Balloon nebuta built for Japanese television

This samurai and demon were my first mega huge balloon project. It was built in Tokyo with a crew combining Japanese celebrities and a television stage crew. This opened the door to my large sculptures as community and team building projects. I didn't speak the language of my crew, but we were able to communicate through art and produced something absolutely amazing. My work style has changed immensely in the years since this. I learned a lot on this project that I've been able to teach everywhere I've been in the world.

Notice the drama in the build. You don't need to speak Japanese to catch all of it in this video. Some projects these days are just as stressful when there are serious time constraints, but this was truly learning on the job.

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• balloon
• art
• nebuta
• samurai
• demon
• community
• team building

[jillybilly1976]

well they were happy in the end - so must have been worth it

[larrycmoss]

I hope I didn't give the impression that it wasn't worth it. It totally was. We all had a blast. There were just moments that I would have been happy to walk away and get some sleep instead of finish. :-)

[funnybonetheclown]

Really awesome video!!!  Thanks for sharing your adventures in Japan.

[jillybilly1976]

oh not at all - I just meant all the tears and drama that seemed to be going on in the video - they were happy in the end - and since I couldn't understand what was being said - I figured THEY must have thought it was all worth it in the end. It wasn't even a comment about yourself - sorry I gave that impression.

[HappyCabbie]

This is so awesome.