| May 3-6, 2012 |
| Our Fifth Fabulous Year! |
| CONNECTING THE PIECES AN SJW RETREAT |
| CONNECTING THE PIECES AN SJW RETREAT |
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| Our Fifth Fabulous Year! |
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| CONNECTING THE PIECES AN SJW RETREAT |
| Submissive Journey Weekend |
| The family I have because of SJW is one that I am blessed and lucky to have. I hold them close in my heart, in my thoughts, and I miss many of them terribly until the next time...next year...that our paths take us again to the mountain. -P Illinois |
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| 2012 Staff & Presenters |
| 2012 Staff & Presenters |
Elegant began her leather journey in Dallas, Texas in 1997 and has been an active part of the Atlanta
community since moving in 2001. She does not like being identified with a single label, as her
identity is a blending of her life. She is slave to Master Archer, mother to two teens, PTA volunteer,
leather crafter, bootblack, and co-owner of Fantasies In Leather and TLC Leather Care. Elegant is a
member of NLA-I, Marketing Chair for Southwest Leather Conference, Publicity & Marketing Chair for
SouthEast LeatherFest (2004-2007), producer of Boot Camp Atlanta and creator/Producer of Twisted
Toyland Atlanta. Her experiences have led her to judging opportunities at International Community
Bootblack competition, SouthEast Master/slave contest at Together In Leather and other leather
contests. Elegant had the honor of being selected as Southeast Bootblack 2005 at Together In
Leather and 1st Runner-Up at International Community Bootblack 2005.
Bootblacking and leather care are Elegant’s passions. She considers them services of love and an art
form in which to express herself. She has a kinky love for extreme clothespin play, deep impact
opportunities and all things flaming and has led education classes on Microbondage and Fireplay and
workshops of the mind with Master Archer. Her dedication to the community and specifically in
spreading a positive awareness of D/s~S/m is a never-ending path to new experiences.
Born in 1958, Michael has always identified as a gay male. His submissive journey began very shortly
after the end of my 17 year vanilla relationship. In 2004 he petitioned to train as a slave, and in
2006 after relocating to Atlanta, he was collared by Master Casey Scott. Michael holds dear the
values of the leather lifestyle: Honor, respect, integrity and transparency. Besides his position in
service to Casey, Michael works to continue his education in all forms of service. He apprenticed
under Elegant as a bootblack, giving training to others at local Boot Camps, and competed for
Southeast Bootblack at Beyond Leather in April 2009.
Michaels professional career includes 9 years as an Installation and training Manager. It was through
this phase of his career that he learned many valuable tools in art on educating and listening. He has
found these tools invaluable in his submissive journey.
Sonya is a Georgia transplant and has been owned by FamilyThunder in Atlanta since the fall of
2008. She is a multi-racial and multi-cultural slave who moved to Atlanta, GA in December 2007 from
San Diego, CA, so the South can still be a culture shock to her. Like many people, her interests in
the lifestyle are multi-faceted. She is a masochist who tends to sing while being beaten and a bit of
a romantic slave with a strong tendency towards being a smarty pants. Sonya holds people to high
expectations, respectfulness being at the top of the list. Honesty, honor, and tolerance are
subheadings under that. She has been growing in Leather through the guidance of her Master, her
friends all along the dynamic chain, and the examples set by those around her. Her education is
mainly from older leather people who place a heavy emphasis on tradition and protocol, so
sometimes her actions seem a bit off to her own generation of leather. C’est la vie.
While personal service is not Sonya's passion (She does it for Master and for him alone), she does
enjoy community service. She prefers to be behind the scenes. She is involved with MAsT-Atlanta,
NLA-Atlanta and Twisted Toyland Atlanta.
talina is part of a a 24/7 Gorean M/s household; the house is polyamorous and polyfidelitous. The
household model is based upon Gorean principles, including strong integrity, leadership and
disciplinary practices,while leaving fantasy Gor behind. It is their goal for all participants in the
home to be free to express emotion, put forth ideas, and to participate in their own personal
growth. Each member is encouraged to achieve their highest potential, while respecting personal
boundaries.
talina has been in the lifestyle for 25 years, and travels the country teaching classes on emotional
intelligence, accountability, and life fulfillment.
Mel began exploring kinky sex in High School and never looked back. She was introduced to the M/s
dynamic in 2004 and to leather by her owner, Dan, in 2005. Since becoming a full time slave in 2009,
she and Dan have dedicated themselves to teaching not only M/s dynamics, but also to the LGBTQ
community, about long term relationship issues such as living wills, medical and financial powers of
attorney, health and life insurance, etc. in order to help those who are unable to marry, or who
choose not to marry, still have a safety net. Dan and Melissa hold the title of Southeast Master and
slave 2011 and travel throughout the Southeast, U.S. and surrounding countries to learn from and share
knowledge with their brothers and sisters. They also created The W Foundation to help current
leather titleholders with their travel funds and to also raise money for various other causes. Melissa is a
member of Women in Leather International, The Tradesmen Leather Club (Associate Membership),
T3WD and MAsT Monroe NC
Trinity has been living the lifestyle in some capacity since 1993. She came out to the Atlanta
community in 1996. After a too-long stay in south FL in the 2000s, she returned to the metro
Atlanta area in late 2007 and has been an active member since. She has been a collared submissive in
two relationships and a collared slave in two, for a combined total of about twelve years. She has
always been drawn to service and self-improvement, both within and outside of her relationships. A
fiction editor by trade, she has a love for the written word and is a teacher at heart.
Zilah is a female submissive striving to channel various influences within her life into her service
relationship in a meaningful way. She grew up in the Midwest, and an interesting childhood put her
in contact with corsets and Victorian era service and skill sets at a very young age. Following a long
stint as a confirmed tomboy she rediscovered her love for these very particular pursuits. Perhaps
because of this influence, and the spirituality she has begun to find within her service, rituals and
protocols are quite dear to her. As a college student, also important is the constant pursuit of
education and self improvement, which she feels has been aided by her progress in her power
exchange relationship. In her free time zilah is likely to be found alternately geeking out with
friends, reading Jane Austin or philosophy, working with her hands, or hunting down obscure string
quartets to listen to.
Zilah is currently an organizer and event coordinator for Off the Cuff and Newbie Night in Fort
Lauderdale, and is active in the local South Florida community. She identifies most as being a
servant, pet, and property of her Owner, Aelar.
riches jodi is one who follows leather traditions and shares them with others so that they may know
of their value in life and relationships. She is a free woman who has been pledged to Sergeant Major
as his slave by her choice since 2004. She is dedicated to following his lead as a teacher, mentor
and worker in her community. Together they hold the title of Great Lakes Master/slave 2006. She is
a co-founder of MAsT: Twin Cities, committee member of Minnesota Leather Pride and associate
member of Atons of Minneapolis and the Chicago Leather Club and member of NLA-I and Women In
Leather-International. She has been a 'mominant' to three sons for over two decades, enjoys
gardening and has been an active Toastmaster for over four years.
Feyrie incorporates her debutante upbringing into her penchant for debauchery and passion for
service. Slavery is both an Art and a Spiritual Path for her. In service since her early teens, she has
discovered a love of tea, formal etiquette, ritual, Art, myth and Depth Psychology, all of which she
brings into her service to her Master and her Community. Feyrie identifies as slave, and has been
active in the public community for 13 years.
Cricket grrl is a 43 year old heteroqueer, submissive Leather Girl living in Indianapolis with her
Daddy, Sir G. She serve the local community in varying capacities as a member of NLA – Indianapolis,
Andromeda, IMAS and KISS, and has had the honor of presenting for IMAS, KISS and GLLA IX. Cricket's
workshops are informed by 13 years working in mental health counseling and education, 5 of which
were spent educating school and social service professionals about Gender and Sexuality, the
generosity of my Odawa and Ojibwe teachers, and an avocation as a martial artist and self defense
instructor. She is passionate about empowerment, healing, and helping folks understand and value
their differences as well as their similarities.
Marg_it (rhymes with target!) is a service-oriented, BootWhorin’ masochist with 12 years experience
in the wonderful world o’kink. She assisted with the SWLC Bootblack competition for four years in
addition to offering stunt bottoming services there and other events such as Tribal Fire during her
Wild, Wild Western adventure. Since returning to Atlanta in 2009, this Prodigal Southern Belle has
bottomed in demos for local groups and at SELF. (Heavy impact, singletails and waterboarding- oh,
my!) She currently keeps busy by frequently being violently assaulted by people who love her,
organizing the social calendars of her Knotley Crewe family members, and is co-producer of Twisted
Toyland™ - Atlanta.
community since moving in 2001. She does not like being identified with a single label, as her
identity is a blending of her life. She is slave to Master Archer, mother to two teens, PTA volunteer,
leather crafter, bootblack, and co-owner of Fantasies In Leather and TLC Leather Care. Elegant is a
member of NLA-I, Marketing Chair for Southwest Leather Conference, Publicity & Marketing Chair for
SouthEast LeatherFest (2004-2007), producer of Boot Camp Atlanta and creator/Producer of Twisted
Toyland Atlanta. Her experiences have led her to judging opportunities at International Community
Bootblack competition, SouthEast Master/slave contest at Together In Leather and other leather
contests. Elegant had the honor of being selected as Southeast Bootblack 2005 at Together In
Leather and 1st Runner-Up at International Community Bootblack 2005.
Bootblacking and leather care are Elegant’s passions. She considers them services of love and an art
form in which to express herself. She has a kinky love for extreme clothespin play, deep impact
opportunities and all things flaming and has led education classes on Microbondage and Fireplay and
workshops of the mind with Master Archer. Her dedication to the community and specifically in
spreading a positive awareness of D/s~S/m is a never-ending path to new experiences.
Born in 1958, Michael has always identified as a gay male. His submissive journey began very shortly
after the end of my 17 year vanilla relationship. In 2004 he petitioned to train as a slave, and in
2006 after relocating to Atlanta, he was collared by Master Casey Scott. Michael holds dear the
values of the leather lifestyle: Honor, respect, integrity and transparency. Besides his position in
service to Casey, Michael works to continue his education in all forms of service. He apprenticed
under Elegant as a bootblack, giving training to others at local Boot Camps, and competed for
Southeast Bootblack at Beyond Leather in April 2009.
Michaels professional career includes 9 years as an Installation and training Manager. It was through
this phase of his career that he learned many valuable tools in art on educating and listening. He has
found these tools invaluable in his submissive journey.
Sonya is a Georgia transplant and has been owned by FamilyThunder in Atlanta since the fall of
2008. She is a multi-racial and multi-cultural slave who moved to Atlanta, GA in December 2007 from
San Diego, CA, so the South can still be a culture shock to her. Like many people, her interests in
the lifestyle are multi-faceted. She is a masochist who tends to sing while being beaten and a bit of
a romantic slave with a strong tendency towards being a smarty pants. Sonya holds people to high
expectations, respectfulness being at the top of the list. Honesty, honor, and tolerance are
subheadings under that. She has been growing in Leather through the guidance of her Master, her
friends all along the dynamic chain, and the examples set by those around her. Her education is
mainly from older leather people who place a heavy emphasis on tradition and protocol, so
sometimes her actions seem a bit off to her own generation of leather. C’est la vie.
While personal service is not Sonya's passion (She does it for Master and for him alone), she does
enjoy community service. She prefers to be behind the scenes. She is involved with MAsT-Atlanta,
NLA-Atlanta and Twisted Toyland Atlanta.
talina is part of a a 24/7 Gorean M/s household; the house is polyamorous and polyfidelitous. The
household model is based upon Gorean principles, including strong integrity, leadership and
disciplinary practices,while leaving fantasy Gor behind. It is their goal for all participants in the
home to be free to express emotion, put forth ideas, and to participate in their own personal
growth. Each member is encouraged to achieve their highest potential, while respecting personal
boundaries.
talina has been in the lifestyle for 25 years, and travels the country teaching classes on emotional
intelligence, accountability, and life fulfillment.
Mel began exploring kinky sex in High School and never looked back. She was introduced to the M/s
dynamic in 2004 and to leather by her owner, Dan, in 2005. Since becoming a full time slave in 2009,
she and Dan have dedicated themselves to teaching not only M/s dynamics, but also to the LGBTQ
community, about long term relationship issues such as living wills, medical and financial powers of
attorney, health and life insurance, etc. in order to help those who are unable to marry, or who
choose not to marry, still have a safety net. Dan and Melissa hold the title of Southeast Master and
slave 2011 and travel throughout the Southeast, U.S. and surrounding countries to learn from and share
knowledge with their brothers and sisters. They also created The W Foundation to help current
leather titleholders with their travel funds and to also raise money for various other causes. Melissa is a
member of Women in Leather International, The Tradesmen Leather Club (Associate Membership),
T3WD and MAsT Monroe NC
Trinity has been living the lifestyle in some capacity since 1993. She came out to the Atlanta
community in 1996. After a too-long stay in south FL in the 2000s, she returned to the metro
Atlanta area in late 2007 and has been an active member since. She has been a collared submissive in
two relationships and a collared slave in two, for a combined total of about twelve years. She has
always been drawn to service and self-improvement, both within and outside of her relationships. A
fiction editor by trade, she has a love for the written word and is a teacher at heart.
Zilah is a female submissive striving to channel various influences within her life into her service
relationship in a meaningful way. She grew up in the Midwest, and an interesting childhood put her
in contact with corsets and Victorian era service and skill sets at a very young age. Following a long
stint as a confirmed tomboy she rediscovered her love for these very particular pursuits. Perhaps
because of this influence, and the spirituality she has begun to find within her service, rituals and
protocols are quite dear to her. As a college student, also important is the constant pursuit of
education and self improvement, which she feels has been aided by her progress in her power
exchange relationship. In her free time zilah is likely to be found alternately geeking out with
friends, reading Jane Austin or philosophy, working with her hands, or hunting down obscure string
quartets to listen to.
Zilah is currently an organizer and event coordinator for Off the Cuff and Newbie Night in Fort
Lauderdale, and is active in the local South Florida community. She identifies most as being a
servant, pet, and property of her Owner, Aelar.
riches jodi is one who follows leather traditions and shares them with others so that they may know
of their value in life and relationships. She is a free woman who has been pledged to Sergeant Major
as his slave by her choice since 2004. She is dedicated to following his lead as a teacher, mentor
and worker in her community. Together they hold the title of Great Lakes Master/slave 2006. She is
a co-founder of MAsT: Twin Cities, committee member of Minnesota Leather Pride and associate
member of Atons of Minneapolis and the Chicago Leather Club and member of NLA-I and Women In
Leather-International. She has been a 'mominant' to three sons for over two decades, enjoys
gardening and has been an active Toastmaster for over four years.
Feyrie incorporates her debutante upbringing into her penchant for debauchery and passion for
service. Slavery is both an Art and a Spiritual Path for her. In service since her early teens, she has
discovered a love of tea, formal etiquette, ritual, Art, myth and Depth Psychology, all of which she
brings into her service to her Master and her Community. Feyrie identifies as slave, and has been
active in the public community for 13 years.
Cricket grrl is a 43 year old heteroqueer, submissive Leather Girl living in Indianapolis with her
Daddy, Sir G. She serve the local community in varying capacities as a member of NLA – Indianapolis,
Andromeda, IMAS and KISS, and has had the honor of presenting for IMAS, KISS and GLLA IX. Cricket's
workshops are informed by 13 years working in mental health counseling and education, 5 of which
were spent educating school and social service professionals about Gender and Sexuality, the
generosity of my Odawa and Ojibwe teachers, and an avocation as a martial artist and self defense
instructor. She is passionate about empowerment, healing, and helping folks understand and value
their differences as well as their similarities.
Marg_it (rhymes with target!) is a service-oriented, BootWhorin’ masochist with 12 years experience
in the wonderful world o’kink. She assisted with the SWLC Bootblack competition for four years in
addition to offering stunt bottoming services there and other events such as Tribal Fire during her
Wild, Wild Western adventure. Since returning to Atlanta in 2009, this Prodigal Southern Belle has
bottomed in demos for local groups and at SELF. (Heavy impact, singletails and waterboarding- oh,
my!) She currently keeps busy by frequently being violently assaulted by people who love her,
organizing the social calendars of her Knotley Crewe family members, and is co-producer of Twisted
Toyland™ - Atlanta.
Elegant
Georgia
Host, Staff, Presenter
Georgia
Host, Staff, Presenter
Michael
Georgia
Host, Staff, Presenter
Georgia
Host, Staff, Presenter
Sonya
Georgia
Host, Staff, Presenter
Georgia
Host, Staff, Presenter
Trinity
Georgia
Presenter, Team Leader
Georgia
Presenter, Team Leader
Talina
Indiana
Presenter,Team Leader
Indiana
Presenter,Team Leader
Zilia
Florida
Presenter
Florida
Presenter
riches jodi
Minnesota
Presenter
Minnesota
Presenter
Feyrie
North Carolina
Presenter
North Carolina
Presenter
Melissa
South Carolina
Presenter
South Carolina
Presenter
Cricket
Indiana
Presenter, Team Leader
Indiana
Presenter, Team Leader
Margit
Georgia
Presenter, Team Leader
Georgia
Presenter, Team Leader