Balloon Artist Podcast | BAP Season 8 Chapter 3

22 Nov 2019

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BAP Season 8 Chapter 3

Drew Ripley a very talented balloon artist from Canada, a theater show producer and performer.

His First balloon book was from Marvin Hardy from 1986 on his 10th birthday.
Drew mastered all of Marvin’s design within a year or two
He has been working professionally with balloons for 10 years now
Has a World Record in twisting in a cold winter outside
When he’s building a balloon character it becomes its own personality as it completes
For Drew releasing the character is the hardest part because of the special relationship he develops with it
He enjoys the performance side of being a ballon artist
One of his show is the Balloon Making Machine where he uses custome props while showing magic and balloons skills
He’s developing another balloon variety show where every act must involve balloons and it’s called Theater of Whimsy
Danny Schlesinger is a host and the director of that show and organizes some of the show components
The Maker Space – a shared shop is where he goes to connect with people and he’s a chairman in his area
His focus right now is in the theater show because it requires a lot of work to do
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation made a 15 minute documentary about Team Canada performers which he is part of
“You have to find what makes you unique” – Drew
“The world belongs to people that show up” – Drew