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About the Author                                                                                          Acknowledgments









                                             Morpheous is a sex educator, author, photographer, and kinkster based in Toronto. This                     A very special thank you goes to my team of riggers, Allura, Ruairidh, and Ve-ra, without
                                             is his third book, following on the heels of his popular BDSM books How to be Kinky: A                     whose artistic skills this book would not be filled with the myriad of beautiful images of

                                             Beginner’s Guide to BDSM and How to be Kinkier: More Adventures in Adult Playtime                          rope bondage art that grace the pages.
                                             (2008 / 2012, Green Candy Press, San Francisco). Morpheous’s work is archived in the
                                             Sexual Representation Collection of the University of Toronto’s Mark S. Bonham Centre                      Allura is a passionate rigger hailing from Toronto, Ontario, and has been practicing rope
                                             for Sexual Diversity Studies, at the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago, and at                        seriously for two years. She first encountered rope bondage and suspension at Subspace
                                             the National Archives of Canada.                                                                           fetish parties and was immediately taken by its beauty and practicality. Through events like
                                                                                                                                                        Rope Bite and Shibaricon, along with studying others’ rope on the internet, her skill and
                                             Morpheous has taught a variety of workshops on rope bondage, the aesthetics of                             passion flourished. She is heavily influenced by Milla Reika, Ve-ra, and tons of local Toronto
                                             bondage, fetish photography, advanced and beginner BDSM, and workshops catered to                          riggers, as well as little ol’ me. She practices rope bondage one to two hours a day and is a
                                             professional dominants and submissives. He travels and presents regularly, doing outreach                  firm believer in the healing power of rope.
                                             to both academic and kink-aware safer sex organizations as well as performing in rope
                                             bondage expos the world over.                                                                              Ruairidh (pronounced roo-ah-ree) is a Toronto-born-and-bred rope artist who’s been
                                                                                                                                                        interested in bondage since he could tie his own shoes. Over the years, he has developed
                                             He is also the founder of Morpheous’ Bondage Extravaganza, an annual rope bondage art                      a distinctive style of rope weaving, covering bodies with large-scale rope creations that
                                             installation that has grown over the years into the world’s largest public rope bondage                    range from beautifully severe bondage to severely beautiful fashion apparel. Ruairidh
                                             event, broadcasting to bondage fans all over the globe over the internet. Though the                       draws inspiration for his art from a wide array of sources including nature, old architecture,
                                             event started as a part of Toronto’s annual Nuit Blanche all-night art festival, it has                    modern engineering, and even haute couture. He has been teaching weaving techniques
                                             recently expanded to include another MBE night in Orlando, Florida. mbeworldwide.com.                      for several years at his local bondage groups and Shibaricon. Find Ruairidh at ruairidh.ca or
                                                                                                                                                        on Fetlife.
                                             You can find out more about Morpheous at lordmorpheous.com.
                                                                                                                                                        Ve-ra first discovered her fascination with bondage at an art festival, and since then has
                                                                                                                                                        had the privilege of working with some of the world’s best talent in this arena. Inspired
                                                                                                                                                        mostly by ballet and contemporary dance, she has used her knowledge of the physical
                                                                                                                                                        body to create works of art with Japanese-influenced rope. Since having first gotten lessons
                                                                                                                                                        through her local community, she has been able to meet and learn from talented rope
                                                                                                                                                        artists such as Wykd Dave and Clover, Peter Slemrian, Yukimura Haruki, and, most recently,
                                                                                                                                                        Kazami Ranki. Ve-ra now teaches rope bondage internationally, sharing her love of rope
                                                                                                                                                        with anyone with the passion to learn the art, and I’ve been lucky enough to come along
                                                                                                                                                        on her journey too.

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