Balloon Animals

Representatives from Paramount Pictures contacted me this past week and wanted to know if I would entertain at four theaters premiering their new kids movie, “How to Train Your Dragon”.  Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The action comedy tells the story [...]

What does a balloon artists do when the airport shuts down and his flight to Florida is interrupted by a snowstorm? He goes out and plays in the snow.  That’s right, I was expecting to be winging my way across the US and heading to Florida to visit family when a snowstorm hit.  Southwest Airlines [...]

I’ve learned in the past couple hours that having a 7th month old crawling around the house, a 2.5-year old being potty trained is not the place to develop a detailed balloon sculpture.  Between chasing the baby, answering questions, and getting up-to-the-minute recaps about the cartoon playing on TV, it took me 2.5 hours to [...]

James Cameron’s “Avatar” I haven’t seen the move yet, but that didn’t stop me from make one of the main characters of movie Jake Sully. This was the picture I used to develop the balloon sculpture. Let me know what you think of the design?  I always like reading your comments. Subscribe to Dale’™s Blog and get notified when [...]

Corporate Entertainment – its a blast! I awoke from my sleep suddenly to hear the screeching sound of a fire alarm. Could I really be hearing it right, I thought? It’s 4:00 am and I need to get on the road in two hours.  I jump out of bed and look around the hotel room.  Where [...]

Artistry Today’s article is going to be one of those that might get me in trouble. I have been a balloon artist for over six years now and in the balloon community for about five years. I love the community. Some of my best friends are in this community, but we have one major problem in [...]

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor had been my anthem for this second recap.  I started late Saturday night after coming home from my restaurant, when my dormant cold reared it is ugly head and gave me bones a shivering chill.  I kid you not; I walked into the house and did not take off [...]

The greatest asset in this business is failure. That’s right! –Failure. I know some of you are thinking that I am insane, but I want you to try and hear me out. First off, what is failure to a balloon artist? Is it when a balloon pops? It is when a design doesn’t look as well [...]

Many folks know that Dale Obrochta, aka Magical Balloon-dude Dale, has been educating the world with balloons for years as an entertainer and as host and main writer of several online sites like: the MBD2 site which includes a Forum, Store, Dale’s Blog, the MBD2 Article Section and the Balloon Animal Database; a My Space [...]

William Beatty started out as a teacher that took a clown hiatus for a few years only to come full circle and teach once again. After learning some basics from a clown back in 1982, he went out and bought some balloons and Jimmy Davis’ One Balloon Zoo. “I love twisting balloons. I learned magic, juggling, [...]