If anyone out there knows more, such as a juggling festival with a CJ workshop or a regular juggling get-together where there is some CJ, please email me . You can read more on the yahoo and contactjuggling.org message boards. Announcement that the location has been chosen . Because they are spherical and transparent, CJ balls have interesting optical characteristics, . If you hold them in front of things, they magnify and distort the image.
Contact juggling in front of interesting surfaces produces interesting results.
I discovered this with the aid of a psychedelic wall poster that glows in black light. Moving the ball in front of the poster produces cool visual effects, such as in the above photo. CJ balls look especially good where there are neat sources of light around, such as christmas lights, party lighting, and bonfires. This page just touches the surface of what a good CJ site could be. Fortunately, since I don't have time to push those boundaries, some other, more enthusiastic people are doing it.