The Qualatex Event Norway - Instructors

Sue Bowler (nee Marston-Weston) CBA

Sue has worked within the balloon industry since the early 1990’s. Starting with a successful decorating business. She quickly developed her skills and knowledge to take her career as a Balloon Artist to a new level by completing the CBA program and attending many industry events such as IBAC and participating in competitions. Latterly Sue worked as Sales & Marketing Manger for Conwin. Today, Sue has returned to her passion of Industry instructor, working freelance for both Conwin and Qualatex and is very excited to have the opportunity to work with both companies.

Sue loves working with balloons, her design skills are extensive, ranging from large décor projects such as balloon walls through to appealing mini balloons sculptures, many of which have become great profit makers for balloon business’s worldwide. Sue is also known for her elegant wedding and centrepiece designs.

Sue is a renown industry speaker and qualified teacher, she taught Balloon Art Skills for Capel Manor College, UK as well as at many industry events around the world. Sue’s work regularly features in Balloon Images Magazine, Conwin website and more recently in the Balloon Decor Master Series DVD set released 2009.

Jodie Norris CBA

Graham and Mary Queen Rouse

Graham and Mary Queen Rouse of Rouse International began teaching as a team 17 years ago. This dynamic duo brings a wealth of information and experience to the Balloon Industry. Graham is the inventor of Internal Wire Sculpturing (Lite-Sculptures and Fantasy Flowers), Rouse Designer Panels and Rouse Matrix Systems. The Rouses' exciting lives are filled with inventing, creating, teaching, exhibiting, consulting, writing, publishing and manufacturing. Teaching is one of the Rouses' passions, and they have taught "balloons" on five continents. When not on the road, they live in Columbia, SC, USA. They have six wonderful children and five fabulous grandchildren.

Dee White CBA

Dee has been entertaining with balloons for the past 15 years and during that time he has also learned the skills of balloon decorating. He feels that DecoTwist is the way forward for the industry as it offers many new and exciting opportunities with outstanding and profitable results!

Dee's balloon creations have gained him many industry awards over the years, as well as teaching experiences all over the world. Dee's flair for balloons (both décor and twisting) comes across in his popular classes where his passion and creativity are communicated to students all over the world; his teaching methods are flamboyant and exciting not to be missed!