May, 2006
Michele and I have presented on the importance of connection and intent in rope play twice now, using her photos of me (from this site) to illustrate those themes. Those two words, connection and intent, have always been part of the bondage bottoming classes I've taught and Midori and I have incorporated them in our Rope Dojo™ curriculum. Without them, I can't have meaningful rope play (and I suspect there are others out there like me). That's not to say that you have to be intimately involved with everyone you play with but you have to have an understanding of what connection means to you and what your intent is in playing – as either a bottom or a top. Connection and intent are what make the scenes presented here a truthful representation of my rope experiences instead of just a bunch of pretty pictures of me in rope. I like to dive deep and I can't do that if I'm just posing for the camera.
Photo shoots are mostly artificial constructs it's easy to get carried away with ideas and plans for them. Casts of thousands and insane locations! Helicopter crane shots! Forty-eight costume changes! Uh, no. Not here, anyway. I went through enough of that with my previous site. I have a personal mandate to keep DeLano Bound as honest and real as possible. And that means I've got to stay connected to my play partners, Michele, and myself. I've got to approach each shoot with the intent to live fully in rope. What you see here are me and my friends living out our rope relationships in front of Michele's camera – aware that it's there but locked so strongly into our relationships and connections that we find the pulse of truthfulness and play for ourselves and not to the camera. That's not to say that we ignore Michele; on the contrary, we invite her in and share the experience with her so that she can capture the moments.
So, there you have more about the m.o. of this site than you probably wanted to know. It also happens to be an important part of the m.o. for my life and I just wanted to share it with you. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's my way of hoping everyone who reads this will find their own connections and intents and live them fully and enjoy their lives.
I'm enjoying mine!
Namaste,
