Thanks to Jeff McBride for saying some VERY nice things about Wack-o-Magic and buying a Grymoire and a GIANT Devil's Handkerchief at the booth!
His exact phrase about the Devil's Handkerchief "What a GREAT utllity item, I've never seen one made this big before."...
Yigel Mesika and Bill Abbott both loved my Topsy Turvey Bottles.. (All the weirder because Yigel is the invisible thread guy!!) Bill Abbott's quote was "The best Tricky Bottles I've ever seen."... even if he didn't get the name right.. we all know what he meant!! I'm humbled.
Raymond Crowe said some GREAT things about the Ultimate Dancing cane and gave me permission to add some of his dancing cane moves to my directions... as long as he gets the credit where it's due.. and OF COURSE I will.. he's a super nice guy, and a genius performer!
I have to say the reaction to Wack-o-Magic was exceptionally positive at the IMX convention... People RAVED about the Grymoire and the Tiny Tricky Trashcan... and of course the Topsy Turvey Soda Bottles and the Dancing Cane was a big hit.. and sold out... but it seemed that people REALLY like the stuff that I build and that Walt Anthony writes the routines for.. We make a spectacular team...
Wacko Magic is a new magic manufacturing/distribution company that makes what it sells.
http://www.wack-o-magic.com
I'm mostly a one man show. I sculpt, mold, sew and otherwise assemble most of the props that are sold by the company.
I try very hard not to outsource beyond my neighborhood... which is a LITTLE easier because I live in Los Angeles. As many parts as I can get are made in the USA!
Lots of care goes into each prop, but you get what you pay for.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
WHEW! Sometimes it's hard keeping a secret... actually it's ALWAYS hard to keep a secret... but I think I've done a good job with this one.
I have RUBBER BOWLING PINS!! THEY ARE CAST FROM A VINTAGE LANE PIN FROM A LANE THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
I've painted them.. and added something that I don't think has EVER been added to a rubber production item... a SEALED FLEXIBLE DECAL!! The "bowling supplies" decal won't crack, or come off... it's sealed onto the latex in the gloss coating...
The price is not cheap... but they're not cheap to make. They're thick so that they keep their shape, and The cost of latex recently went up 25%... and that's on top of a price increase 50% from about 10 years ago.. Blame it on rubber gloves being made for a rising medical system overseas.
At any rate.. they're good for productions.. or for the old bottle in the paper bag routine.. or whatever your imagination can come up with!!
I have RUBBER BOWLING PINS!! THEY ARE CAST FROM A VINTAGE LANE PIN FROM A LANE THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
I've painted them.. and added something that I don't think has EVER been added to a rubber production item... a SEALED FLEXIBLE DECAL!! The "bowling supplies" decal won't crack, or come off... it's sealed onto the latex in the gloss coating...
The price is not cheap... but they're not cheap to make. They're thick so that they keep their shape, and The cost of latex recently went up 25%... and that's on top of a price increase 50% from about 10 years ago.. Blame it on rubber gloves being made for a rising medical system overseas.
At any rate.. they're good for productions.. or for the old bottle in the paper bag routine.. or whatever your imagination can come up with!!
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