Seeing him is the best part of my day when I’m commuting around the Downtown or SSL areas. As another user wrote in the Salt Lake Subreddit:

“There is a good chance you’ve seen Ten walking between Liberty Park and the Aves.

I caught him on the southeast corner of 9th and 9th a few days ago. We spoke for a while. He says his name is Ten because he’s the tenth out of ten other wizards.

He is nice. And, he was slow to speak, but in a way that left me with the impression he was being thoughtful and gauging if I would understand what he was meant.

I bought a necklace from him and asked him to pick one out. He chose one that he made and said that it is made of painted wood and glue. It looks like a Christmas ornament.

He says that the ones he makes are “ugly” and that the ugly ones sell better. But sometimes he accidentally puts too much effort and makes them “not ugly” and they don’t sell. I wish I had taken notes. He had a lot to say.

I asked him if I could take his picture. He said yes but that if I ever made any money off of the photos, he would get a percentage.

Unfortunately for Ten, I don’t have plans to make any money off of these. But if you see him, buy a necklace and tell him “Andy the photographer with the lenses” sent you. Maybe he’ll cut me a percentage.”

A wizard appreciation post. ‘Ten’ the wizard of SLC UT