Friday, June 24, 2011

175/365 Hot Air Jurassic Park

Don't know if you can see him in this pic, but there's a man in a Hawaiian shirt with a walrus mustache who's known to one and all (at least around here) as "Dizzy Doc". He's a balloon sculptor.
Every summer, he and a team of volunteers travel around and build giant balloon sculptures for special events. Each year he has a new theme. So far, we're on day two of the building at my mall and this year's theme is dinosaurs.

I'll try to continue posting as the construction develops.

Day one: Thursday PM


Day two: Friday AM


Day two: early afternoon

Doc's busy at work on the body for the T-Rex.


Meanwhile, two team members work on something else...

Day two: 4:00 ish

T-Rex taking shape.

Looks like a pterodactyl to me.



Day two: PM


The pterodactyl soars over Starbucks.

A triceratops being attacked by a raptor.


Day three: Showday!

The completed T-Rex roars and crashes through the fountain.


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5 comments:

  1. Julia DavisJune 24, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Very cool photos of all the balloons in progress. Must be fun to work there all see all this project going on.

    Nice.

    Jules

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  2. HeatherJune 24, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Have added some more pics, and here are some links y'all might find interesting:

    http://www.festivallcharleston.com/event/dizzy-docs-amazing-balloon-sculpture

    http://www.myspace.com/dizzyballoons

    http://www.wearefun.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_5&products_id=11

    http://www.dailymail.com/Entertainment/201106221267

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  3. AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Cool project.
    Neat pictures.

    Calma

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  4. HeatherJune 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    About to make one last update!

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  5. MonikaJune 25, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    LOLOL - these are fun! Way cool. :D

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