Blind Faith with Madison Young and I…
Madison Young and I have started doing a bondage performance called “Blind Faith”. You will see why it’s named so when you see the pictures…. It seems that every time we perform it the name fits the venue. The first time we performed it was for “Sizzle”, an erotic reading at her gallery Femina Potens and the theme was Religion & Sex. We next performed it 2 nights ago at the art open for Nancy Peach’s show “Unspoken Bond”. The name fits the first, I think, because people have blind faith in religion & a higher power just as Madison has blind faith in my skills to allow me to rig her as I do. The second “Blind Faith” is appropriate I feel because Nancy and I never met till we entered her gallery together to view the images she painted of myself & Madison. We each had blind faith in each other’s abilities to convert each others vision into our own art. She trusted me to give her dynamic reference images and I trusted her to convey my art in oils.
So with the explination out of the way, I have posted below some images shot by my friend Retrotie of “Blind Faith” performed with “Uncommon Bond” as a backdrop…
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Madison Young’s Femina Potens Art Gallery
Hello lovely people,
As you may or may not know, I not only perform in some of your favorite adult films and bondage sites but I’m also an artist and activist who runs a progressive art gallery in San Francisco, Femina Potens Art Gallery (www.feminapotens.org)
Femina Potens has provided hundreds or art exhibits, spoken word events, multi-media programs, film screenings and educational work shops over the past 8 years that reflect the experiences of women, transgendered, kink, and sex worker communities. We need all of your support in order to continue to provide such resources to the community and create visibility for cutting edge artists.
With our new sustainer program you can donate as little as $10 a month, a tax deductible donation, and at the same time become part of a movement of artists pushing boundaries around identity, sex, feminism, public health, and queering how together as a community we engage with art.
Help support visibility and connection of the queer community through the arts. Nurture your community by sustaining the only non-profit art gallery in the Castro and the country’s only queer public arts program.
Femina Potens is an all ages community funded gallery and is a reflection of all of us. We encourage you to become a member. Connecting Communities by Queering Concepts of Art and Sex.
Go to http://www.feminapotens.org to become a sustainer today. Sustainers also receive such benefits as free tickets to Femina Potens events, VIP art events, and discounts on art purchases.
Thank you so much for your support.
xo,
Madison Young
Public tour of my workspace….
Peter gave a tour to the public last week of the Armory, a 90 year old building which happens to be where I direct hogtied.com.
Shibaricon registration now open!
Hello Rope Lovers,
The team has been working very hard & registration for ShibariCon 2009 is officially open!
The BEST rope CommUNITY in the world!
ShibariCon 2009
May 22-25, 2009
Chicago, IL USA
4 DAYS OF CLASSES
Whether you are a novice or advanced rigger ShibariCon has something
for you! We will offer over 80 classes by the best instructors
around including Mark Yu, Mike West, Jimi Tatu, Lee Harrington,
DogTrainer1974, Lochai, Mark of DV8 House, Sir
C, Dov and too many more to list. Check http://www.shibaricon.com
for updates in the coming months.
3 NIGHTS OF PLAY
Practice your newly learned rope skills in our fully-equipped play
space until 3:00am for 3 consecutive nights!
SHOP!
ShibariCon will have a great selection of vendors selling all sorts
of kinky goodies including rope, toys, corsets, shoes and much, much more!
15% DISCOUNT IF YOU REGISTER NOW!
ShibariCon is offering a 15% discount off of our early registration
price of $155 through the end of October! That means you can
register now for only $132.00! Registration will be limited so this
is a great time to reserve your place. Register here:
http://www.shibaricon.com/registration/register.php The link should
be up on the site within the week.
Please join us for what will be a wonderful weekend of education, fun
& friendship.
Sexies Awards Party and Polyamorous Pride Weekend Oct 3-5
Join us in New York City to celebrate the awarding of the first Sex-Positive Journalism Awards.
The party will be Sat. Oct. 4, 6:30-9:30pm,
in the downstairs lounge of Splash, 50 W. 17th Street, New York.
(www.splashbar.com)
$5 cover
Mingle with your favorite sex-positive writers and advocates, and support the mission of Sexies awards so they can continue into 2009! The first 100 attendees will get a gift bag of goodies from the Sexies sponsors.
Meet first-place winners Amanda Robb (”Abstinence 1, S-CHIP O,” New York Times), Debbie Nathan (”Hysteria, Exploitation, and Witch Hunting in the Age of Internet Sex,” Counterpunch), Jill Bauer (”Never Too Old for Sex,” Miami Herald), Daniel Engber (”Naughty Nursing Homes,” Slate), and Alysha Rooks (”Between the Briefs,” Res Gestae, University of Michigan Law School), as well as many of our other fabulous winners.
Meet the stellar Sexies judges! Attending the award ceremony will be: Carol Queen, PhD, writer, speaker, educator, and activist with a doctorate in sexology; Liza Featherstone, journalist and author of “Sex, Lies, and Womenís Magazines” (Columbia Journalism Review); Judith Levine, journalist and author of the award-winning Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex; and Doug Henwood, contributing editor to The Nation. Judith Levine will talk about her experiences with the media when Harmful to Minors was released.
There will also be a silent auction and raffle to support the awards. The fabulous prizes include:
- original art by Julio Aguilera and Sophy Naess;
- signed copies of books by winners, judges, and supporters;
- sex toys;
- gift certificates for sexy pleasures; and more!
Don’t miss out on this chance to support the sex-positive journalism and take home something you’ve always wanted. Prize donations are still being accepted. Contact Miriam at info@sexies.org if you have a donation.
Also, make a weekend of it! For those who are interested, Oct. 3-5 is also Polyamorous Pride weekend in New York City, and PolyNYC has planned a packed schedule (none of which overlaps with the Sexies party!). There is a cuddle party Friday night, a rally and picnic Saturday afternoon featuring Sexies winner Tristan Taormino as keynote, an afterparty, and a reading and book signing on Sunday. More information here: http://www.poly-nyc.com/pride/.
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The Sexies are the brainchild of journalist Miriam Axel-Lute, and were brought about in collaboration with writers, readers, and activists from The Center for Sex & Culture and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. Corporate sponsors include Babeland, The Playboy Foundation, Xbiz, UltraVirgo Creative, and Splash. More details are available at: www.sexies.org.
Remember to send in your entries for next year’s awards whenever you read something sex-positive: www.sexies.org/submit.php.
Orlando to Alabama via New York (What?!)
Just an update to let you know that Lochai and J made it as far as Orlando last night, where they found a nice hotel that allowed their kitties to roam freely without having to sneak them in. Tonight’s goal is to make it to Alabama.
So clearly they are a long way from home on either coast and NYC, but I bring up New York City because I know that Lochai would proudly support the NYC Sex Bloggers Calendar. 12 of New York’s best sex writers and educators are producing a pin-up/burlesque themed calendar to support Audacia Ray’s Sex Work Awareness Project. You have an opportunity to “buy a day.” For more information go to sexbloggercalendar.wordpress.com.
More updates as I get them…
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