While I was struggling to make ends meet in 1995, the year was significantly better than the one before. Thanks to the internet and friends in the leather community, I went to many parties, socials and even conventions. I drew everywhere I went, which provided material for the Dominatrix Calendar 1996 . I learned that in order to get the 1996 calendar to market, I needed to have it ready by October.
I took it a step further and had the calendar ready by Folsom Street Fair. While I didn’t have enough for a booth, I simply showed up with a stack of them in my briefcase and ran out by day’s end.
This is a cover from the demo copy. I used number seven for luck, which worked. This is the only copy of the calendar I have left. I had to add “Please Touch!” because when I displayed at events, people would just stare, thinking I would strike their hand or something if they opened the calendar up.
The cover incorporated a lot of what I used to love drawing before going into Femdom art. Whether I knew it or not, I already was doing fetish art. My cyberpunk obsession already used leather, rubber, and metal, in part influenced by dancers at Richard’s Lounge, which later became The Candid Club. Hovercars were a big deal to me at the time, and my fantasies often included big futuristic, classic style, flying autos.
June 96 seemed a little calm in comparison, just a simple pose. Sometimes I wondered if I was secretly summoning a job for Skye Blue. However, I always liked the style of long blonde hair, and big boobies of course. I’ve always had a thing for western wear. While this only took a short while to draw and is pretty simple, I had this on display quite a bit.
I’m still trying to remember what inspired July 96. I’m still trying to remember what the hell she’s riding. If anything, it’s inspired by a lot of the home made and strange fetish furniture I would see at the time, along with the gender bending in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thankfully, people really liked it. Looking back, it doesn’t seem like one of my better pieces, but it was an awesome conversation starter.
More coming later…
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