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24' by 17' balloon
graphic is a masterpiece
of balloon art. It is an
original graphic design
by Graham & Mary
Queen Rouse for The Final
Night Party at the 2003
International Balloon
Arts Convention (IBAC). Designed
by Rocky Toomey, the
evening's festivities
were set in "The
Palace at
Shangri-La". The
Tapestry was hung as the
stage backdrop. The
Tapestry portrays the
view from the palace
terrace, across the
balcony into the valley
of Shangri-La and on to
the snow covered
mountains that surround
this idealic, hidden
civilization. Finials and
tassels were added to
complete the look of the
16 color, 7000 balloon
tapestry.
The Tapestry was
not eligible for an award
and received no specific
acknowledgement in the
proceedings of the
evening. However, once
guests realized that the
stage backdrop was
actually balloons and not
a painting like the
monochrome mountains on
the rear wall, they were
dazzled. Balloon veterans
of 15 to 20 years and
more who were in
attendance, ranked this
premiere piece as one of
the best examples of
balloon art they had ever
seen.
Look for
articles in later
RouseAbout issues to
learn how this design was
developed and produced
with primarily inexperienced
RMS help in a relatively
short amount of time.
Rouse International will
share tips, tricks and
tools to make your
next balloon graphics job
easier.
On a personal
note.....
To all of the
wonderful balloon artists
who attended our classes,
Rocky and Nick, the
fabulous IBAC staff, the
volunteers (especially
Pepe Posada and Alex
Arroyo), and to Tim
Vlamis who lay down the
gauntlet, Rouse
International thanks each
of you personally for
your help and support to
produce this piece. It
was a life experience
for the Rouses.
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