Twist & Talk with Mr. Fudge Ep. 1: Balloon Basics with Tom Vorjohan

Join Mr. Fudge, your balloon man, and Tom Vorjohan from St. Pete, Florida, for a relaxed 70-minute balloon jam session covering balloon twisting basics, simple balloon animals, classic shapes, and real-world balloon artist shop talk. In this session, we make and discuss beginner-friendly balloon designs including dogs, hearts, flower bracelets, and several simple variations. Along the way, we talk through why we make certain shapes, how we approach learning new designs, how balloon artists think through speed and simplicity, and what makes a balloon design useful in live entertainment settings. Between the two of us, we bring more than 60 years of combined entertainment experience to the table. This video is less of a polished class and more of a real balloon jam: two working balloon artists twisting, talking, sharing ideas, and discussing the practical side of entertaining with balloons. This is Episode 1 of Twist & Talk with Mr. Fudge, a series where I sit down with balloon artists, entertainers, and creative people to jam, twist balloons, talk shop, and share practical ideas from the balloon world. Topics covered include: Balloon twisting basics Simple balloon dog designs Heart balloons Flower bracelets Balloon design variations Why entertainers choose certain shapes How balloon artists learn and improve Speed, simplicity, and practicality at live events General balloon artist shop talk Whether you are a beginner balloon twister, a working balloon artist, an entertainer, or just curious about how balloon people think and create, this session gives you an inside look at the conversations and decisions behind the twist. Subscribe for more balloon twisting, balloon artist conversations, and future episodes of Twist & Talk with Mr. Fudge.