This was the most difficult doll picture that I've ever taken because, I didn't understand it and didn't want to take it. This image came to mind and I discarded it. 'What the heck is that'? I thought. I get alot of images in my head, some I try and others I toss out, but this one was a Boomerang, it kept coming back. I always title my images after I've looked at them for a while, this one is the only exception. I had seen it in my head so often that I was familiar enough with it to title it, still I didn't want to take it.
One cold weekend I couldn't decide where to go so I decided that I would take this image just to get it out of my head. I would take it, have it on my computer and be done with it. Obviously I've taken it further than that. This is what this image means to me. I believe that everyone has 'red balloons' of some sort, whether physical or psychological. Some people are able to pop them and move on, others are able to deflate and manage them. Still there are some who carry them through life fully inflated and have a difficult time navigating obstacles that life brings. That's the idea behind this image.