November 13 - Flounder

"The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see."

~ Alexandra K. Trenfor

Somewhere in a classroom, a teacher is arranging the balloon the brought in to show off to the class.

Today I'm thankful for Mr. Boma.

A teacher by trade and an artist by passion, Mr. Boma shared a series of lessons on YouTube that are as thoughtful as they are fun.  There's something about the way he teaches - you can feel the classroom experience behind it, calm and certain.

I really appreciate that he includes the 'why' behind things - the thought behind the twist - that's where the real lessons hide.

(view other Little Mermaid)

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Other balloons by and inspired by Mr. Boma:

April 21 - Ursula (Sweet Chicks #2)

There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her

And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss girl

~ The Little Mermaid Kiss the Girl

I've previously made something similar to this when reverse engineering something John Justice had posted in the past, but Ursula is his glorious contribution the Sweet Cheeks #3 (link).

John certainly pushes the bounds of balloon art. His creations are oftentimes the cleanest looking, artistic, cartoonishly awesome balloons you are lucky to find. In addition to the actual balloon art, he does a fantastic job in demonstrating the sharpie work - and Ursula's face is really fantastic.

I tried making a couple other ladies using the same technique, but obviously the malicious face wouldn't work for those!

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Other Sweet Cheeks designs:


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