March 15 - Derek's Rooster

I was originally going to use this closer to Easter - but learned today while listening to the Jamroom podcast that Derek Wong was this years Top Twister at Twist & Shout. That is not necessarily winning in the small, medium or large categories at the convention -- it's a voted best (by cumulative score) for anyone who has entered all three. His small piece was his turtle with a small turtle on it's back, his medium sculpture was a Bruce Lee action shot, his large sculpture was an angel preparing to battle some demons. Amazing work, I'm not sure what he placed in the individual competitions - but each one was fantastic.

Congratulations, Derek!

This rooster is from his "Think Outside the Tube" PDFs and it makes interesting use of a geo balloon as a base. It's very quick to assemble, probably perfect for line work.

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February 28 - Derek's Turtles

I first met Derek when he hosted one of Steve Klein's webinars, where he showed us how to build his Qualatex color contest winning ogre design. Recently I purchased his PDF, Think Outside The Tube, which he created for release at this years Kapital Kidvention. I was not able to attend, so I am glad he made these available to everyone afterwards.

It's a very well produced PDF and magazine full of designs that explore building with alternate balloons; geos, 321s, hearts, mousehead. Some of these ideas I have seen explored elsewhere, but this is a good place to start if you are unfamiliar with these balloon types and want some fun creations to add to your repertoire. I believe this turtle is the crowning jewel of the bundle, I have built a lot of them on this blog -- this might be the best yet. There is a list at the bottom so you can judge.

I made the rainbow version to bring into the office today.

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