The Canny Link Directory

All Magic Guide - directory of magic, magicians, and illusion, with calendars, events, and links galore.

Hocus Pocus Palace - site contains two self-playing magic tricks, where the computer is the magician, and you are the audience.

Illusionist's Page - shows some card tricks and a few other secrets.

Magic Channel

Magic-Interactive - with games, tricks, history, and more.

Trendy Magic - participate in magic online and learn about other magicians.

True Magic - covering card magic, closeup magic, magic links, games and tricks, and sites covering Houdini and David Copperfield.

White Rabbit: The Linking Page - database of magic.

Alexander, Jay - star of Broderbund Software's "Learn the Art of Magic" CD-ROM, and seen on The Today Show and Good Morning America. Specializing in magic for corporate and special events.

Anton The Magician

Anton, Chef - official site of this U.S. Trick Shot Champion.

Barnes, Kevin - children's entertainer and environmental illusionist.

Birch, Dan - magician and magic product dealer.

Buono, Frank - magical sleight of hand family entertainer.

Carlson, John - performing magic and ventriloquism with audience participation.

Carroll, Harrison J.

Cielen, James - Performing in resorts, theatres and on luxury cruise ships.

Dean, Bryan - offering clean magic performances for children and adults.

Fancy Dress | Retail  Offering A Wide Range Of Fancy Dress And Halloween Costumes For Ladies, Men And Children

Finney, Michael - comedian/magician.

Franklin, Joseph

Gillis, Brian - specializing in close-up magic.

Gordon - children's parties in the London area.

Gough, Kevin - magician presents a one hour magic show just for your event.

Hamilton, John - specializes in "Magic With A Message" school assembly program throughout the U.S.

Harary, Franz - designer and performer of illusions.

Joerger, Mark - entertainment for banquets, parties, and promotions. Hilarious and mystifying for adults and children.

Masters, Eric - magic, comedy and danger for corporate events and private parties.

McCree, Shaun - specializing in sleight of hand artistry. Helping companies entertain their clientele through the world of illusion.

Nathan, Paul - magician.

Night, Nicholas - magical artist.

Olds, Jeff - specializing in children and close up magic.

Palmer, Bill - actor, musician, author, and Merlin the Magician.

Pisani, Antongiulio (Demon) - Travel around the magic world.

Silver, Rick - magician for corporate events, parties, and special occasions.

Suzanne - magic for corporate and private events.

Tamarkin, Barry - professional magician specializing in corporate events and trade shows.

Tempest, Marco - virtual reality interactive illusions live on stage.

Tyler, Jim - Diamond Jim Productions: performs close-up and stand-up sleight-of-hand magic in the Dallas area.

Walker, Rick - illusionist and magician.

Ward and Wheeler - perform sketch and musical comedy with roots in the American experience and a penchant for the bizarre.

Watson, Alan - a magician from New Zealand.

Wells, Scott - magician.

Wendry, Bill - lists upcoming appearances.

Westford, John - illusionist.

Wong, Mike - magic for all ocassions. Close up, comedy, grand illusions, and children's events.

Yen, Rebekah

Zigmont - upscale illusion shows and pyrotechnic displays for events and conventions.

Bailey, Clayton - ceramic sculpture.

Bolton, Mark & Shauna DiFusco - functional & decorative pottery including porcelain, terra cotta, and stoneware.

Budge, Susan - current showings of the artist's ceramic works.

Carlson, Robert E. - offers Raku Fired ceramic vessels.

Cavanagh, Henry - limited edition ceramic cookie jars.

Clarkson, Sam - creating beautiful functional ceramics.

Dellatola, Olia - sculptural ceramics from Greek galleries.

Dremann, C. Carlton - trademark 'swirly-glaze' technique.

Fishman, Robert - specializing in pottery.

Frazier, Brock A.

Goldschmidt, Andy - ceramic sculptures, plaques and vessels.

Hatori, Makota - craftsmen from Japan creating Bizen stoneware pottery.

Karsta, Maira - Latvian ceramic artist. Site contains photos of her art work, short biography and more.

L.Tonning, Catherine - hand-painted, one-of-a-kind porcelain art.

Leigh, Tammy - handmade pottery pieces made in Western North Carolina.

Peterson, Sonya - creates sculpture and pottery.

Purnell, Lyn - artist/designer specialising in detailed line drawings of traditional and local interest subjects, views of towns and villages and country sports etc...

Reed, Rhonda - ceramic artist working with earthenware and porcelain.

Smith, Angela - featuring unique raku pottery designs incorporating fabrics and stones.

Tilton, John - contemporary porcelain pottery.

Voulkos, Peter - portfolio, resume, newsletter, and more.

American Ceramic Society (ACerS) - an International association of scientists, engineers and indutrialists who are active in the creation of new products, applications and research regarding ceramics and related materials.

Claynet - a forum for Australian and International ceramics on the Web.

Nottingham Center for the Arts - non-profit center for the studio arts. workshops, programs, classes, studio space and scholarships for working artists.

Oregon Potters Association - helps member potters in Oregon and southwest Washington publicize, exhibit, and sell their work and share information.

Pewabic Pottery - non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Arts & Crafts ideals while advancing contemporary ceramic arts through its full curriculum of educational programs, its support of individual artists, outreach to various communities, and leadership in the exhibition of contemporary and historic collections and archiving of scholarly research.

Porcelain Enamel Institute - trade association of the porcelain enamel industry in North America.

Studio Potter, The - includes articles, book and video reviews, online gallery, organization profile, publications, and more.

Taiwan Ceramics Net - non-profit station for ceramic artists organized by the Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan (CCAT).

Wedgwood Society of Great Britain

Wedgwood Society of New York - interested in 17-20th century European Ceramics and especially English Ceramics.

World Organization of China Painters - a unique museum dedicated to the preservation of antique and contemporary hand painted china.

Center for Puppetry Arts

Cleaford Puppet Scripts - puppet scripts for all-age worship, etc. Hints on using puppets for simple ventriloquism and in puppet theatre. Instructions for building a portable puppet theatre.

Puppetry Home Page - lists resources related to puppets.

Usenet - rec.arts.puppetry  


Rockets

Dale Emery's Rocketry Page - flight logs and lots of photographs.

Dangerous Dave's Handmade Composite Stuff - Reinforced plastic composite rocket fabrication. Links to NASA and the hobby of rocketry.

Darren's Home Made Rockets

Hitchhikers Guide to Model Rocketry

Irving Family: Model and High Power Rocketry

John Kallend's Rocket Page - information on model and high powered rockets.

Launch Control - dedicated to model and high power rocketry in general.

Rocket Activities - from NASA.

Rocket Equations - how to accurately predict speed and altitude for your rocket from weight, diameter, motor thrust and impulse.

Rocketry Online - model, high power and amateur rocketry.

Rocketry.Org - offers information about amateur and experimental rocketry.

Usenet - rec.models.rockets - Model rockets for hobbyists.    

Cluba and Organizations

Central Massachusetts Spacemodeling Societry (CMASS) - New England NAR chapter (Model and High Power).

Estes Rocket Association and Rocket School U.K.

LUNAR - Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry. Model (and some high-power) rocketry.

MIT Rocket Society

National Rocket Car Association - information about when and where rocket cars are being run. Includes photos and more.

Rocket Society Home Movies

S.A.R.G. Sacramento Area Rocketry Group - dedicated to the promotion of the sport and hobby of model rocketry.

SEDS High Powered Rockets Information

Utah Rocket Club (UROC) - supporting sport, scale and high power rocketry on the Wasatch Front.

Dutch Pyrotechnics Page

Gregs Firework Page - information, news, photos, graphics screen savers and more.

Kaboom! - an episode of NOVA on fireworks and pyrotechnic displays.

Larry Crump's Fireworks Page - fireworks news, safety information, fireworks photographs, display setup photographs, magazine information and links.

Pagina Della Pirotecnica - fireworks page in Italian.

Pyro Purity Test

PyroKid's Super Pyro Site

Pyrotechnics

Pyrotechnics - the Art of Fire

Birthstones - traditional, modern, and mystical birthstones.

Cape Cod Rocks - gems, fossils, rocks and mineral specimens. Our collection is older and from unusual locations.

Rockhounds Information - for gem and mineral enthusiasts.

Usenet - alt.folklore.gemstones



Scrapbook Ideas - page layout ideas, scrapbook chat rooms, bulletin boards and links to scrapbook retail stores.

Scrapbooking Idea Network - discuss creative and safe storage for your memories, photos, negatives, memorabilia and textiles in an open forum. Links to a wide variety of suppliers.

Homemade Soap - comprehensive details and instructions about making your own soap, including lots of links.

Index - Kathy's Soapmaking Links - a comprehensive collection of sites.

Stefan's Florilegium: Soap and soapmaking.

Usenet - alt.crafts.candlemaking.soapmaking.moderated

International String Figure Association - organization dedicated to gathering, preserving, and distributing string figure knowledge.    


Textiles

Treasure Hunting

On-Line Treasure Hunter - From coin and relic hunting to prospecting and treasure diving.

Secrets of Treasure Hunting by Mel Fisher - treasure site with articles, tips, pictures and treasure giftshop.

Treasure Hunters International Exchange - treasure stories and news, messaging systems, research guides, metal detectors, shipwrecks and treasure diving

TreasureNet - Treasure hunting, stories, news, product browsers from most of the major metal detector manufacturers including White's, Fisher, Garrett, Tesoro.

Usenet - alt.treasure.hunting  

Danish Metaldetecting Club

Gary's UK Metal Detecting Site - ancient coins and artefacts found metal detecting in the United Kingdom.

InfoCentral 98 - designed for metal detectorist and treasure hunters.

Maryland Artifact Recovery Society - metal detector and treasure hunting club.

Metal Detecting Forum [cnnn.com] - s for treasure hunter, gold prospectors, metal detectorist.

Metal Detecting Forum [detection.com] - for the owners of metal detectors and for treasure hunters.

Usenet - alt.mining.recreational      


Writing    Full Listing

Displaced Writers' Network - network for unemployed and under-employed writers, with links to online resources, descriptions of printed resources, and an opportunity to share stories.

New Ways of Writing - companion site for the book. Features writing activities and links to complement the exercises in the book.

Unforgettable Letters - explore the power, humor, and drama of the written word.

William Safire's Rules for Writers

Writelinks - community of services for writers includes: critique groups, workshops, newsletter, IRC chat, editing, books, and links to web resources.

Writer's Block - what it is and what you can do about it.

Writing Page - ideas for students: the five paragraph essay.

Writing for Radio

trAce Online Writing Community - participants write, work and collaborate on the Web to build a lively interactive literary community. Program sponsors competitions, fellowships, and conferences.

Canada

Surrey Writers' Conference - Three day conference held each October in Surrey (near Vancouver) BC, Canada. Features workshops and one-on-one sessions with authors, editors and agents.