by DBellamy | Jun 3, 2017 | all, where in the world
It might be obvious to you while looking at The Inflated Story of Noah that I made more than one rainbow. To be honest, my failures with the rainbow are a great reminder to me of the grace God has shown humanity. I set out from the beginning of this project to avoid...
by DBellamy | Jul 30, 2016 | all, where in the world
Knowing I had nearly made enough animals for this Inflated Story, I set out in fall 2015 to make a final sculpting push. Even though more international trips were unlikely, I wanted to make the final sculptures special. Fortunately, the United States of America is an...
by DBellamy | Nov 16, 2015 | all, where in the world
Did you know a volcano can be invisible from 18.6 miles away? The haze at that distance can make it disappear. Even worse, the atmosphere around an active volcano can make it awfully popular with the clouds. That is to say, I was excited about photographing balloon...
by DBellamy | Sep 4, 2014 | all, where in the world
It was July 19, 2008. Tomorrow we would leave for camp, but today was set aside for final preparations. I was crossing every “t, dotting every “i,” and finishing all of those simple, final details that come up before a trip when the phone rang… less...
by DBellamy | Jul 29, 2014 | all, where in the world
The seeds of The Inflated Story of Noah began germinating in my mind around 2002, but the first on-location, large-scale, balloon sculpture didn’t happen until the middle of 2007. I hadn’t traveled extensively in the intervening years, and my ideas were still taking...
