Best of 2015

Show poster for Broken Heart group show at Antebellum gallery

I think Rick Castro may still have a price tag of $3,000 on this. You might be able to talk him down if you’re very nice and ply him with expensive tea.

I’m a little nervous. If I had a very stern Mistress, I might be in for either a severe flogging with a tree branch, or be forced to clean behind the stove. While it has been an awesome year, there has not been as much new art as I would like. Before I looked back, I was a little nervous about the year I’d be reflecting on. Looking back, I can thank Rick Castro and Antebellum gallery for some of the best art I’ve done this year.

I wanted to do a Fetish Artist Favorites 2015, where I’d say who was my pick for best fetish art Instagram site (Colin Christian, with Keith Weesner coming in second), best fetish web comic (Girls With Slingshots barely getting it as Danielle stopped new strips this year, honorable mention to Oglaf for their guest comic on Oh Joy Sex Toy), you get the idea.

There would have to be a section of favorites called But I’m A Little Biased. Best LA fetish event would be DomCon LA, best fetish venue in LA would be Lair De Sade (with Sanctuary coming in a very close second). Of course, and back to the point, best fetish art gallery in LA would have to be Antebellum, run by Rick Castro, but, I’m a little biased.

It could be said I’d be doing just as much or more artwork if it wasn’t for Antebellum, but Rick’s shows led me in different directions than in the past. While the paddle project was started last year, thanks to Antebellum’s Broken Heart art show, this year was when I really got to show off what I could do with the paddles and wood.

Beat My Valentine Card, Available on Etsy

Click here to order the Beat My Valentine Bondage card from Etsy. Also coming soon as a paddle.

How can I forget. My first sale at Antebellum was in 2015!

Thanks to Antebellum, I’ve also been working on more fetish art with men. That’s been a challenge and the exercise has made me very happy. It also made things easier when going into the Tom of Finland art fair in 2015.

Dog and Pony Show poster art for Antebellum Fetish Art Gallery

This piece has been condensed into a greeting card available on Etsy. Click here to order.

Latex Fetish Femdom Enema Art: Paid In Full

Speaking of Tom of Finland, this piece got started at a Tom of Finland workshop. I was inking it in at DomCon when Mark claimed dibs.

Hello Doggie: BDSM pet play

Click on image to buy original art on Etsy

Ready Boy? Doggie Play Spanking Paddle

This original was commissioned by Rick Castro for Antebellum. It’s still on display.

SMUT, an art event for your kinky side

In 2015, I not only did one, but both SMUT events at Sanctuary. It was a hit and I had a blast. All systems are go for 2016!

This is what happens when I’ve done enough pieces to start playing with parts and put something different together. I got a request at SMUT for the 50 Shades Girl on a greeting card. I wanted to add a little something more, so I began putting in elements from other pieces.

Goths in the Sunlight fetish art show at Antebellum

This rounded out my work for events at Antebellum this year. While I like doing new pieces, I got to show off some of the older fetish artwork I had, including Wings Wetted Down, a pair I’m very proud of.

So, that’s it for 2015. Once again, a special thank you to Rick Castro of Antebellum, Tom of Finland Foundation, Forced Womanhood Magazine, Domcon, SMUT, Sanctuary LAX and Instigator Magazine, which will be featuring my new paddles in their first 2016 issue.

I’m already off to a good start on 2016. Tonight, I’m working on more stuff for Club Wick, I got three listings posted on Etsy, and had a special dinner tonight of Mongolian BBQ with noodles for long life, spinach and golden fried items for wealth, and pork for good luck.

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

This Femdom art piece is almost complete and will be available on Etsy.

This Femdom art piece is almost complete and will be available on Etsy.

I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I updated. This is starting to feel like a Nic Buxom comic. I’m sorry there wasn’t really anything for Christmas, but I have to admit. I was pretty much over it by solstice.

One of my first drawings for Club WICK

One of my first drawings for Club WICK, Women In Command of Kink. Yes, I was inspired by a certain comic, and wanted to see what the text would look like in italics.

I couldn’t figure out why I was so exhausted, so soon, and felt so lacking in getting presents for Sherry until it dawned on me that I was putting in 10-12 hour shifts on the driving gig, with very little down time available.

My idea for this is the logotype will go across the middle. I’m thinking of swapping out the flames for some flames from another drawing.

Not to say there has been no drawing this month. I finally got down to doing some logo work for Club WICK, aka Women In Control of Kink. The challenge is the logo calls for a woman leaning over and blowing out a candle mounted on her slave’s tongue. The wick of the candle is the form of a woman wielding a whip.

One of the fuller drawings for Club WICK

One of the fuller drawings for Club WICK. I’m not sold on the lettering and profile of the Domme. I wanted to see this through, and am already working on another view of this scene.

That’s a tall order, especially for a logo that may be reduced down to less than an inch tall. But I’ve learned some things. We can break this up into multiple graphics. The candle wick, the logotype, and the illustrations can all be separate art with separate uses.

On a final note. Sherry and I went to the Tom Of Finland potluck. I got to sit on Black Santa’s lap. I told him I wanted a Red Ryder BB Gun, a singletail whip, and Sherry wanted Josh Brolin in a jock strap. His elf handed me a huge bag of goodies, including a Tom’s Bar T-shirt and one of Tom’s illustrated books.

I’ll try to do another update on New Year’s Day. It might be a retrospective, but I’m also thinking of doing a recap of my favorite fetish things for 2015. While I don’t feel comfortable officially handing out awards, I do want to start acknowledging some of the best fetish stuff out there for the year.

Happy New Year!

 

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Sanctuary Marketplace and New Card

I know I’ve mentioned it in passing here and there, but in case you missed it. Saturday, November 28th, Sanctuary LAX is hosting Marketplace. I’ll be showing there along with other artists and crafters, including Firebird Leather. The event will be 11am-5pm and there will be a big play party later that night.

Fetish Art:Kinky Nurse Get Well Soon Card

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I also got the Get Well Soon graphic finished. This is the uncensored version, which is also available on Etsy as a greeting card. I’m going to be doing more single listings on Etsy soon.

The censored version will be popping up on Twitter and Facebook as best wishes for friends as the cold season kicks in. I’ve got a birthday graphic in progress too, and yes, I’ll be doing a get well card with a hunky guy too 🙂

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