Magic Collectors Expo: August 19 – 21, 2021 – Part 2 of 2

26-09-2021

Magic Collectors Expo: Second Day – Friday, August 20, 2021 – Afternoon and Evening Sessions
Continuing my summary of the Magic Collectors Expo – Part 2.
Click here to read about the First Day of the Magic Collectors Expo: Part…

Magic Collectors Expo: August 19 – 21, 2021 – Part 1 of 2

19-09-2021

Magic Collectors Expo 2021 was my first LIVE Convention of the year
Magic Collectors Expo: Convention is starting!

Magic Collectors Expo 2021

Whew! For th…

I Am Back and Still Making Magic Products

07-02-2021

I am back!
I know it’s been some time since I’ve written about all the magical props and projects I’ve been working on. My hands have been a bit full over the past few months and I’d like to share with you now a little of what …

Carter Beats the Devil – Stone Lithograph Magic Poster Window Card

11-10-2020

Magic Posters: Original Vintage, Rare & Modern Day Since 1990
Nielsen Magic has been buying, selling, and trading magic posters for thirty years.

Since 1990, Norm Nielsen started amassing one of the largest vintage magic p…

Suzy Wandas – The Lady with the Fairy Fingers

04-10-2020

The Nielsen Gallery
For eleven years and four months, between January 2006 through May 2017, Nielsen Magic in collaboration with MUM Magazine (the official publication of the Society of American Magicians) and various authors, …

Sisters of Mystery Virtual Magic Seminar 2020 Review

09-08-2020

At times I wonder how people are doing with the pandemic of 2020. There are so many unemployed, and although a lot of businesses are open, they are operational in a restricted basis. Food and entertainment are the hardest hit, …

In search for The Magic Rainbow

02-08-2020

Magic Entertainment During Pandemic Times
Trying to stay positive during these pandemic times requires quite a bit of effort. Misinformation, bias and negativity in the news are abundant, so I have consciously decided to turn o…

A Special Magic Wand for the IBM President

27-07-2020

I don’t know about you, but every single day when I wake up, I thank God for my health. I still have enough eyesight and the stamina to do what needs to get done in life. I am also grateful for the amount of work that keeps me …

Puppetry Series: Painting and Stringing a Marionette

19-07-2020

This is the second post in my puppetry series. See the first post “Building a Marionette Controller” to follow from start to finish.
PART 2: Painting and Stringing a “Magical” Marionette
… By now the controllers are built and…

Building a Marionette – Making a Marionette Controller

12-07-2020

Keeping a strict schedule and routine is what kept me sane while taking care of Norm in the last five years he suffered dementia. My caretaking duties fine tuned my time-management skills. The drawback is that things can get bo…