Vanishing Inc. Magic Blog

53 Magicians - And Me!

By Andi Gladwin -

My friend Mark Shortland is a talented magician, and artist. When he started his 53 Magicians project I was in awe. He somehow managed to portray 53 magicians without using their facial features. He pulled me aside at The Session and said that he had a gift for me. The gift? He had included me in his wonderful deck! Here's a photo of the original artwork thanks to Mark Shortland:

53 Magicians

The next day, on the flight to Magifest, the Vanishing Inc. team and I had a fun time going through the deck and guessing all of the magicians. It's a really cool deck, and one that I'll treasure forever thanks to Mark's artwork of me.

Leave a comment

to post a comment.

Back to blog homepage

Similar posts on the blog

Schrödinger’s Cards
Schrödinger’s Cards

Schrödinger’s Cards

Vanishing Inc. - 05-Apr-2025

Category: Products


Our 2025 April Fools joke saved in all its glory!

Conversations With Creators - Angelo Carbone
Conversations With Creators - Angelo Carbone

Conversations With Creators - Angelo Carbone

Damian Jennings - 12-Oct-2023

Category: Products


Angelo Carbone sat down with us to discuss creativity, his processes and the journey that "Demi Deck" went through.

Pit Hartling on The Elusive Illusive
Pit Hartling on The Elusive Illusive

Pit Hartling on The Elusive Illusive

Pit Hartling - 23-Aug-2023

Category: Products


An extract from Pit Hartling's introduction to Ben Dagger's The Elusive Illusive.

Marlo in the New Tops (MINT)
Marlo in the New Tops (MINT)

Marlo in the New Tops (MINT)

Andi Gladwin - 03-May-2023

Category: Products


Andi Gladwin shares some of the very best magic in The New Tops books.