Hi,
I'm Tom Lauten. I've come back to magic after a 32 year gap and I am loving it. It's early days for me at the moment and I am enjoying tricks like folding coins, matchbox penetration, Reality twister, thumbstrap escape, acrobatic matches, IT and ITRs and have made a few variations of my own on a couple of standards.

I am a special effect artist by trade and am quite inventive in terms of making weird and wonderful gadgets and props and in the art of illusion and misdirection,...well for film and tv anyway!

I love close up (and for now, selfworking tricks) you know, quick hit jaw droppers!

I am practicing sleights but we all know it takes time.

Please have a look at my FX work at
http://www.nimbacreations.com

If anyone gets any inspirations re stuff I might be able to help with just contact me. Right now I'm interesed in building a stock of tricks so I'm upfor some interesting swaps and barters!

All the best,
Tom
(YankeeTom)

Welcome Tom... I am sure you will have a great time here:)

Hello Tom! Everyone with an interest in magic is welcome here at the Café. There are plenty of forums for the sale and trade of items, as well as one for special FX. You may want to check out:
F/X
Tricks & Effects for Sale or Trade...
DVD's & Videos for Sale or Trade...
Books & Lecture Notes for Sale or Trade...
Stage Illusions for Sale or Trade...
Escape Items for Sale or Trade...

And there are several other forums here that may be of interest to you as well.

Also, a friendly reminder to check out the rules for posting before you post again. You can find them in the "Cafe Etiquette" forum.
Happy Posting!
Kathryn Novak
Grammar Hostess

Tom, welcome to the Café.

May I suggest you announce yourself in the 'Spooky mysterious and bizarre' forum? I've just looked at your site, and I know my fellow bizarrists will LOVE your work.

Regards,

Caleb Strange.

Hi Yankee Tom
you have nice resume and I am sure that you will enjoy the Café a lot. Do not hesitate to join the discussions. Let me welcome you with a cup of strong Turkish coffee on my bill while you begin to type your next contributions.

Hi Tom,
Welcome to the Café. Your arrival will certainly be met with excitement here. To add to Kathryn's list you may want to check out the forum on Building Your Own Props. I'm sure the rest of us will look forward to your postings cosidering your expertise in that field. Have fun reading all the post!

Many welcomes Tom! I see "Nightbreed" is in your credits, which is one of my all-time favourite movies, in large part due to the awesome makeup/prosthetics and other FX work (plus it's set in Canada...) I'm one of those bizarrists and very glad you have come aboard!

-bigwolf {*}