Greetings, one and all!

My name is Andrew Sherwin, I'm a 33 year old Englishman, living and working in Vienna, Austria.

I've been interested in magic since I was about 5, I think. In any case, it's played a huge part in my life. And over the years, my interests have varied greatly.

I started off with kid's magic at an early age, and was fortunate in having a great mentor, who took me along to some of his shows and allowed me to help him out. He was a traditional English children's performer, performing magic, Punch and Judy, balloon modelling, and he taught me so so much. Upon his retirement, he gave me most of his props, and I was able to effectively carry on his work. This put me through college, for which I am extremely grateful.

I now perform only very occasionally, but I'm working on a new project here in Vienna, with an emphasis on mentalism and mind reading, though my tastes are still wide and varied. My main influences and heroes are, of course, Corinda, Docc Hillford, Tony Andruzzi, Eugene Burger, Matt Mello, Rainer Mees, Stefan Olschewski... to name a few.

I'm really looking forward to making a valued contribution to the forum, and hopefully making some new friendships.

With best wishes,

Andy

Welcome AndrewSherwin,

As a person who had a real apprenticeship as you did, I know there is nothing like getting to go along to a real show and watch it (over and over).
I think it teaches a great deal about sensitivity to the audience and the clues they give about their experience of the show.

-Mary Mowder

Welcome! As someone who is also into mentalism, I look forward to hearing ypyr thoughts

Russell

Welcome Andrew! I look forward to hearing about your experiences and learning more about and from you!

Thank you, Mary, Russell and Mike for the welcome.

Mary, you're absolutely correct about apprenticeships. It is, let's face it, how this trade was passed on in the past, and it ensures a continuation of standards in some way. I'm by no means saying I'm the best at what I do, but learning from someone who himself had been trained by one of England's finest trains you to realise that the knowledge we have is quite a legacy.

And Russell, being mentalists, surely we can hear each other's thoughts already?! ;-)

A quick edit to my previous post: some might wonder what Andruzzi is doing in my list of heroes ---apart from being a commensurate showman, I also enjoy dabbling in the bizarre side of life. There are times when mentalism and bizarre magic just seem to go hand in hand!

Welcome Andrew! I am looking forward to your contribution. I'm sure you have a lot to share.

Hudson