If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Old Sacramento, you have probably seen a balloon artist whipping up a colorful balloon animal for a kid. To someone just walking by, it may seem that that’s all ...

Most of us don’t take balloon animals very seriously. They’re disposable childhood delights, perhaps, or squeaky, irritating targets of adult rage. If you’ve ever cleaned up after a younger sibling’s ...

Cj Hendry’s new project is blowing up. Literally: she’s taken to creating balloon sculptures, twisting and modeling balloons of every color into forms so absurd she’s only calling them “knots.” She is ...