Happy Birthday to me!

A birthday present from a friend and fan that I thought I would share.  http://silenceyoursword.deviantart.com/

Bondage=BDSM=Sex?

My little bondage workshop that I wrote about in my last journal entry was a roaring success. A roaring success in my mind at any rate and I went away pleased as punch. Helen bravely volunteered to be my canvas or demo model for the event and oh lord did she put on a show. Allowing yourself to be tied up and photographed at a closed shoot is one thing. To be bound and displayed on a table in front of a crowd of 25 strangers, then have Uncle M invite the audience up front for a very close up look to study the bound canvas, is quite another. 

Helen was attired Pinup style and was wearing the red waist cincher and skirt Sisi created for our Steam Punk shoot. Black stay up stockings gave Helen's legs a nice sexy sheen. A pair of black knee high boots, (Helen called them "Hooker" boots) and a long fur lined coat completed Helen's look. I was attired in clothing that made me feel comfortable when in front of an audience which is slacks, dress shirt, jacket and tie. Together, Helen and I presented an image to the audience that was far removed from what one would expect at an event such as this, which was our intent. 

As I was introducing Helen to the assembled masses, my little canvas slowly undid her coat, slid it from her shoulders and revealed herself. Helen then took my hand, perched herself on the bondage table and proceeded to peel off her boots. She then sat there daintily as you please, kicking her delicate little nylon encased feet, toes pointed downward of course, waiting not so patiently for the bondage to begin.

The rules for the evening as set out by yours truly, was this is a no sex event, no expectations of nudity and check your play toys at the door. If there is not going to be any sex why would you feel the need to run around the room topless as so many women and men do at these events? That goes for the vibrators, whips, crops, canes, electrical stimulator's and the like. 

Guess what. People appreciated the rules. Both men and women showed un-partnered but easily found somebody to either tie up or be tied up by. There were also some bondage newbies at the event as well. Women. Young and very attractive women. This was all very new to them and to a women, thought bondage and BDSM were one and the same. Of course where there is BDSM there is sex, again in their minds. It never occurred to them that there could be a separation between bondage and BDSM. Not only did I acquire several converts to our particular style of bondage, I picked up two new models as well.  

Here endith the lesson.

Uncle M

Bondage Workshop

Rope Bondage Workshop ~ A Sensual Experience
Hosted by Uncle M Productions
7-10pm

An instructive, hands on workshop dedicated to the art of restrictive rope bondage as a sensual experience.  This interactive workshop will allow the participants to view and then practice various bondage positions designed to immobilize in a safe and comfortable manner.  Simple easy to learn techniques, minimal knot tying with affordable and therefore plentiful rope, will appeal to the beginner seeking a pleasurable or sensual bondage experience as no levels of pain or discontent are discussed in these classes.  The more experienced bondage practioner will not only enjoy seeing a different bondage style in play, but the facilities space and equipment as well.  

Bondage etiquette, sensual, appropriate touching and communication between rigger and willing bondage partner are paramount to a mutually satisfying bondage experience.  Rediscover some of those lost or forgotten skills that are all to often taken for granted.

Uncle M will demonstrate various restrictive ties with one of his Pinup bondage models, attired as a Pinup bondage model.  The experience for the model wearing pinup or fetish apparel vs comfortable clothing or no clothing at all is deliciously  different.  Come and discover how. 

 The Lounge offers ample space to pair off and practice rope skills.  Classes will consist of one hour of instruction followed by two hours of bondage play.  A suspension frame as well as various bondage equipment are offered by Libido      Lounge and will be made available during play time.  There is no expectation of nudity and this is a no sex event.  While there is no dress code, feel free to dress up a little or wear comfortable clothing to make the interactive portions   easier.  Rope in limited quantities will be available for loan.

Class # 1
Basic hogtie -  Uncle M will demonstrate how to hogtie your partner simply and effectively using a single length of rope and one basic knot.  
Basic hogtie with crotch rope - The next step in hogtie bondage.  Discover a simple technique, effective on both the female and male partner,  that increases the security of the bondage and enhances the overall experience at the same time.   

Class # 2
Chest Harness and Wrist Tie -  The classic chest harness is an easy to learn must know tie.  A chest harness serves as an anchoring point for wrists and ankles as well as suspension.  Properly done, a chest harness not only looks cool, it feels so good your bondage partner is not going to want to take it off.  A 50 foot length of rope will be used to demonstrate the tying of the harness and an additional 25 foot length for the wrists to harness bondage.  Uncle M will introduce a conical tool called a fid and show how this amazing tie is accomplished without the use of a single knot.  

Class # 3
The "Helen" Hogtie - This ultimate hogtie was created for and perfected on one of Uncle M's favorite models and is named after her.  The hogtie consists of rope on the upper and lower arms, wrists, knees and ankles.  A 50 foot crotch rope secures the subject in what has to be one of the most deliciously intense hogties imaginable.  Uncle M will take close to an hour to complete this hogtie that consists of 200 feet of well placed rope.  This is a fun tie and plenty of time will be given for practice!


Non Libido Lounge members please contact Uncle M via email: unclem@pinup-bondage.com to be included on the guest list.  Directions to the Lounge will then be provided.  Please state your name and the name of your partner if attending as a couple.  No nick names or handles please.  

Cost $15.00 person / $25.00 couple
Cookies and beverages provided.

Bondage from our early years

Just a few samples of the type of bondage style we did back in the day.  We have evolved from not paying much attention, if at all to what was in the background, to the clean uncluttered look we do today.  From the damsel in distress or DID to a Pinup style.  The Pinup style is a lot harder to do as you have to put some thought into adding props for interest and colour.  

My challenge in upcoming shoots is to combine both styles into something unique.  Add a little more excitement to the art.  Growth...it's all about growth.  

Jennifer and her pal, Red.  Well Red is my pal too actually.  :)

Our first photographer Tea, gets a taste of what it is like on the other side of the camera.  

Officer Jennifer takes her job seriously.  No handcuffs for her.  Noooooo.

A study in frustration.

Busy with Bondage

While I may be guilty of neglecting my little blog, the same cannot be said about the bondage part of the equation.  A very successful bondage event held at Xcitement , photo shoot with Diana and a new mystery model, interviews with two new potential models, one of which can be found on her Deviantart page, welcoming a former model back into the fold (lord has she blossomed and when I get her OK will post either a link of some recent photos) and just generally busy scheduling, budgeting and planning for 2011.

As Christmas is fast approaching (yes Christmas and not the politically correct winter festival.  Don't get me started) I will not make you suffer through any witty dissertation before one gets to the photo part of the blog.  Most of you probably skip right to the photos anyway, pervs that you are.  That is what I would do.  :)

Enjoy!!

Something Santa leaves for good little boys and girls.

Something Santa leaves for REALLY good little boys and girls.

Coldest day of the year...furnace goes out.

Conversation with wife early yesterday evening:

wife:  "It's cold in the house, why isn't the furnace working?"


me: "Hummmm...dunno, let me check it out."  (vision of big honkin repair bill)


me:  "The pilot light on the furnace is out!"  (crap...I'm sure I paid the bill)


wife:  "How did the pilot light go out?"  (in a tone of voice that says it's my fault)


me:  "The wind must of come down the vent pipe and snuffed it out."  (best I could come up with considering the pressure I was under.  Hurriedly checked that the gas was flowing into the house by testing the gas fireplace, bbq and meter outside.  All good)


wife:  "Do we need to call a repair man?"  (lets see now...after hours, freezing cold, furnace out, EMERGENCY repair...$$$$$$.  That would be a no)


me:   "I AM the repair man and can certainly relight the pilot."  (in a tone that suggests confidence but with copious quantities of bullshit lathered in)


wife:  "There must be a number on the furnace to call, give it to me."  (wife is no fool)


me:  "I've got this...give me a minute."  (after turning the knob on the gas regulator to the off position as per the instructions, it got stuck there and would not turn to the pilot setting.  My life passed before my eyes) 


wife:  "I'm getting a sweater."  (wife then opens the oven door, cranks it up to 400 degrees then snuggles up with the dogs and a paper)


me:  (After several attempts the knob finally cooperates and I get the furnace going again.  Walk up to room where wife is)  "Done...up and running again."  (I say smugly)


Wife is beaming.  My reward?  An extra pressed chicken cutlet for dinner.  No snuggle, no sex no nothing.   

What I was hoping for.

Or even this.

Got this.

The Art of the Struggle

Anna talks about struggling while tied up.  Always the best part in my opinion.  :)

So after all this talk about bondage being comfortable enough to fall asleep in and such, you may ask “why is it that the models on Brandibondage struggle so much in the photographs and the videos?”.  Well, my darling audience, that is because struggling is part of what makes bondage fun.  Think about it this way – would you want to tie someone up, putting so much thought into the way that ropes are wrapped and knots are achieved, only to have them fall asleep and snore on you?  Probably not.  Struggling is an essential part of bondage, and without it, bondage would probably not be as appealing. 

There are, in my view (and this is taking it strictly in the acting sense), two ways to struggle.  There is the struggle that says “I’m helpless, I can’t get out of here, but I will struggle to show that it is futile to struggle”, and there is the struggle that says “I am going to get out of here.  I don’t know how, but hey, maybe struggling will help!”  The former tends to involve a lot of wriggling around, possibly trying to get off the surface upon which one is tied (please note here to not try getting off a chair when you are tied to it!), and perhaps, when requested by a fan, reaching helplessly for something out of reach that might just help you, like a cell phone.  The latter involves picking at knots with any and every moveable finger or toe while trying to escape, and sometimes contorting oneself into almost inconceivable positions to achieve this escape.  Escape is almost rarely achieved, and the only one I’ve ever been present at was recorded on tape and posted on Pinup-Bondage, with the promise that it would never happen again.  The best I have managed is to slip miscellaneous dead-end ropes through loops only to find that it was just something Uncle M had left there for me to play with.  What a tease!

The art of the struggle, I think, lies not in the motion and the success or failure of the attempt at escape, but in the intention behind the struggle.  There is a distinct beauty in the wriggling, the expressed helplessness, and the contortions models will put themselves in attempt at escaping, whether the intention is real or not.  There is also a fun irony in the fact that the models struggle as best as they can despite the knowledge that they will mostly likely get nowhere with their efforts, and also the fact that most of the time, the positions for the bondage is so comfortable that the models don’t really want to escape at all!  I know that for myself, there have been a few times where I have had to make myself struggle for the camera when I was content to just lie there.  At the end of the day, I think it’s a general consensus that struggling tends to be the eau de vivre for bondage, and without the struggle, the art of the bondage would be sadly deflated. 

A blast from the past.  Anna tried like mad to get out of this and asked us to leave her tied, which we did.