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For Huntington Artist, Life's A Gas

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek
Published November 20, 2015 at 9:17 AM EST
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Bryan "Breadwig" Ballinger's newest children's book is, in fact, a real gas.
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Ballinger's "Breadwig" persona in logo form.
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A recent perspective on Halloween.
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"Kooky Cookery", another of Ballinger's creative outlets.
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An example of Bryan's photography.
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An avian illustration by Bryan Ballinger
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Bryan "Breadwig" Ballinger feels that celebrating the absurd will make your life a whole lot more interesting.

Huntington author and Digital Media Arts Professor, Bryan Ballingerhas an affinity for the absurd, as his newest children's book, Animal Gas proves.

And his artistic passions extend beyond the kids world as well, embracing (but not limited to) creative photography, and a series of Kooky Cookery books, with its companion Kooky Chow blog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZzLId3B_qg&feature=em-share_video_user

WBOI's Julia Meek invited Ballinger into the studio to learn more about his personal perspective, and his fun approach to illustrating it.

Animal Gas Book Signings:

@13th Annual Holiday Author Fair
Eugene & Marion Glick Indiana History Center, Indianapolis
December 5th, 2015
Noon to 4:00 p.m.

@ Barnes and Noble, Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne
Saturday, December  12th, 2015
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw5Fu2Anni4&feature=em-share_video_user
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Julia Meek
A Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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