Archive for July, 2009
For Mama’s Friend
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Requests on July 20th, 2009
My Mom’s friend’s undergoing some operation tomorrow and my mom had asked me to make a bouquet for her. Let’s wish her good luck!
Love Story
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Creations on July 19th, 2009
This love story concept is something that I’ve always enjoyed making and am constantly coming up with better designs and different variations. This has trained up my skills to refine details, and it comes in handy when I want to add some “wow” factor to my sculptures, which David always stresses in all the balloon sculptures he makes.
For future explorations, I intend to create some sort of storyline using simple sculptures in the future.
Brick Heart
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Creations on July 17th, 2009
This rigid looking heart is my own design, based on the cube unit taught by David. I call it the brick heart, cos of the visual resemblence. Done by connecting 3 cubes together and adding a little curve at the top.
Hearts and Roses
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Requests on July 17th, 2009
Been wanting to make this since Monday but wasn’t really free until now. The outer heart is a cross weave design, while the inner one is a design by Niko Fric. The rose is my own creation.
Pair of Teddy
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Creations on July 16th, 2009
I first saw this idea of stuffing two bears into a crystal clear heart at Balloon Baron’s. It was mounted on a bush of roses in the bouquet made by Gabriel. It has since been one of the designs most frequently presented by me.
If you wanna try stuffing something into a balloon like so, look out for the tutorial section which will be up pretty soon.
Flat Heart
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Creations on July 15th, 2009
This design is one of the first weaving patterns I’ve learned. Gabriel made one similar for me when I first began twisting. When I had gotten better, I tried to recreate something based on what I could recall. There’s a slightly difference between his and my version. Many thanks to Gabriel =)
This design is done by making the inner portion first. Start by twisting a tile of 4 round bubbles and securing the corners with pinch twists. Make 3 such tiles and then double-layer the entire cascade. Then wrap the outer colour over and go one round.
The instructions for making this can be found under the Tutorials tab.
Jie Ying’s request
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Creations, Requests on July 7th, 2009
On Monday, I made this sculpture in the morning for Jie Ying’s friend. I’t s simple design of 9 5-petaled flowers bundled up in a stalk, a design which I came up with last year. I added a 3-flap decoration at the bottom to give it a more graceful look. (you know, it used to look somewhat like cabbage)
The feedback was great, what a pleasent start for the week!
Li Sheng’s present for Shiqi
Posted by Twisted Balloons in Creations, Events, Requests on July 2nd, 2009
30th June was both my sister’s and Shiqi’s birthday. Li Sheng got this funny looking panda so that we can finally try out the basket idea. Frankly, I feel uncomfortable making baskets because I made one about a year ago and it really sucked, totally embarrassed me. As such I was very careful with the design this time. I tried out some weirdo weaving pattern which I figured out as I twisted. The overall effect looks quite pleasant ^^ Now I have another presentable piece to show.
The base is made using roundabout weaving to 6 then 12 strands, linear spiral weaving cos I’m lazy to change balloon for every single round. Pinch twist at the top to curve in and add decorative bubbles to finish it up.
Li Sheng’s note (sorry for hijacking your post, just couldn’t help it lol) – The flower which is featured in the previous post was added to the top of the handle of the basket and a clear heart with 2 bears stuffed in it was attached to the middle edge of the basket. Finally, rose petals were sprinkled over the base after the panda was in place, giving a really wonderfully perfect finishing touch to the sculpture. Thanks Wei Lai!
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