The Ark: Israel

The Ark: Israel

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...
The Ark: Galveston

The Ark: Galveston

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...
The Original Balloon Ark

The Original Balloon Ark

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...

the elephant

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...

rainbow part 3: the full bow

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. ...

rainbow part 2: armageddon

One of my favorite rainbow shots has little to do with the rainbow itself. While traveling through Israel, our tour group had the opportunity to stand high on Mt. Carmel, overlooking the valley of Megiddo. You may not recognize that name right off, but this valley is...