Retirement Party

Today one of the guys that work in the Lockshop retired and they asked if I would make him a balloon sculpture. This is what I came up with. Marv with a Gold Key to Notre Dame.

Family Twisting

I was hired to twist for the Business Admin ND Christmas party Dec 11 and invited my family twisters to help out. Megan and Chris are both learning to be GREAT Balloon Artists. They learn quickly and interact with the kids and adults alike. I am so blessed to be able to share my talent with my family and see how well they carry on the tradition of bringing SMILES to everyone.

December Twister's Meeting

Our Michiana Balloon Twister's Club held our December meeting at Healthwin Home. We twisted for a few residents and then got caught up in the Christmas Spirit and built this sleigh. Everyone pitched in and I hope to get a photo of the group to add in a day or two.

Baby Discovery Party

November 4th we had a "Boy or Girl party". Amanda and Chris had their ultrasound to check on the baby and it was developed enough to determine whether it is a girl or boy. They had the technician write the sex on a piece of paper and put it in a sealed envelope. They took the envelope to a bakery and had them make cupcakes filled with a cream center ... blue for a boy and of course pink for a girl. We met at their house to eat pizza and then everyone got a cupcake. We all peeled off the wrappers and took a bite at the same time. It had a BLUE center ! A new Grandson ... Woooo Hoooo ! I made this table decoration to go along with the theme of our party. Once we found out it was a boy, I popped the pink heart.

After Mickey and his family headed home, Chris and I went to the Michiana Balloon Twister's meeting. We made a lady bug, laser gun, and a penguin. We talked about what to make for our January meeting and a few wanted to learn the Top Hat that I make. When Chris and I returned to his house he asked bout the top hat, so I walked him through how to make it and this is what it looked like. We used different colors to learn the pattern. I think he did a great job !

Afternoon at ND

I was hired to twist last Friday (Oct 29th)for a ND student activity. It was an outside event that the ND Ski Club hosted. They had free donuts, hot cider, popcorn, a table set up by PILLARS and Twister Mike ! This is John one of the Ski Club members that manned the donut and cider table. As always I had a great time twisting for the ND students.

Look A Like

Oct 16th after I twisted at Irish Green, my niece Karol was performing at the Eddy street block party. She sings with the band King Pao and does a fantastic job. I had let her know I was twisting just across the street and she asked that I bring her something. I had been wanting a chance to make a design called a lootle that I learned at a balloon workshop in Chicago. Here is the results.

ND Late Night Gig

I do 2 late night events at Notre Dame and I think they are some of my favorite gigs. The students are creative in their requests and really appreciate my twisting skills. These photos are from the event called Carnival End Zone that starts at 10:00pm and runs until 2:00am.