Northwest Leather Celebration
May 16-18 2008, San Jose, CA
Class Descriptions
Erotic Powerplay Going Mainstream
Two-Handed Flogging Workshop
Getting the Most out of Your Property
The Kinky Domestic
The Basics of Style
Slave Training
Your First Scenes
Master/slave Relationships: Making It Work With or Without Love
Ask a Titleholder
Erotic Powerplay: Enacting Sexual Fantasies Safely Within Loving Relationships
by Dr Gabrielle Hoff, PsyD
Dr. Hoff will share some of her observations from her interviews during the past 21 years with over 1200 people who engage in consensual erotic powerplay and BDSM.
* Powerplay and Our Erotic Imaginations: Why Is It So Sexy and Universal?
* How is it going more mainstream?
* What are the boundaries and differences between the bdsm community and the vanilla world playing with kink occasionally?
* What are the challenges of the communication between the two worlds?
* Common Prejudices, Fears and Misconceptions
* When Powerplay Is Dysfunctional: How Pathology Can Occur in Any Sexual Activity
* Healthy Relationship: Clearer Communication, Better Boundaries, And Healthy Intimacy
* When One Partner Is Interested and the Other Is Not
* Powerplay's Broad Spectrum: Fantasies and Fetishes, from Feathers to Chains
* From Dominant to Submissive and Back Again - The Thrill of Reversing Roles
* Playing with Archetypes: Conjuring Inner Goddesses and Gods, Heroes and Slaves, Mommies and Daddies
The Video:
Matthew and kelly: a Master/slave marriage (2007, run time 27 minutes)
Master M (Matthew) and slave kelly competed in the Northwest Master/slave contest in 2006.
Their relationship is "24/7" -- she is his slave always. She is not oppressed; she has great confidence and is very outspoken. She wears a permanent "slave collar" around her neck and feels truly committed to serving her Master.
They deeply love each other and have fun. In their dominant/submissive activities, Matthew tops kelly. They also discuss how kelly sometimes tops her Master, and they explain how that fits into their M/s (Master/slave) marriage. In the video, they engage in bondage play, use impact toys and share intimate sexual aspects of their erotic dominant/submissive relationship.
Two-Handed Flogging Workshop
by arcane
'Florentine Flogging', or 'Double Flogging' as it is more commonly called, is the art of using two floggers at the same time -- one in either hand. In this hands-on workshop we will learn two different patterns of varying complexity. The skill is taught open handed, but if you prefer you can bring either two fairly well matched floggers, OR two hand towels from your room and the tube from a paper towel roll, or two toilet paper rolls... (You'll have to come to the class to see where that is going!)
If you have any questions contact arcane at arcane@arcanesattic.com.
Getting the Most Out of Your Property: an Investment Guide for Owners
by Coral Mallow, Ms. Oregon Leather 2007
So you have made the decision to be an Owner. Excellent!
What type of Owner will you be?
What type of property are you looking for? What needs will your property fulfill?
Do you favor "fixer-uppers" or do you want the "showroom models?
How do you improve your property to your personal specifications? Are you willing to make short term sacrifices for long term goals?
From "sub-lets" to "24/7" this guide will help you find that which you can call your own.
The Kinky Domestic
by Ryan
So- what do you do AFTER the hot scene? This is a "how to" class on the care of toys, clothing and equipment. Learn the basics of preserving and protecting rubber, latex, leather, cloth, hemp, mfp, silicone, jelly, wood and metal.
The Basics of Style: How Form, Line, and Color Enhance the Female Shape
by Ann Grogan
This workshop is for MTFs who are new to feminine dressing, as well as for any female-identified person who wants to update their image and review spring fashions -- particularly fashions that work for the M to F transgendered person. Our ultimate goal is to demonstrate how the elements of design can balance your body to enhance a feminine shape and image. If you've heard of "having your colors done," you may opt to volunteer as a model during the workshop to learn what colors make you look healthy, rested, and pretty!
Workshop information will help participants make fewer costly mistakes when shopping, know what to buy first and spend the most money on, and how to stretch a few fashion "basics" into a multi-purpose wardrobe. This workshop was featured as part of Discovery Health Channel's program "SeXchange" which aired April and June of 2005, and most recently this spring.
Slave Training : How to Do It and What Kinds of Training You Might Consider
by Domina
Well, now that you have a slave, what do you want to do with him/her? What will you train them to do? How do you train them to do it? If you have to punish them, what is the best way? For that matter, how do you know when he/she needs to be punished? What is a slave journal? What is a Butler's Book? Is this going to be more work than it is worth?
Your First Scenes
by Iain and Angela
How does one go from kinky fantasy, or attending parties, to playing comfortably? We cover how to select toys, how to structure a scene, how to find and prepare a partner, and what techniques to try first. We anticipate common problems and show how to deal with them. Step-by-step, we show what needs to be done before, during, and after a scene, by both partners, in order to have a fun and safe time.
Master/slave Relationships: Making It Work With or Without Love
by Ms. Kendra
Join us for a thought-provoking workshop where the emphasis is on successful Master/slave dynamics/mechanisms (minimizing discussion of the negatives). We'll explore the popular question, "What's love got to do with it?" and ask if successful M/s relationships are necessarily rooted in (or based on) the concept of romantic love. Let's talk about works well in M/s relationships and what makes those relationships even better!
Ask a Titleholder (discussion panel)
The goal of this workshop is to provide information about titleholders and contests in general. Why would anyone want to enter a contest? What should contestants expect when they compete? What does it take to serve your community as a titleholder? And why it is beneficial to our community to continue to support the tradition of contests and titleholders? Ask questions and listen to various titleholders share their experiences and advice.