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Larry's path to the world of balloon art started with his introduction
to the performing arts at the age of 5. His kindergarten teacher
offered free violin lessons to anyone in the class that wanted them.
He jumped at the opportunity. His mother is now very fond of reminding
him that she only let him get started because of these free lessons,
and that some day she wants to be repaid for the millions of dollars
it ended up costing her in music,instruments, and more lessons with
other teachers. (Although he never bothered to do the math, Larry
thinks she's overestimated the amount a bit.)
Larry moved on to magic in 1985 and juggling became an active hobby
when his younger, but much larger brother started throwing various
objects at at him. These two interests became a profession while
living in New York City. He performed on subway platforms and street
corners. He learned that the greatest part of entertaining on subways
is that from there, he could only move up in the world.
Balloon art, or "airigami" as he likes to call it, entered
the equation as just a part of the magic and juggling show. This
mere interest turned into an obsession and later a full time job.
Today, the magic and juggling have moved to a lesser status in his
life. An innovator in the world of twisted sculpture, Larry has
been seen on television around the world and recognized by the Guinness
Book of World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not! for his unusual
creations.
Larry has taught on four continents and has authored several books
on balloon art. However, his greatest contribution to the balloon
industry is the founding of BalloonHQ.com.
BalloonHQ.com is the leading online forum for balloon artists to
share stories, advice and photos, as well as the place to research
most topics related to balloons.
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