The Twisted Balloon Company

Todd profiled in the Jewish Chronicle

todd — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:27:02 +0000

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle just published an informative article about Todd. It discusses his background, and how he made the transition from Patent Attorney to Balloon Artist.

Read the article here.

In the Wall Street Journal

todd — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:31:42 +0000

The front-page of the October 7, 2009 WSJ has a nice article about the ever-changing field of balloon artistry. Todd, along with many of his friends, is featured in the piece:

Hyperinflation: Balloon Twisters Stretch the Limits of Latex Art

Twisting Balloons in China

todd — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:28:53 +0000

Twistin’ Todd is currently performing in Hangzou, China for Golden Week (celebrating China’s 60th anniversary).

He is performing on the “Big Stage” every morning, building exhibition/display pieces throughout the day, and also strolling in “Interactive Land” with the thousands of Chinese visitors to the festival.

Here is a short video of Todd strolling with a giant balloon giraffe (the lovely lady with him is Diane Orrett from Osaka, Japan):

Buster Balloon’s NYC gallery show in the NY Times

todd — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:37:33 +0000

Buster Balloon's Gorilla at the Half Gallery in NYC

One of our favorite celebrity balloon twisters was just in town for a gallery show at the Half Gallery. The show featured some of Buster’s most famous works, and hinted at his top-secret project with Jeff Koons. Check out this great video that the New York Times produced for the show.

Spike at the Half Gallery

Tawney Bubbles on KVBC in Las Vegas

todd — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:13:24 +0000

On an early August morning, Tawney Bubbles entertained the Las Vegas populace on KVBC’s “News 3 at Sunrise” . She showed anchor Dan Ball some fun and impressive balloons, and left him with a special mini-Dan balloon to be his guest reporter. Watch Tawney in action below:

Twistin’ Todd on CBS’s The Early Show

todd — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:41:33 +0000

Twistin’ Todd joined astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson and other special guests on the July 25, 2009 edition of CBS’s “The Early Show”. Todd made Neil a fun balloon space alien floating on a flying saucer holding a laser gun. He also twisted balloon caricatures of the anchors Chris Wragge and Erica Hill, some cute animals for weather anchor Lonnie Quinn, a large hat for the audience, and of course, the CBS unblinking eye.

And of course, a few pictures of the appearance:

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Todd appears on WPIX

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:56:56 +0000

Balloon Magician Todd Neufeld stopped by WPIX Channel 11 in New York City to make patriotic balloon creations and talk about his upcoming visit to the White House to entertain at their Fourth of July bash.

Todd taught anchor Jill Nicolini how to twist balloon shapes and judged anchors Tiffany and Suki in their balloon twisting contest.

WPIX has a nice blog article about the visit.