The Penultimate task is writing the conclusion Everything begins with an idea! Earl Nightingale Even if it's a bad one? Thankfully the idea I had was rooted in a dream I have had for as long as I can remember. That is - to become the best performer of magic
2025 for me began with a trip of a lifetime to enhance my skills as a performer. Thanks to the support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Exchequer Fund I was awarded a grant to study with mentor manipulator, Hyunjoon Kim in South Korea. Before this project got
As we approach Christmas and the end of this year. I feel it’s a good time to sit down and reflect on all that I have achieved in the last year. This morning I went through my calendar exploring each month's adventures, making a small note of significant or little
I, like many of you are right now in the thralls of event bedlam. December is the most wonderful time of year but also the busiest for us performers. And begin so, I am finding it difficult to keep up with this blog. * I thought I would do a
The last weeks in November for me as usually spent preparing myself mentally and physically for the sheer madness that December brings. This year (for my own sanity) I decided that I wanted to build a brand new magic show. This week I am feeling the stress of that decision,
As an artist who travels a lot, I have begun to realise just how important it is to have props that work (when you need them to) but also that they fit in a luggage case, don't take up too much room or weigh much. And most importantly, will arrive
Hello dear readers of my blog. You probably weren't expecting a blog post until next week, but I had to get in touch with you all prematurely to alert others to this nightmare fiasco. For last 14 days I have been dealing with a situation that I wanted to share
This Halloween I was asked by a group I do a lot of performances for would it be possible to provide an hours magic workshop for them to take part in. This particular group is one with varying degrees of ability however there would be leaders available on each evening
Quite recently I have stumbled upon something in performance that I cannot explain. No matter how many shows, the audience size or setting the results appear to be the exact same. Not only does this "happening" in my show completely baffle me but I cannot logically understand why it occurs.
What is fun about being a creative person, generally other creatives seem to find their way to one another through conversations, sharing ideas and also in the writing and reading of books. I remember when I first got into magic, my good friend George Bleeks (my librarian and adopted father
I have been blessed in the last five years to have performed in the mecca of magic for us magicians - The Magic Castle in Hollywood - not once, not twice but three times! In 2019, 2022 and 2024. Each time I visited I challenged myself to perform a different
Feedback is such a sensitive subject to discuss. However, I feel that it is worthwhile discussing openly here in my blog for several reasons. The biggest one is that we are not taught how to give feedback in an appropriate way to one another. I'm sure some of you have
