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1st AEON Balloon Festival

Twisted Balloons — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:55:02 +0000

On 10-14th June, I was given the opportunity to take part in the 1st AEON Balloon Festival as a participant in both the workshop as well as the competition. The event was held at Malacca in the AEON Jusco shopping mall. The open concept of the competition drew a vast number of crowd. The competition was 50% based on the voting of the shoppers on that day, this perhaps added to the sense of involvement of the shoppers in this “festival”.

Below are some of the photos taken, for sharing =)

The 2 large scale fish shown below were done by Mr Stone Chang and his team of balloon artists from Taiwan.

Below are some photos taken at the workshop.

Below are some photos taken with the instructors of the workshop.

Frederick from Singapore and myself made a balloon costume for the costume exhibition based on his design, below are some photos.

Ms Charisa from the Phillipines and myself made a piece for the competition, this is how it looked like.

Hope this entry had been enriching as the workshop had been for me! Will see you guys again soon, happy twisting! =)

Valentine’s Day Bazaar in NUS

Twisted Balloons — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:00:42 +0000

On the 11th and 12th of February, Desmond and rented a stall at the NUS bazaar to do some Valentine’s Day sales. As 14th Feb falls on the 1st day of Chinese New Year, we figured this was the next best alternative. For this, we figured out some new ideas and creations as can be seen from the pictures. Personally, I played around with stuffing the soft toys into the balloons and the response was not too bad. Desmond’s sunflower was a hot item too! Despite the disappointing sales on day one, we had much fun jamming the whole day. The sales was better on day two due to the support of many friends. You guys rock!

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Candy’s Birthday

Twisted Balloons — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:38:26 +0000

Despite the heavy workload on Saturday, I was going to make another balloon dress on Sunday for Candy’s 21st Birthday party. She’s a friend of Glen’s and her sister had requested for us to make for her something special. I made the dress using the same base, while completely changing the outer flourish. The big blossom in the middle of the chest is an inspiration from a fashion magazine I read years back. I’m quite satisfied with the final product and proudly say that I now can handle the basics of balloon dress-making.

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Children’s Event at Tampines West Community Club

Twisted Balloons — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:25:40 +0000

Was at Tampines West CC on Saturday to help Glen with a children’s event. My role was simple – one balloon dress up for parade. It was quite similar to the previous design but I experimented with another colour scheme. Jocelyn and Jastina had been very helpful in the process of making the dress. Next time two of you should try it out yourselves.

Here are some photos.

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Yew Tee YEC BGM

Twisted Balloons — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:05:23 +0000

Exactly one week after TW YEC BGM, I was running for office in my own YEC, the Yew Tee Youth Executive Committee. For this event, I had this idea of having a simple balloon backdrop and build some giant sculptures for people to take photos with. For that purpose, I made a few big hats and a Link-o-Loon heart. I really appreciate the friends who came down to help, without whom, I would have died making the things alone. At the end of the day, though everybody was tired, it was a good job done. Cheers!

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Tampines West CC YEC BGM with friends from Alpha Plus

Twisted Balloons — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:31:05 +0000

T’was a rainy afternoon and some 20 pairs of hands worked non stop for the event later in the evening, the BGM for TWCC YEC. Personally I didn’t contribute much. Notably, I made a pair of fuwa and some teeny weeny bits of decorations. The balloon backdrop was a combined effort of everybody. Was so much fun that night!

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For Mama’s Friend

Twisted Balloons — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:46:24 +0000

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!

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Brick Heart

Twisted Balloons — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:41:35 +0000

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.

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Hearts and Roses

Twisted Balloons — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:06:51 +0000

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.

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