by DBellamy | Oct 30, 2025 | all, Updates, where in the world
Summer 2025 has ended, and I have nothing but gratitude for the incredible opportunities it held for Inflatable Stories. Your churches are truly amazing, your ministries serve in incredible ways, and YOU are an inspiration to me. Over the past few...
by DBellamy | Oct 18, 2018 | all, where in the world
By the time I had the opportunity to travel to Israel with a group from my alma mater, I thought my photos of the Ark were done. But this was Israel! How could I pass up the opportunity to take photos for the book in the Holy Land? I made this ark in a hotel near...
by DBellamy | Oct 10, 2018 | all, where in the world
When I make a sculpture for the book I usually plan to make it only once. Between the travel, time, and resources, it can be draining to do it again. That said, I have made “the” ark for The Inflated Story of Noah five times. The first was in Thomasville, Georgia...
by DBellamy | Oct 3, 2018 | all, where in the world
If you’ve paid much attention to the Inflated Story of Noah, you realize one my book goals was to make everything as large as life. Even though I haven’t come up with a 300-cubit ark, my arks are big… for balloon sculptures. After all, I have to be able to transport...
by DBellamy | Aug 3, 2017 | all, where in the world
This may shock you, but Elephants are BIG. That just makes them more fun to sculpt! Naturally, if I wanted to make a giant animal I needed a giant balloon. The inspiration for my Elephant came from giant balloons I climb inside during programs. They can inflate up...
by DBellamy | Jul 22, 2017 | all, where in the world
Regardless of the smaller rainbows, I felt like a special shot was needed for the last page of the book. It needed a full, arching, rainbow! With that in mind, I grabbed several guys from our church college group and headed toward Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. ...
