balloon launch - prototype test launch
September, 2009

Chicago, IL
Materials: hand-made, biodegradeable balloon, made from cornstarch and corn husk fibers, helium and heat used for launch.

This project was featured as a contribution to Issue #3 of Mammut Magazine. The issue can be found at Mammut's website.

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click here to see images from my bio-plastics workshop at the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago.

The images below show a test inflation of my second prototype balloon in Colorado.

Colorado Test

Colorado Test 2

Test 3