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International Balloon Arts Convention
Winners announced 4 March 2000
- Crystal Award
- Don Cheeseman
The Balloon Lady
San Francisco, CA
- Designer of the Year
- Jim and Pat Skistimas
The Balloon House Design Studio
Flower Mound, TX
- New Artist of the Year
Kaori Kimizuka
Carnival Balloon
Tokyo, Japan
- Entertainer of the Year
Sean Rooney
R&D Balloons
Toronto, ON Canada
- Large Balloon Sculpture
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Kaori Kimizuka
Carnival Balloon
Tokyo, Japan
Title: Golden Dragon
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Wynn and Lindy Bell
The Final Touch
Tigard, OR
Title: Rainbow Bridge
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Jim and Pat Skistimas
The Balloon House Design Studio
Flower Mound, TX
Title: Viva Las Vegas
- Non-round Balloon Sculpture
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Royal Sorell
Balloongineers
Peabody, MA
Title: Roped
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Balloon Figure
- Azusa Ieizumi
Bunny's Balloon Factory
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan
Title: Fish
- Balloon Busker
- Sean Rooney
R&D Balloons
Toronto, ON Canada
- Table Centerpiece
- Michicko Kahara
Win's Balloon
Osaka, Japan
Title: Early, Early Spring
- Alex Arroyo
Globimagen International, SA de CV
Mexico
Title: Four Seasons Tale
- John Preston & Peggy Butland
Balloon FX
Bedford, Beds
Title: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
England
- Buffet Arrangement
- Allen Simmons and Ron Cohen
Themes and Dreams
North Merrick, NY
Title: 3001: The Flight Home
- Tomomi Chatani
Osaka, Japan
Title: Mary Poppins Drops In
- Jim and Pat Skistimas
The Balloon House Design Studio
Flower Mound, TX
Title:Flight of Fancy