David Crofts
Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star
Guinness World Record Breaking Sleight of Hand
This is the main gallery, however there are two other galleries in the making:
the Shrunken Balloon Gallery and the Guest's Balloon Gallery
Balloon Modeling is a science and an art and an entertainment
The Art and Craft of Balloons
We hope you enjoy this gallery of twisted balloon creations
Film premieres and launches (above) Robots, Sponge Bob, Thunderbirds, Shark's Tale, Madagascar, Valiant, Horton Hears a Who
- Happy Thanksgiving -
This is after 2 weeks, not too bad with no food etc.
St Stephens Tower (Big Ben) Scale 1:50
To Bee or not to bee , actually there are four bees
Lobster (below) is served with salad and potatoes. The bangers (below) will be if you stick a fork in them. The trumpet is full of wind.
Like many of the designs in this gallery, the London Underground map (below) was an out of the blue request and was made spontaneously.
We had no to an actual tube map for reference, consequently no responsibility can be taken for accuracy and the image should not be relied on for journey planning.
I was asked to build a computer (above) some of the guests just couldn't keep from working.
The hot dog (above), although it looks appetising was actually quite rubbery.
In case you were wondering, the model above, to the left of the bagpipes, is a lunar lander module
Happy Christmas / Happy New Year (above)
I did warn you to cover your ears
Band on a hat (above) - a whole new meaning to a hat band
Only the violin at the back (above left) is balloon, rest to follow
Caterpillar made with Michal Khan and the help of Bubblz and Twistina (Thank you!)
workshops (above) - we use a lot of balloons
Please note that the cigarette on the no smoking sign above is indeed made of balloons
That bubbly (above) is definitely made with bubbles; Oscar (above) awarded for excellence in balloons
If you can work out which photo (above) was taken on a phone, email me to win a free balloon
Supporting the world, a stack of turtles, one above the other (on the image, not in reality)
Crocodiles (above) are balloon puppets
Elvis in the rowing boat was made for and Elvis night at a rowing club
If you can work out which photo (above) was taken on a phone, email me and win a free balloon
James Bond 007, licensed to make balloons
Roller Coaster Hat (above) made with Rebecca Kanar (USA)
The four bears in the picture above are young and old, the pink one is from my gallery of shrunken balloons, see below in its younger days.
My forebears of course go back many generations.
It looks like that dragon has said something to annoy me
big lizard (above) made with Michal Khan
Wow, look how many bags I've got stocked up, that'll keep me going for at least a couple of shows
the faces need doing
piggy bank
How many tentacles has the sea anemone (correct spelling) above? (answer at bottom of page)
Vacuuming up at the Millennium Jam, Belgium 2005 (convention)
cyber insect (below left)
simple woven hats in Now magazine (below)
Drum 'n' Bass Mondays, Electro Wednesdays and House Thursdays
for MTV animated titles, click here Superfad to be taken to the Superfad animation for MTV
Oily Cart press releases and CD covers for Big Balloon and Baby Balloon shows
superman can blow balloons in one breath (above)
from the postman (below)
trombone
not to forget the traditional, classic, basic animals...
these were probably the first type of balloon animals to be made by cavemen, using natural materials,
although they probably didn't have the little stickers for the eyes back then
Thank you to everyone who has inspired me around the world and beyond
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When samples of rubber first arrived in England, it was observed that a piece of the material was extremely good for rubbing out pencil marks on paper, hence the name rubber. Later, balloons were made from the rubber and a few years later still, the models in this gallery were designed and created.
