ART EXHIBIT: Whimsical Art Trail opens (8/20)

The Strong Museum of Play offers items and displays for adults, too, whether it's the nostalgia factor involved in the cases of toys from yester-decade, or the information essays that come along with so many of the displays. My personal favorite is the ever-changing Whimsical Art Trail, which is geared toward kids in the imaginative artworks and search-for-the-stations aspects, but perhaps appreciated more fully by adults who have to hunt for their playful impulse, buried in stacks of practical tasks. And the super inspirational element is that the items in the trail are created by a revolving array of adult artists.

The newest edition of the Whimsical Art Trail opens Saturday, August 20, with a chance to meet the artists 1-4 p.m. Featured this time around are the imaginative, large-scale balloon sculptures of "airigami" artist Larry Moss, which includes balloon-sculptured interpretations of such classic paintings as the "Mona Lisa," "Whistler's Mother," and "American Gothic." Also featured are Robert Rogalski's otherworldly puppets and fantastical sculptures influenced by "The Hobbit," Jim Henson, and Dr. Seuss; Jennifer Carson, who will display plush fantasy creatures including owls, polliwogs, and elves; and Kelly Cheatle's micro crochet figures (like Yoda standing on a penny!). Cheatle and Moss also collaborated on the "Once Upon a Time" series of balloon sculpture photographs inspired by fairy tales, which are also on display.

The art will remain on display through November 20, and is included in general admission fees: $12 for adults, $11 for seniors, $10 for children ages 2-15, and free to children under 2 and members. Museum of Play hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 263-2700, or visit museumofplay.org.

Amazing sculptures of famous paintings made from balloons

 You don't want it to be popped art... the amazing copies of 'serious' famous paintings made from balloons.

From the Mona Lisa to Whistler's Mother, all have been recreated in surprisingly accurate balloon form.

The amazing artwork - dubbed 'Airigami' - is the fun creation of artist and former street magician Larry Moss from New York.

 

His popular designs can make hundreds of thousands of dollars.

His portfolio also includes a massive 10,000 sq ft haunted house made from a staggering 100,000 balloons.

Whistle-airs Mother: Larry, 40, decided to take a light-hearted look at some of the world's most famous 'serious' paintings

Larry's imitation bares a striking resemblance to the original painting 'Whistler's Mother'

The New Yorker has travelled the world because of his work

He said: 'I like exploring what other people create and play off of that, balloons are a whimsical medium.

'I wanted to go in a completely different direction and do something incredibly light and playful.

'You can create art with anything, but there are certain materials that people expect to be used for art, like pencils, paints, clay.

'By using balloons, something that people think of as a toy, all preconceived notions of what art is can be thrown out the window.

'I can do whatever I want, and people will look at it differently.'

Just like Grandpa Carl's flying house in the Disney Pixar film 'Up', Larry explains that balloons have given him the opportunity to explore the world.

He said: 'I've exhibited my work around the world, prints of my work are available from me or several museum gift shops and range from $20 for small open edition prints, to several hundred for canvas prints.

'Large sculpture installations can reach into hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Larry's works seem to be appreciated by all that stumble across them. 

Larry can make hundreds of thousands of dollars from his pieces which also include massive 10,000 sq ft haunted house made of 100,000 balloons

congratulation

hey folks , im writing this post because i want to congragulate every pakistani on the 64th independence day of pakistan . freedom is a gift of god and i thank god for giving me my own land my mother land .i thank god forn giving me the most cultivative land in the world , beautiful hill stations and many more . i'm proud to be a pakistani and i thank god for this

may god bless pakistan and remain it to the end of the world

now please stand and sing the national anthem with me
                                                         
                                                             please play

a very happy independence day from hamza to every pakistani




pakistan zindabad




thankyou 
          regards from ,
                          hamza

good news

a message to all my viewers !
                   hi friends , im writing this message because all the videos of mark crilley founder of mikki falls are now available on balloon village in the arts and craft section .


regards from ,
       hamza

step by step balloon column

The balloon column is possibly the most impressive part of your balloon display ... and the most difficult to build, you might think.


True, it's not a piece of cake, but we'll show you step by step that it's completely do-able, even for a 'newbie'. And the result is certainly worth the effort!

So, let's roll up our sleeves and get started!


What you need:

• 11" high quality latex balloons in two different colors (in our example we used 'Qualatex' pearl white and pearl peach),
• 5" high quality latex balloons in the same colors,
• your pre-prepared sturdy base
• balloon sizer and
• an electrical inflator.

For a balloon column of 7'3" (2,2 m) height you'll need a stand of 6'2" (1,88 m), 17 11" balloons (9 white, 8 pearl) and 52 5" balloons (26 white, 26 pearl). Make sure you have some extra balloons in case any should burst.
Sidebar:
If this balloon column will be the only air filled balloon decoration you'll ever make, then you might want to rent an inflator instead of buying one. Check out specialized balloon suppliers in your area and ask whether they offer inflators for rent. Alternatively, gather friends and family together to help you blowing up balloons manually ... or rather "mouthually"!

something about arches

arches

Arches create a powerful impact for any occasion. They offer a captivating appeal that draw people in.

Balloon arches can greatly enhance entrances and key areas of any event.

Used at doorways, arches let everyone know where the party is. Walking through a balloon arch gives your guests the feeling of a grand entrance.

Used over head tables, food tables, dance floors and stages, balloon arches bring attention to important areas of any room.

happy friendship day

every one should have a friend in thier life because friend is the only person who cares about you feelings and everything .he who doesn't has a friend is unlucky so make friends and also pray to god to give you the most best friend of the world
                                                             happy friendship day

regards from ,
                 hamza

greetings

this is a message forallthe muslims because from first august its ramazan

 

ramazan is a holy month of the muslims . This month is superior to all the 11 months of islamic calender . in this month muslims stay hungry from sunrise to sunsert . God has made this month so that the wealthy people feel how to poor stay hungry and thirsty for days . in this month everyones prayers are accepted especially at the the time of sunset . so happy ramazan to all the muslims .

regards from

     hamza

Welcome to balloon village !!!

Balloonville is a balloon decoration site . It is not an official site .In this site we teach you how to manage and decorate a party by your own .his site was opened by Malik amir hamza in 2011 .By that time his age was 13 .At the time he started this site ,he had spend one year on practicing decoration .He started showing his talent on youtube .His channel is present on youtube and you can watch those videos .

                           This site contains picture gallery in which you can see our decoration or get idea from it and make your own object .It contains a video section .In the video section you can learn how to make a balloon item .Our site also contains a themes section because majority people want to decorate a party according to a theme . Our themes section contains 4 to 5 themes and it also contains training of how to create your own theme .Our site contains the about section in which some information is given about the site and there are contacts given of hamza through which you can contact him ,ask a question or take some idea from him .

                             Our site contains the question answer section at the bottom of the pages throug which you can leave a question .and you have to check it after some days because the answer will be left there .You can also discuss it with other people through the question answer section .There is also a card templates section through which you can see different card templates , i have giventhat sectionnbecause somtimes people wnt to make there own cards so you can download and print it from that section

types of balloons

260 balloons ( used for balloon shaping )

These balloons are mostly used for making balloon shapes . these balloons are very similar to small pipes . you can see them in the below pictures .

they cannot be blown up with mouth you have to blow them with a pump when blown it looks like this

 

you can make many shapes out of it e.g balloon animals , balloon sculptures ,you can even curl it