Lief Bound and Icky are queer and trans rope educators and performance artists currently residing in San Francisco, California. Lief Bound is a rope switch who found their love of bondage over a decade ago and believes that rope can be the most honest way to connect with each other. Icky is a switchy pain enthusiast who started their rope bottoming exploration over a decade ago and is most passionate about exploring intersectionality and positionality in consent. Their teaching styles bring the best of both worlds combining crucial perspectives of the top and the bottom. They value consent and safety in every topic they teach, bringing an inclusive and accessible approach to learning rope bondage.  Lief and Icky are most passionate about using multi-media process art to share their vision with the world and push the boundaries of what defines rope.