Fleshy Toys: Squeeze It like You Mean It!
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Fleshy Toys: Squeeze It like You Mean It!

10:00 am – 12:30 pm · LGBTQIA+ & Womên
IN-HOUSE

Quick Info

Where
main room
Format
workshop
Max. participants
15 pairs or small groups
Constellation
solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome
Can I passively watch?
yes
Minimum knowledge
Basic knowledge of rope bondage techniques (eg. single column tie, wrapping with even tension, securing ends), Foundational understanding of consent and safety (eg. opt-in/opt-out negotiation, rope placements to reduce possibility of nerve injuries, hand checks, etc.), Good communication skills and a trusting dynamic will enable partners to explore potentially new and challenging experiences. Having a preexisting relationship with your partner is preferable
What to bring
For people tying: min 4 ropes. Note: we use natural fiber jute ropes and thus our expertise is relative to this material only
Accessibility notes
We can adapt to accessibility needs.
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Look with your hands, not with your eyes: press, gauge, weigh, assess. There is a quiet predation in touch—it claims, it tests, it consumes. What happens when touch becomes exploratory, repetitive, even a little selfish? In this facilitated exploration, we approach the body as something to handle, to probe, to play with—meat to be tenderized, shaped, and understood through sensation as much as sight. Touch invites curiosity and provokes appetites. Decoupling the flesh from the human who occupies it, we can put down identities and relationships in order to investigate our carnal craving to consume and be consumed. This is a play-based exploration: we will not be focused on reproducing specific patterns.

 

Facilitator

Two men posing for studio portrait

Bondagious & Thumper (he/him & he/they)

Bondagious (he/him) snared Thumper (he/they) at a rope date in the fall of 2019, and they have been tying tangible and intangible bonds ever since. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the duo has studied principally Akechi Kanna-style rope bondage, from official and unofficial sources. They draw inspiration from Barkas and Addie’s approach to rope as a tool for communication and connection, strongl...

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