Design
by Graham & Mary
Queen Rouse of Rouse
International, Columbia,
SC, USA
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The evening
festivities were set in the
palace at Shangri-La. The
tapestry portrays the view from
the palace across the balcony
into the valley of Shangri-La and
on to the snow covered mountains
that surround this idealic,
hidden civilization.
The
tapestry was not eligible for an
award and received no specific
acknowledgement in the
proceedings of the evening.
However, once guests realized
that the backdrop was actually
balloons and not a painting like
the monochrome mountains on the
rear wall, they were dazzled.
Balloon veterans of 15 to 20
years and more who were in
attendance ranked this as one of
the best pieces of balloon art
they had ever seen.
Link
from here to a larger view along
with more details and information
on how the balloon tapestry was
designed and then built largely
with people NOT experienced in
the Rouse Matrix Systems
framework that holds it all
together.
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