The Maker of Balloons
Monday, July 7th, 2008
PingMag has published my translation of the article “The Maker of Balloons.”
It’s summer and Water balloons are beautifying the Japanese festivals. Okay, you can also throw them at people, we know… Remember as kids, we were enthralled by their wonderful squirt designs and we knew that, especially for us, the balloon makers must have put a lot of effort into creating wild Jackson Pollock-style patterns. For today, PingMag visits a Japanese balloon making family business in Chiba who, for thirty years, has been doing a great part of the production process by hand! Read the full story>>>