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Click for a larger picture		Beginner Balloons, Patty "P. J." Sorell (Room #2) Wednesday, April 16, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
		Balloon Costumes, Royal "Ro Ro" Sorell (Room #1) Thursday, April 17, 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Royal and Patty Sorell, a.k.a. Mr. and Mrs. Balloons, started twisting balloons way back in 1988. It started simply enough with an insistence by our good friend Spunky T. Clown that we should give it a try - "its fun!" he said. "Nah..." we said, "that's just doggies and giraffes". He kept on insisting until we gave in. He was right, it was easy, it was fun, and boy the kids just loved it. We twisted and we practiced and we popped a few balloons, soon we were pretty good (so we thought).

Then one day we met Mike Decker (a.k.a. Hey You the Clown), and his creations opened up a whole new world for us. You see, Mike was twisting using two and more balloons to create not just balloon animals, but balloon sculpture. Since then balloon art for us became not just a hobby but a unique expression of a new and emerging art form. We started creating multiple balloon figures including teddy bears in hearts, lions eating mice, monkeys climbing palm trees and much more. Then the artist in Royal kicked in and he really took off, he created his own balloon versions of famous cartoon characters, balloon masks and full balloon costumes for kids (of any size) to wear. That's when he conceived "Theatre des Ballons" a stage show combining storytelling, mime, balloon costumes and audience members.

And we can't help bragging about our large sculptures. The 9' Tall Dragon which we made for the 1995 International Balloon Arts Convention, and a 10' tall cat made of 260 (pencil) balloons which was made for the Japanese Quiz show Naru Hodo - the World and was featured on the Cover of Balloons and Parties Today Magazine.

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