Growing up with a father who made a living for his family as a birthday clown, San Antonio brothers Jose and Fernando Tapia learned early on that they wanted balloons to always be part of their lives.

Brian Asman, designer of today's Pink section cover, is the guy behind balloonsequalfun.com. Asman, 35, got into the art of balloon twisting about 10 years ago, while looking for an escape from being ...

Peter John Lindsay goes far beyond swords and poodles with his balloon designs. He has made full-sized motorcycles, a car that a 10-year-old fit into and spot-on cartoon characters. Recently, he ...

Apr. 17—Five years ago, Ben Brown received a starter balloon modeling kit for Christmas. Brown's wife, Mindy, said it wasn't something her husband even asked for. "He is artsy but it was a random gift ...

LUXEMBURG - The line of youngsters waiting for a twisted character from the “balloon guy’’ was as long as the roasted corn line at Corn Fest in Carlsville on Sept. 8. The man in the balloon art shirt ...

Balloons will fill the air at the Quincy Public Library on Oct. 16 for "Balloons Around the World." This free event will showcase the art of balloon twisting and decorating. Balloon magic shows will ...

Harper and Cameron Grantz are the “Twist Tastic” siblings. Harper, 10, and Cameron, 11, use their affinity for art and design to create everything from dogs and monkeys to swords and hats using ...

There may be four people twisting balloons into shapes of flowers, fish, turtles (both regular and teenage mutant versions) and dinosaurs inside the Kidz Town booth Wednesday nights at the Farmers' ...

Ali Rashied never saw a balloon artist during his childhood in Iraq, recalling his first exposure was at age 30 watching the iconic scene from Jim Carey’s “The Mask,” where Carey twists balloons into ...