s-HGtRwNmskz14Rt77ZxDoX6fV-eqab3XMwltPlX5_57FJeiyIBawa67eVynZHWk6YJl7eGG6ycnAjVz4/s400/Larry+Moss+pollock.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 236px;" /></a><br />MC Escher's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Self Portrait in Reflecting Sphere</span> recreated in ballons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9cXeGeoFbXJQA4FTe-TE2O6M2VVIM66r66ViLbHL44tPq1BjLcuPGgKAFHYEGOTpsEEQTROzosIn96m_EucEvobzV6_bw1T89p5968TIxa8SwU_cdJE8bD9VCkThvYl6UZzHAdr1rDk/s1600/Larry+Moss+escher.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614447093478850002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9cXeGeoFbXJQA4FTe-TE2O6M2VVIM66r66ViLbHL44tPq1BjLcuPGgKAFHYEGOTpsEEQTROzosIn96m_EucEvobzV6_bw1T89p5968TIxa8SwU_cdJE8bD9VCkThvYl6UZzHAdr1rDk/s400/Larry+Moss+escher.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 829px;" /></a><br />Leonardo DaVinci's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vitruvian Man</span> recreated in balloons by Larry Moss:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoJVk9D8IaV0Sny06ZSCRgvboz_eq3YfPY3DNqfgTfwTBA4jalCKbjMXQRMefOT5-0VEsWrDQy-POJAdl_0GkqLo9juP7vgiBXGEX1iaRm4jlk5h_Y7z8QHt_GEc9Z_BcORM5Ip49WUM/s1600/larry+moss+vitruvian+.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614447014502967234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoJVk9D8IaV0Sny06ZSCRgvboz_eq3YfPY3DNqfgTfwTBA4jalCKbjMXQRMefOT5-0VEsWrDQy-POJAdl_0GkqLo9juP7vgiBXGEX1iaRm4jlk5h_Y7z8QHt_GEc9Z_BcORM5Ip49WUM/s400/larry+moss+vitruvian+.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 718px;" /></a><br /><br />A video which shows some of the original paintings morphing into Larry's balloon versions:<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J7Lrf3_k9fA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="331" width="530"></iframe><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpHGZ0frgP1LaPXsgpN9yc4jjif3h0DiIUPzIYBJAC1MjxuvjhlVTU_ZIfdrD1u4z_GR8EsBrkFPqhGekoOr_Ymjx5cadbOjKVsCY6tW6Dzot58K7bRxDbYzbLUQA7Q0TY2nXcRDuTpI/s1600/110204_airigami_032.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614453411556610162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpHGZ0frgP1LaPXsgpN9yc4jjif3h0DiIUPzIYBJAC1MjxuvjhlVTU_ZIfdrD1u4z_GR8EsBrkFPqhGekoOr_Ymjx5cadbOjKVsCY6tW6Dzot58K7bRxDbYzbLUQA7Q0TY2nXcRDuTpI/s400/110204_airigami_032.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 352px;" /></a><br />You can purchase these images and more as cards, posters, t-shirts, limited edition prints and more here at the <a href="https://airigami.com/gift_shop/">Airigami gift shop.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*Airi•gam•i</span> (\’er-?-’gä-m?\ n : the fine art of folding air) stands at the crossroads of three ancient art forms: sculpture, puppetry and origami.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Larry Moss:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUc4AnwLSRZRv-kzLdSRtBHxC_CAQlk21tda6hJX82VqE7AFu6WFGyLpuEuC5fZ10pFAyrE-r8qAgULh_M939mISD0SMti8bkcsbrCouGA0PoNvKF3JR_JgJFTBqDAHqGB-_7bu265TBc/s1600/larry_henson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614450708542268754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUc4AnwLSRZRv-kzLdSRtBHxC_CAQlk21tda6hJX82VqE7AFu6WFGyLpuEuC5fZ10pFAyrE-r8qAgULh_M939mISD0SMti8bkcsbrCouGA0PoNvKF3JR_JgJFTBqDAHqGB-_7bu265TBc/s400/larry_henson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 311px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_oEMJbumV82_RO_BuPFkzUfHIGju-HqgVJl_3knv-iEaLZT3DzXUXLY5kXZuP0Wl7t8kVK1EJNNsiTW50S4nqdbi3k-L8wR2FQPl_w5QIhU7DGv6M1bVT-qkF0oJerMSaWehvgxwB5Y/s1600/larry.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614450962291535010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_oEMJbumV82_RO_BuPFkzUfHIGju-HqgVJl_3knv-iEaLZT3DzXUXLY5kXZuP0Wl7t8kVK1EJNNsiTW50S4nqdbi3k-L8wR2FQPl_w5QIhU7DGv6M1bVT-qkF0oJerMSaWehvgxwB5Y/s400/larry.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><br />Larry Moss began his career 25 years ago as a NYC street performer, but has gone on to display his amazing air-filled art in 12 countries on four continents. His achievements have been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, CNN Headline, PBS, Smithsonian Magazine, American Profile and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Moss has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, NBC’s “Today” and at the White House, and has held the Guinness World Record for the largest non-round balloon sculpture since 2000. The author of many published ballooning books, Larry also has a degree in applied math and computer science, as well as a master’s in elementary education. Building community through his large-scale art creations is of particular interest to Larry, and was the focus of his 2009 TEDx talk in Rochester, NY.<br /><br />Kelly Cheatle, Designer and New Media Marketing Director for Airigami:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Csa8VG25J-LCFezmCAK2MUL3-qJ7-Hx6ze-LpKhjF1ghLf5PLkdMJm7UxiuvDATFzqQz7TYK_G2mSauhU4Su_cIEilMV2xv-jsZG1M1Qg8ZyVek9YWgguKaIsGjjcXB4fBpsSspUlO8/s1600/kelly-cheatle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636853987214656466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Csa8VG25J-LCFezmCAK2MUL3-qJ7-Hx6ze-LpKhjF1ghLf5PLkdMJm7UxiuvDATFzqQz7TYK_G2mSauhU4Su_cIEilMV2xv-jsZG1M1Qg8ZyVek9YWgguKaIsGjjcXB4fBpsSspUlO8/s400/kelly-cheatle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br />Kelly Cheatle loves creating in any medium. She received her design degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a minor in Illustration, and a major interest in every studio elective she could find. She utilizes her diverse knowledge of traditional materials and image-making techniques daily in her work as a graphic designer/illustrator. She became Larry’s design partner upon informing him that she was going to help whether he wanted her to or not. While Kelly initially focused on non-balloon aspects of Airigami projects, the opportunity to work in a new medium was simply too much for her to resist.<br /><br /><a href="http://airigami.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614450550515982866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6a7XDVLkLVS2OZhdsVR9NvG3jSCBbvwrBWdVvzMuD1Y4H-4BpmoSYFj-L0AlBp_RdpIMznWfN5CrGPSyhjGL59V3dZyQV0gJsSNQJVUWjICczHY7Dxj3kFhQGhtSD8tP3vIBbocbFO0/s400/logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 120px;" /></a>

Airigami: The Fine Art of Balloon Sculpture by Larry Moss.

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Eternal Helium Balloons By Clémentine Henrion Immortalize Childhood.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7T-K2Jx_JCsHAY3wlwoKwSCJZF1M3P1uZq4kiHrYRWiKYaLkW9D1DMmTBNajFu5TDVoDsSmeg_Vow93t6hvK3uVu_TaAf7MPQj2IHWTZN4FlJPYmDogX-khaWiuLglKO2hyphenhyphen7j1c686w/s1600/2-helium-eternal-c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502410394930887010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7T-K2Jx_JCsHAY3wlwoKwSCJZF1M3P1uZq4kiHrYRWiKYaLkW9D1DMmTBNajFu5TDVoDsSmeg_Vow93t6hvK3uVu_TaAf7MPQj2IHWTZN4FlJPYmDogX-khaWiuLglKO2hyphenhyphen7j1c686w/s400/2-helium-eternal-c.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><br />As a child, ever wanted your helium balloon to last forever? Never to be accidentally whisked away by the wind or to deflate sadly over time?<br /><br />Well, 30 year old Paris-based stylist, illustrator and set designer <a href="http://www.clementinehenrion.com">Clémentine Henrion</a> did and that's why she designed the Eternal Helium Balloon, a sculpture that looks just like a helium balloon, but will last forever.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sFiMF1motWSSgb-ahTjGD89SF0Ga3PZxIhMyDO-8RzftCICVySAUhyiRY3Fw7zAVvkFhzljT-O-JB_zeNsQgaPBGWRU82bN742HzRUENc6wh5swDbeaSNtCAyh7jclfwKxNSPNBz5GA/s1600/9_3-helium-eternal-ensemble2_v4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502409640035163122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sFiMF1motWSSgb-ahTjGD89SF0Ga3PZxIhMyDO-8RzftCICVySAUhyiRY3Fw7zAVvkFhzljT-O-JB_zeNsQgaPBGWRU82bN742HzRUENc6wh5swDbeaSNtCAyh7jclfwKxNSPNBz5GA/s400/9_3-helium-eternal-ensemble2_v4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 352px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeubqR1-z8y1N5v-CVBb_KcLq6jcaNgMBjqEtPjpNfnrhyphenhyphenKHfjFRy75yaLVTzGNhtxH5iAkJPHSYKum0eOSdIfT3iVNYOEFIrhVz8XkdIZusu3NFOw08w5BRUyxHoS9JcZdumli93QI8/s1600/9_helium-eternal-pearrot_v5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502408545382231970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeubqR1-z8y1N5v-CVBb_KcLq6jcaNgMBjqEtPjpNfnrhyphenhyphenKHfjFRy75yaLVTzGNhtxH5iAkJPHSYKum0eOSdIfT3iVNYOEFIrhVz8XkdIZusu3NFOw08w5BRUyxHoS9JcZdumli93QI8/s400/9_helium-eternal-pearrot_v5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />As Clémentine describes them:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Helium Eternal balloons are proposed as interior design furniture, but also as set design collections for photo shootings, stores windows, showrooms, etc. 
This “illusion” of an helium balloon is entirely made of precious or fancy fabric.<br /><br />The balloon is stuffed with kapok, like a soft pillow. 
A tiny flap fixed at the top of the balloon helps hanging it to your interior’s ceiling, hook it to a curtain rod, the top of a wall etc.<br /><br />
The key thing is to hang it up as high as possible, in order to recreate the magic illusion of a real flying helium balloon!
The most beautiful effect is obtained in setting a bunch of several balloons together, forming a “balloons bouquet”.
<br /><br />All these pieces are delicately handmade in my own workshop in Paris, in limited edition. Special custom shapes can also be created on request."</span><br /><br />Shark:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEEgQ94nPQLIVgipQuzCv0kHpMTl6ZldzzjIjxc2p0HwADgs_YKq6xAFK2rqv10PgqvXQ5NXcYkwiHg7gcny4p8_8WFTmJDFq0TkqMgBIQZVMbSxI4ScgGnuczY2oDdnpC5_tVa_K51c/s1600/9_helium-eternal-bigshark_v2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502409433769253026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEEgQ94nPQLIVgipQuzCv0kHpMTl6ZldzzjIjxc2p0HwADgs_YKq6xAFK2rqv10PgqvXQ5NXcYkwiHg7gcny4p8_8WFTmJDFq0TkqMgBIQZVMbSxI4ScgGnuczY2oDdnpC5_tVa_K51c/s400/9_helium-eternal-bigshark_v2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 390px;" /></a><br />Icebergs:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCZlYwGdxYltFw4XXwaScRuIY0N683Ws4GELZeq4v679O5qT6VnWQGctAjmHWpkhcdE3Fc1-Ne0GOEs8jR2d496RvEvNit3hpD9i9R9qnOo8zcjDk44a3FHVMuUhn4RRqVDniv3urhnM/s1600/9_helium-eternal-icebergs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502409324528564194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCZlYwGdxYltFw4XXwaScRuIY0N683Ws4GELZeq4v679O5qT6VnWQGctAjmHWpkhcdE3Fc1-Ne0GOEs8jR2d496RvEvNit3hpD9i9R9qnOo8zcjDk44a3FHVMuUhn4RRqVDniv3urhnM/s400/9_helium-eternal-icebergs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 392px;" /></a><br />Candy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL6Er__xtCh7DhV5ZlBpm220DAN86CNyJwK497j3HRky-N3sFLo6yQWs-Z4iS-tV0uEFjkiIxYoDL7I7fkZf7bKeAfiTAmQCAi9wC7Z9MDkua6jJZJ0UH54EQpxPIl875MGycjPnAz2s/s1600/9_helium-eternal-papillote_v4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502409152691485426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL6Er__xtCh7DhV5ZlBpm220DAN86CNyJwK497j3HRky-N3sFLo6yQWs-Z4iS-tV0uEFjkiIxYoDL7I7fkZf7bKeAfiTAmQCAi9wC7Z9MDkua6jJZJ0UH54EQpxPIl875MGycjPnAz2s/s400/9_helium-eternal-papillote_v4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />Cloud:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_FfWpMA9bHdYFMgbSAHhYVziZgFAqlme8vHZSbSAWbEJICWqoMNUaz9yZjucI07LqdjrAOBhkSGA4ITte4QhCpOw96qnSzxYk6aiD6C5eNQfRTH1FMkHDlYQexV2qBPWT5pLSLIeMrg/s1600/helium-eternal-balloon_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502407243847948162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_FfWpMA9bHdYFMgbSAHhYVziZgFAqlme8vHZSbSAWbEJICWqoMNUaz9yZjucI07LqdjrAOBhkSGA4ITte4QhCpOw96qnSzxYk6aiD6C5eNQfRTH1FMkHDlYQexV2qBPWT5pLSLIeMrg/s400/helium-eternal-balloon_6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 505px;" /></a><br />Rainbow:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjcZs8oAwsnxedFK2p3UTdbjZwHSnuBfwu8_OXy8zz2q7TDzrQiPJStspMilCiI7Brm9ML-xZhs9vEfAR9DvmZiV2SMimKaDEjS0kmCV6ZvzhiSGJvSWVnzuNrUjf-mkxs0KMc953UMU/s1600/helium-eternal-balloon_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502407091251696274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjcZs8oAwsnxedFK2p3UTdbjZwHSnuBfwu8_OXy8zz2q7TDzrQiPJStspMilCiI7Brm9ML-xZhs9vEfAR9DvmZiV2SMimKaDEjS0kmCV6ZvzhiSGJvSWVnzuNrUjf-mkxs0KMc953UMU/s400/helium-eternal-balloon_7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />Hearts:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoftAgmkJ1HsXa0ASHpunw9SzXnylV9TRDp4brWnkoZdNzOzhEhu9CqDrgLRUeu76Tecbq2oC3maYR_wfe5jn2nBMnd6V_bLvLXQphEVpG7oI9FITEWH6Bmyp2bCVtTkAtZY15WuMhYY/s1600/helium-eternal-balloon_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502408157956260690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoftAgmkJ1HsXa0ASHpunw9SzXnylV9TRDp4brWnkoZdNzOzhEhu9CqDrgLRUeu76Tecbq2oC3maYR_wfe5jn2nBMnd6V_bLvLXQphEVpG7oI9FITEWH6Bmyp2bCVtTkAtZY15WuMhYY/s400/helium-eternal-balloon_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 546px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5NSlW4iVxMHqVL4Jm0pH7_GmTRCo9wcsbtthsFexTsOWktnk6Ut-onAe6QY0-dDEPzHWbuLSYEAJXl7zU7qkbPH1ED4CO7RT-Hj9G5_s-BqsAQptT9oTe7D-b0LnXTF8_osCxPSqkAQ/s1600/helium-eternal-balloon_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502407895217530354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5NSlW4iVxMHqVL4Jm0pH7_GmTRCo9wcsbtthsFexTsOWktnk6Ut-onAe6QY0-dDEPzHWbuLSYEAJXl7zU7qkbPH1ED4CO7RT-Hj9G5_s-BqsAQptT9oTe7D-b0LnXTF8_osCxPSqkAQ/s400/helium-eternal-balloon_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 324px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6n6tydYiabg33fDqbefB7iOdv8WjCrey_lZgtaW_yC_Goje1DEyOGmoRmIfz8NW4i32emmXOo3xgUTJuraFP_MxFY1nzF2hpSY-SqLAlmexW5sS_pzw1WN97-pg99q-GQfZH8VU1piU/s1600/helium-eternal-balloon_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502407830424965330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6n6tydYiabg33fDqbefB7iOdv8WjCrey_lZgtaW_yC_Goje1DEyOGmoRmIfz8NW4i32emmXOo3xgUTJuraFP_MxFY1nzF2hpSY-SqLAlmexW5sS_pzw1WN97-pg99q-GQfZH8VU1piU/s400/helium-eternal-balloon_4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 325px;" /></a><br /><br />If you want a special request, you can <a href="mailto:contact@clementinehenrion.com">contact her here</a><br /><br />Otherwise, you can find these charming Eternal Helium Balloons at the following places:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/clementinehenrion">•Her Etsy store</a><br /><a href="http://www.citenyc.com/retail/products.html?accessories-1">•CITE nyc</a> (New York)<a href="http://www.lilooka.com/"><br />•Lilooka</a> (France)<a href="http://www.madamelamarchande.com/Ballons-Helium-Eternal/122-1-1/c"><br />•Madame LaMarchande</a> (France)<br /><a href="http://www.mercredi-bruxelles.com/#">•Mercredi</a> (Belgium)<br /><a href="http://thirddrawerdown.com/shop/product/R-CLEMRAINM/">•Third Drawer Down (Australia)</a><br /><a href="http://www.kolkid.ca/">•KolKid</a> (Canada)

Eternal Helium Balloons By Clémentine Henrion Immortalize Childhood.

As a child, ever wanted your helium balloon to last forever? Never to be accidentally whisked away by the wind or to deflate sadly over time...

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Shanghai Tang Holiday Catalog's Balloon Art Will Leave You Breathless

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLYxmowHCgs_dhcFoYg3A9KlwGL8BoMXipWURrsrweCFyceTf-1Nv5gOFQ5dIaUcXES_Ok7uRlZWU3-xL6GofC4AHHdASJsgvI2caQ7twJtzYprHlH2zsy_wSFHhknnU6ZQUp_bxDAAXE/s1600/Shanghai+Tang+holiday+catalog+09+-+12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405185841684201298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLYxmowHCgs_dhcFoYg3A9KlwGL8BoMXipWURrsrweCFyceTf-1Nv5gOFQ5dIaUcXES_Ok7uRlZWU3-xL6GofC4AHHdASJsgvI2caQ7twJtzYprHlH2zsy_wSFHhknnU6ZQUp_bxDAAXE/s400/Shanghai+Tang+holiday+catalog+09+-+12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br />... and that's without your having to blow up the thousands of balloons used in the catalog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn55kRvWd-TityHvGENAuWWM4hCW548IR_P6WZx97mDeSiSxEXX0b2urhXawtg6bKeIKA5T8sQEZG3LGEb7ohfb8pyDBnbPamMkQa_fsR3l5Dzy8ssWrqFzQWUp1j9oks1ZKyQMQM_emgQ/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405185052988126802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn55kRvWd-TityHvGENAuWWM4hCW548IR_P6WZx97mDeSiSxEXX0b2urhXawtg6bKeIKA5T8sQEZG3LGEb7ohfb8pyDBnbPamMkQa_fsR3l5Dzy8ssWrqFzQWUp1j9oks1ZKyQMQM_emgQ/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Every year retail companies scramble together around mid-june to start concepting and designing catalogs for the holiday season. It's hard to keep them fresh, original and memorable. But Shanghai Tang, the chinese lifetyle brand, has done it yet again.<br /><br />Teaming up with <a href="http://www.chandlercreative.com/">Chandelier Creative</a>, the cutting edge design firm (who has produced other fabulous holiday catalogs for them in the past) they've produce a 2009 holiday catalogue inspired by the whimsical world of balloon art. It's amazing what they've done in terms of styling stunning backgrounds and unusual product shots, photographed by talented product photographer <a href="http://www.kistudio.info/">Kanji Ishii</a>, with simple colored balloons.<br /><br />These are not all the images from the actual catalog, nor are they in order, but these are my favorites and I think you'll find them inspiring:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35tjH8eI6Rl2xk1z7AFNeBHeYKHUbQnr4JAhVwAMEi5DR4XOQKDkm-G01buuYPGe2KVKU1bJenOeuG0qzdMok9NSLjG_RznsfVUreo9ZZwSL5MsJRckti4b0ExfWkgukzX1-fkL1bO84Y/s1600/Shanghai+Tang+holiday+catalog+09+-+27.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405182799928895826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35tjH8eI6Rl2xk1z7AFNeBHeYKHUbQnr4JAhVwAMEi5DR4XOQKDkm-G01buuYPGe2KVKU1bJenOeuG0qzdMok9NSLjG_RznsfVUreo9ZZwSL5MsJRckti4b0ExfWkgukzX1-fkL1bO84Y/s400/Shanghai+Tang+holiday+catalog+09+-+27.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 529px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/01/photographer-who-is-full-of-hot-air.html">A Photographer Who Is Full Of Hot Air: Paul Graves' Balloon Sculpture Series</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/paul-graves-newest-work-balloon.html">Paul Graves' Newest Work - Balloon Expletives & More</a>

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A Photographer Who Is Full Of Hot Air: Paul Graves' Balloon Sculpture Series

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SXn1hOMLGAI/AAAAAAAAkG4/AfBDE4j83eY/s1600-h/for+lauras+blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294532788044371970" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SXn1hOMLGAI/AAAAAAAAkG4/AfBDE4j83eY/s400/for+lauras+blog.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 666px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Paul Graves, phenomenon 3, from The balloon sculpture series, 2008</span></span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />This month Italian magazine <a href="http://www.domusweb.it/">Domus</a>' cover features photographer Paul Graves' photo of a balloon constructed person and his innards. Below are more shots from his 2008 Balloon Sculpture Series.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SXn1bLLMR9I/AAAAAAAAkGw/57ErR8bdo3Y/s1600-h/for+laurasa+blog+%233.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294532684155733970" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SXn1bLLMR9I/AAAAAAAAkGw/57ErR8bdo3Y/s400/for+laurasa+blog+%233.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 625px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SXn1o8BQdEI/AAAAAAAAkHA/Tzv2sbXDudE/s1600-h/for+lauras+blog+%232.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294532920605701186" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SXn1o8BQdEI/AAAAAAAAkHA/Tzv2sbXDudE/s400/for+lauras+blog+%232.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 718px;" /></a><br /><br />The image as it appears on Domus' January cover:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglWv-QjPAxVDWA-VuxeEaRgAY7mp4kcxpzm7IpGRmIpCNyocsfHiOLO7hXEVvk7fcXJpu9EVnF0VV_9VELlJEMvlvaqDRh4pRE0N9DfgeFe8XVXHabROQd8NPv_vYWKyjm1li1oqu4zFt/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703518915939394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglWv-QjPAxVDWA-VuxeEaRgAY7mp4kcxpzm7IpGRmIpCNyocsfHiOLO7hXEVvk7fcXJpu9EVnF0VV_9VELlJEMvlvaqDRh4pRE0N9DfgeFe8XVXHabROQd8NPv_vYWKyjm1li1oqu4zFt/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 240px;" /></a><br /><br />A photographer who has worked with balloons before, Paul has created a balloon Garden of Eden for a previous editorial:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SW_nmBHFqdI/AAAAAAAAjlc/xfN194VV0xw/s1600-h/1210.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702727502834130" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SW_nmBHFqdI/AAAAAAAAjlc/xfN194VV0xw/s400/1210.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 694px;" /></a><br /><br />See the fabulous details:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi740ka_GO5GPioTNcCt-espTzyg5J_w2oPTQL6lNSu4Rvwoe0pCo21p4opqGpIKm5HCRxjSQzRYoeIOaoSx9Ziz_LiVaD8Ri_V1ncAVsw05_VRWAKB5EnSHdU_SPBg00DalswVxCclqza3/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702434570894882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi740ka_GO5GPioTNcCt-espTzyg5J_w2oPTQL6lNSu4Rvwoe0pCo21p4opqGpIKm5HCRxjSQzRYoeIOaoSx9Ziz_LiVaD8Ri_V1ncAVsw05_VRWAKB5EnSHdU_SPBg00DalswVxCclqza3/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 687px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PQeMoLYd7wkB4lznOI_NfxtsQyMawkhwjqbLRi23YSiH4XpRWGaqO-rV7-WdBvBBcZznPoEnlyYTPhDJCPvOXpyozTEfG2_J5yDwBs-d31Wwm9K-UpfuEQ_uZx4OHnqVEt7SV59b7RjS/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702356148244850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PQeMoLYd7wkB4lznOI_NfxtsQyMawkhwjqbLRi23YSiH4XpRWGaqO-rV7-WdBvBBcZznPoEnlyYTPhDJCPvOXpyozTEfG2_J5yDwBs-d31Wwm9K-UpfuEQ_uZx4OHnqVEt7SV59b7RjS/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 687px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPirfnZXg0UvQflnotkinS4evUhzqICLSsGuq1h8xpK7bItDDrHYZ3uth8gn-LVRJ7nlHffUgElYYvSSv3JZZyMrwlPFgLeOmvIBcY27ZEDduPn7KNykIZ8clOkEKcrLhEU2bIavw2ZPVS/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702296580312898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPirfnZXg0UvQflnotkinS4evUhzqICLSsGuq1h8xpK7bItDDrHYZ3uth8gn-LVRJ7nlHffUgElYYvSSv3JZZyMrwlPFgLeOmvIBcY27ZEDduPn7KNykIZ8clOkEKcrLhEU2bIavw2ZPVS/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 685px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovygXKb9Rdnfhw94Ok1yCOg3ia766hMPqR9Bm9GCF2j77S-mzAeqwPBbw42BWREcFivgsTJTzQDXyzR-vdgTj3wq8CImqW0mAkXzkUWTS5Be63c2hvAcou8IFWZ99cDM7hpd5MZCHlUId/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702220502225234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovygXKb9Rdnfhw94Ok1yCOg3ia766hMPqR9Bm9GCF2j77S-mzAeqwPBbw42BWREcFivgsTJTzQDXyzR-vdgTj3wq8CImqW0mAkXzkUWTS5Be63c2hvAcou8IFWZ99cDM7hpd5MZCHlUId/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 692px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5coZWZuri_hbfBhp7evHo8RTbxbtcZWnLbraN1MSxP91kGrb_fh0-tZyfi2IqNRgMIiLS0xlAzjbJ4JXz7mH4BgOhm5NXv9OQ9j8Szt3cyQ_SqXsEvjoW80aNaOoGusqJkQvUBpwAYec/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291702145310010178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5coZWZuri_hbfBhp7evHo8RTbxbtcZWnLbraN1MSxP91kGrb_fh0-tZyfi2IqNRgMIiLS0xlAzjbJ4JXz7mH4BgOhm5NXv9OQ9j8Szt3cyQ_SqXsEvjoW80aNaOoGusqJkQvUBpwAYec/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 687px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9DXj50sXTTaFs5WYvEJrkZfrkefrcSid5xWTzupMZdwNtsHqCsqCbPqYc-VuI0m7bzwJ-EH0NyRIE32wjdZEDUSBSw2Xj8cls75itMKxYju_guAZRhJLq_JerISVXrJJITbRwKIGe6W1/s1600-h/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291701866143830146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9DXj50sXTTaFs5WYvEJrkZfrkefrcSid5xWTzupMZdwNtsHqCsqCbPqYc-VuI0m7bzwJ-EH0NyRIE32wjdZEDUSBSw2Xj8cls75itMKxYju_guAZRhJLq_JerISVXrJJITbRwKIGe6W1/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 682px;" /></a><br /><br />Prior to that, he created this fun series of celebrities as balloons, using simply their trademark hair (or lack thereof) to immediately give the balloon the recognizable persona.<br /><br />Don King:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8CYg7-sLlD0XKFTm_mDndDf47S-y_zJNVVevvrO8ghavTllNVHcgGYtNSeOKhHdBpMzeDUj40F7RlHgZOf0Ea3XEekG2mt8Zj5fdEYUsZ-z2pJppNKDUhKfCS3XI5kcfILX7tblwquGj/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291705018281539298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8CYg7-sLlD0XKFTm_mDndDf47S-y_zJNVVevvrO8ghavTllNVHcgGYtNSeOKhHdBpMzeDUj40F7RlHgZOf0Ea3XEekG2mt8Zj5fdEYUsZ-z2pJppNKDUhKfCS3XI5kcfILX7tblwquGj/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 682px;" /></a><br />Andy Warhol:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K0iQDUvkfISVXf2J4AydDFtfAvxbM_as9CIEOxsRPMgU9yKeYt3VbQo-kefBP-mvNWqXPAp4cwb-GAy2g_y6uyJwTsFbBwdNte6unPkisJhHCHyzbB2k2KWOV3fxBmzcV3B076YTMXbn/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291704860328932466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K0iQDUvkfISVXf2J4AydDFtfAvxbM_as9CIEOxsRPMgU9yKeYt3VbQo-kefBP-mvNWqXPAp4cwb-GAy2g_y6uyJwTsFbBwdNte6unPkisJhHCHyzbB2k2KWOV3fxBmzcV3B076YTMXbn/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 680px;" /></a><br />Pippi Longstocking:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYHNQQPCQCqeuCBq48dBaflYZ2NDonoIyXFUhzvkyHRve5qOx0_1PEX9YmIN927x-I6tit_9pdSW6fHbtk51X-fCVt-Gl_ti2-3C51BOlEO9PM_vTs-Owj1BDNBKIqyGJtcLkeWFmSEdk/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291704781701231170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYHNQQPCQCqeuCBq48dBaflYZ2NDonoIyXFUhzvkyHRve5qOx0_1PEX9YmIN927x-I6tit_9pdSW6fHbtk51X-fCVt-Gl_ti2-3C51BOlEO9PM_vTs-Owj1BDNBKIqyGJtcLkeWFmSEdk/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 674px;" /></a><br />Kojak (Telly Savalas):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkXotqruZlCj6f_66jc5EXRV4_I1R6hbnKtlfe0rkQgtfBGkjO0py0Qf9Et0unZ2YiZLkUYjs0njCMVpXe5UAhMz94DwPaeQUsiSz5rrosyCwLJfAs5SdzL-dplyYl5k7rMozdiiLqFzi/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291705095494327522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkXotqruZlCj6f_66jc5EXRV4_I1R6hbnKtlfe0rkQgtfBGkjO0py0Qf9Et0unZ2YiZLkUYjs0njCMVpXe5UAhMz94DwPaeQUsiSz5rrosyCwLJfAs5SdzL-dplyYl5k7rMozdiiLqFzi/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 687px;" /></a><br />Liza Minelli:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-AIToLFKIqUSsEHiKFsVNfT2-uK8qAzDw1Ctsce4jtpSP15VmSnILVrJAbxXFl96RrfBX38QOqyPgP8KxoRFXB-LttaCALuVjWahI758zCvpdVGRyCiQyFTM-Y_Y812VbATTTc5ZMnpA/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291704928280372530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-AIToLFKIqUSsEHiKFsVNfT2-uK8qAzDw1Ctsce4jtpSP15VmSnILVrJAbxXFl96RrfBX38QOqyPgP8KxoRFXB-LttaCALuVjWahI758zCvpdVGRyCiQyFTM-Y_Y812VbATTTc5ZMnpA/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 672px;" /></a><br />David Bowie:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ptCRSUd5NFiz6KgbLdc4ZafYNOLOFlikmlcxjGBAlO_cwq1p6SWIg3d4y4q8M947avwDkcLO-42_fkzBoOdmYW7k0aG3UCEoQHqeXO4vNcwWES1cN9Napz30QRUmg81mKGFL1RSXxVRC/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291704719460065042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ptCRSUd5NFiz6KgbLdc4ZafYNOLOFlikmlcxjGBAlO_cwq1p6SWIg3d4y4q8M947avwDkcLO-42_fkzBoOdmYW7k0aG3UCEoQHqeXO4vNcwWES1cN9Napz30QRUmg81mKGFL1RSXxVRC/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 688px;" /></a><br /><br />Paul shoots many styles a has a large range to see his complete portfolio <a href="http://www.paulgravescreative.com/">click here.</a><br /><br />In light of balloon 'fun', and the off chance that you are one of the 3 people left in the world who has not seen the fabulous durex condom ad with balloon animals, here it is for you:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qH1uo4UcPl4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qH1uo4UcPl4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwSBSPnxRWVvlJtpL_DY_ySo0Ej1warzKQ-SjSTSoGhreFltgJxMhne6qfCmTEiqrnOgRn1Ftg1OvoK06htI22myRETJhqOC1liFzywPAng9lnNzIOL1RyETH1LZ7xfQlD6OPr_b9p-P1/s1600/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405190281099378290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwSBSPnxRWVvlJtpL_DY_ySo0Ej1warzKQ-SjSTSoGhreFltgJxMhne6qfCmTEiqrnOgRn1Ftg1OvoK06htI22myRETJhqOC1liFzywPAng9lnNzIOL1RyETH1LZ7xfQlD6OPr_b9p-P1/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 449px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/paul-graves-newest-work-balloon.html"><br />Catch a newer post on the Balloon sculptures of photographer Paul Graves, that include his balloon expletives here.</a>

A Photographer Who Is Full Of Hot Air: Paul Graves' Balloon Sculpture Series

above: Paul Graves, phenomenon 3, from The balloon sculpture series, 2008 This month Italian magazine Domus ' cover features photographe...

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