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Hello, I am known as K-8 (aka "conscious_object"). Here I keep a fetish blog with a (skewed) sense of humor. Contained herein you will find my various random thoughts on my unique fetishes, and interesting finds culled from all over the intarweb, including art by my friends, and sometimes my own art.
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FetishKitsch are the people showing of the Kink Engineering vac bed in this this vid.
The bad news is Youtube keeps nuking their account (hopefully they don't nuke Kink Engineering's account there). The good news is FetishKitsch now have their own website (I think it used to be just a redirect to their Clips4Sale page), which includes the sort of short preview clips that they'd normally try to upload to Youtube. The most recent update is MissKitsch walking around outside as a latex catsuited catgirl on Halloween. Lots of shiny.
The bad news is Youtube keeps nuking their account (hopefully they don't nuke Kink Engineering's account there). The good news is FetishKitsch now have their own website (I think it used to be just a redirect to their Clips4Sale page), which includes the sort of short preview clips that they'd normally try to upload to Youtube. The most recent update is MissKitsch walking around outside as a latex catsuited catgirl on Halloween. Lots of shiny.
A week and a half ago there was a workshop/demo on the topic of latex, hosted by several key latex fetishists in the community, including the wonderful/intimidating Amanda Wildefyre. The description for the event also mentioned there would be a vacuum cube available, "for those who dare to try it." Oh, I dare!
The workshop was fantastic, and I learned all sorts of interesting things. For example, an inflatable armless latex jacket was demonstrated on one of the presenters. When I'd seen photos of these, I always thought the idea was silly..."so they're not able to use their arms, but they can still move them around inside this sort of balloon type thing their torso is encased in? No, it turns out the jacket has two layers of latex, the outer layer, and then an inner layer that says in contact with the person's skin. So when you inflate it, the outer layer expands, but the inner layer also expands a bit, making things all firm and cozy.
Additionally interesting, they demonstrated that if you touch a vibrator to the outside of the jacket, the person inside can feel the vibrations throughout the entire jacket. The presenter inside the jacket noted that, contrary to what you'd think would be the case, the vibrations are actually stronger when the vibrator is touched to an area where there is more air between the inner and outer layers of the jacket, rather than less.
Then she started getting a little distracted, and was having trouble adding much in the way of additional thoughts. ;-) Unfortunately from the angle I was sitting I couldn't see the expression on her face, but it sounded like she was enjoying herself. Amanda Wildefyre continued to talk about the jacket, while holding the vibrator in one of her hands all nonchalant, humorously pretending to ignore the noises the woman was making. Looked like fun, lol.
On an amusing but slightly awkward note: when I went to use the one-person rest room, I encountered an interesting surprise resulting from people using the room to change into latex outfits. I touched the door handle, and it was slippery with lube. Then I sit down on the seat, and it's slippery with lube. Oh my. o_O
Towards the end of the presentation, they decided to demonstrate several things they'd brought at once. On one side of the room was the vac cube, of course. On the other side, one of the other presenters was being transformed into a rubberdoll. The rubberdoll mask was very interesting. This particular one was very rigid, almost like a posture collar and hood in one. I guess when tightened, the feeling of the rubber pressing up against your face everywhere gives the effect that your skin has been melded with the rubber. Which would be pretty hot, feeling that and then looking in the mirror and seeing this (erotically) humiliating doll face looking back at you. I'm kind of bummed so many doll masks look...not as attractive as I'd like. I think the best would be a mask like that but resembles the head of a Barbie doll. That'd be fantastic.
But I know what you really want to hear about is the vac cube.
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The workshop was fantastic, and I learned all sorts of interesting things. For example, an inflatable armless latex jacket was demonstrated on one of the presenters. When I'd seen photos of these, I always thought the idea was silly..."so they're not able to use their arms, but they can still move them around inside this sort of balloon type thing their torso is encased in? No, it turns out the jacket has two layers of latex, the outer layer, and then an inner layer that says in contact with the person's skin. So when you inflate it, the outer layer expands, but the inner layer also expands a bit, making things all firm and cozy.
Additionally interesting, they demonstrated that if you touch a vibrator to the outside of the jacket, the person inside can feel the vibrations throughout the entire jacket. The presenter inside the jacket noted that, contrary to what you'd think would be the case, the vibrations are actually stronger when the vibrator is touched to an area where there is more air between the inner and outer layers of the jacket, rather than less.
Then she started getting a little distracted, and was having trouble adding much in the way of additional thoughts. ;-) Unfortunately from the angle I was sitting I couldn't see the expression on her face, but it sounded like she was enjoying herself. Amanda Wildefyre continued to talk about the jacket, while holding the vibrator in one of her hands all nonchalant, humorously pretending to ignore the noises the woman was making. Looked like fun, lol.
On an amusing but slightly awkward note: when I went to use the one-person rest room, I encountered an interesting surprise resulting from people using the room to change into latex outfits. I touched the door handle, and it was slippery with lube. Then I sit down on the seat, and it's slippery with lube. Oh my. o_O
Towards the end of the presentation, they decided to demonstrate several things they'd brought at once. On one side of the room was the vac cube, of course. On the other side, one of the other presenters was being transformed into a rubberdoll. The rubberdoll mask was very interesting. This particular one was very rigid, almost like a posture collar and hood in one. I guess when tightened, the feeling of the rubber pressing up against your face everywhere gives the effect that your skin has been melded with the rubber. Which would be pretty hot, feeling that and then looking in the mirror and seeing this (erotically) humiliating doll face looking back at you. I'm kind of bummed so many doll masks look...not as attractive as I'd like. I think the best would be a mask like that but resembles the head of a Barbie doll. That'd be fantastic.
But I know what you really want to hear about is the vac cube.
Not satisfied to settle for simply making solid, high-quality vac beds, Kink Engineering has begun exploring ideas for new, experimental forms for vac fun. Here are some images of the "Pythagoras," perfect for statue TF enthusiasts.
All you'd need is for that clear panel to match the rest, and you could use it to turn people into temporary silver statues, transformed and completely immobile from the neck down. If you wanted to complete the effect, I suppose you could add a hood of matching material.
A Kink Engineering bed was offered as the prize in a vac bed-themed erotic fiction writing contest recently hosted by Gromet's. A reader informed me about it before the deadline was actually up, but I didn't bother entering because I'm not as good at stories as I am at art. And especially if transformation isn't involved. But if I'd seen that Fetish Kitsch demonstration video posted earlier, I think maybe I would've given it a shot. I have no idea what it would've been about...it probably would've been just two people acting out a Star Wars roleplay. "You make a fine decoration, Leia..."
All you'd need is for that clear panel to match the rest, and you could use it to turn people into temporary silver statues, transformed and completely immobile from the neck down. If you wanted to complete the effect, I suppose you could add a hood of matching material.
A Kink Engineering bed was offered as the prize in a vac bed-themed erotic fiction writing contest recently hosted by Gromet's. A reader informed me about it before the deadline was actually up, but I didn't bother entering because I'm not as good at stories as I am at art. And especially if transformation isn't involved. But if I'd seen that Fetish Kitsch demonstration video posted earlier, I think maybe I would've given it a shot. I have no idea what it would've been about...it probably would've been just two people acting out a Star Wars roleplay. "You make a fine decoration, Leia..."
The people over at KinkEngineering.com build vac beds that have a system that allows the latex to remain air-tight even with the vacuum turned off. For those curious like myself to see it in action, the people at FetishKitsch.com recently put up a video on Youtube of themselves using one. (Hopefully Youtube won't nuke their channel again.)
A few things I meant to mention in the previous entry in regards to the "one last random thought," but forgot in the rush to head back to work:
I wonder if anyone shares an experience similar to this. I remember the first time I saw Pulp Fiction, there's the scene with "The Gimp," and my reaction was "ewww! Who would be into something like that?" The irony, of course, being that I eventually discovered that I am who would be into that. Yet in the context of the scene in that film, I didn't recognize any of the potentially fun aspects of what was going on, only the disturbing, taboo side of it, which didn't appeal to me. The sad thing is that I might've been into zipper hoods, but any time I see them now I just think "ewww."
?
On the topic of dungeons, I don't know if anyone remembers Insex (now Hogtied, I think), but they're almost the definitive example of dungeonification. They have a lot of fun, interesting ideas (though often mixed with ideas that are a little too extreme for me), but one of their themes is that everything looks like it's in a grungy, scary dungeon. When this becomes almost humorous to me is when they bring latex into it. They've done a few vac bed scenes (thumbnails here and here, but I guess maybe vac beds look out of place, being too shiny and not grungy enough...so they add some splatters of rust-colored paint, and what looks like a tire-track of rust to make it look scarier. I know there are a lot of people who're into that look, and I'm not saying one preference is better than another...I was just amused seeing how a vac bed looks in such a setting.
I wonder if anyone shares an experience similar to this. I remember the first time I saw Pulp Fiction, there's the scene with "The Gimp," and my reaction was "ewww! Who would be into something like that?" The irony, of course, being that I eventually discovered that I am who would be into that. Yet in the context of the scene in that film, I didn't recognize any of the potentially fun aspects of what was going on, only the disturbing, taboo side of it, which didn't appeal to me. The sad thing is that I might've been into zipper hoods, but any time I see them now I just think "ewww."
?
On the topic of dungeons, I don't know if anyone remembers Insex (now Hogtied, I think), but they're almost the definitive example of dungeonification. They have a lot of fun, interesting ideas (though often mixed with ideas that are a little too extreme for me), but one of their themes is that everything looks like it's in a grungy, scary dungeon. When this becomes almost humorous to me is when they bring latex into it. They've done a few vac bed scenes (thumbnails here and here, but I guess maybe vac beds look out of place, being too shiny and not grungy enough...so they add some splatters of rust-colored paint, and what looks like a tire-track of rust to make it look scarier. I know there are a lot of people who're into that look, and I'm not saying one preference is better than another...I was just amused seeing how a vac bed looks in such a setting.
So here's an interesting video site, from Japan: Cocoa-Soft.net. I can't currently afford to watch any of the video, but a bunch of the preview images certainly are fascinating.
I like this one, plaster-casted into an interactive sculpture (note the little pink controller):
Then later, climbing into a small tub of drying plaster:
And looks like it took awhile to chip her out, heh:
There's a similar series with a girl climbing into a tub of alginate. Though from the images, it looks like the alginate is soft enough that she's able to break out on her own?
There's also a whole section of videos with various types of vacbeds. Having the whole face open, or just a hole for the mouth, both seem equally fun in different ways. And then there's the choice between opaque or transparent. I like just how clear and shiny this one is...though looks like it might possibly be a material other than latex?
I like this one, plaster-casted into an interactive sculpture (note the little pink controller):
Then later, climbing into a small tub of drying plaster:
And looks like it took awhile to chip her out, heh:
There's a similar series with a girl climbing into a tub of alginate. Though from the images, it looks like the alginate is soft enough that she's able to break out on her own?
There's also a whole section of videos with various types of vacbeds. Having the whole face open, or just a hole for the mouth, both seem equally fun in different ways. And then there's the choice between opaque or transparent. I like just how clear and shiny this one is...though looks like it might possibly be a material other than latex?
The VacBed taken to the next level -- the VacBox:
There's also a similar concept called a Vacuum Cabin, in which you're standing instead of huddled in that smaller frame (if only there were some better photos or vids of it somewhere).
Updates will be sporadic-to-non-existent during the next week, as I get ready for the Chicago comic-con.
There's also a similar concept called a Vacuum Cabin, in which you're standing instead of huddled in that smaller frame (if only there were some better photos or vids of it somewhere).
Updates will be sporadic-to-non-existent during the next week, as I get ready for the Chicago comic-con.
Don't you wish your science class had been like this?
A year or so ago I'd posted a list of things I'd like to try...listed in no particular order, but if I'd numbered them, "vacuum bed" would've been at the top.
Just last week, I disocovered that this month's edition of Satyricon (a local BDSM munch-followed-by-educational-meeting group that has a different topic each month) was doing a vacuum bed demo!
I've rarely been able to make it to these meetings on account of being stuck at work on Saturdays, but this time I put some more effort into getting off. And still ended up not getting to the munch part until it was nearly over, but luckily didn't miss any of the meeting (after the public munch, the group drives to a different building where the private meeting is held).
There were only a half dozen or so people at the munch, but the meeting itself had closer to 30 people -- a slightly larger than average turn-out, I got the sense? While we did short introductions and a little discussion, the bed was set up. The frame was white tubing, and the latex a sort of half-and-half -- one side black latex, one side clear-ish latex -- with the frame inside, and a zipper going across the top and halfway down one side for people to get in and out.
They had the clear side up, with a hole placed where a person's head would go, so that you can breathe while inside. I'm not sure if the latex was reversable, where you could switch and have the black side up, because I assume that would mean both sides would have to have holes...and I don't know how you'd go about covering one in an air-tight manner.
Upon getting the bed and vacuum set up, they decided humorously to test it on a stuffed animal first, lol. Unfortunately, you can't get an air-tight seal through the breathing whole with a stuffed animal the same way as with a person...I guess the air was passing straight through the stuffed animal from the breathing hole, making it impossible for the vacuum to suck all there air out.
After that, they opened the floor for volunteers. A woman who helps run the group, knowing that one particular guy in the crowd had displayed an interest in trying it, asked him if he wanted to be the first? But he suddenly seemed slightly shy, saying "I didn't realize there'd be so many people watching." I admit the idea of trying it out with all these people around made things a little more nervous...but I wasn't going to let it stop me, lol.
They asked if anyone else wanted to try? I offered that I very much wanted to...I just didn't want to go first. ;-) Fortunately, one of my friends from the munch earlier courageously volunteered to be the first. (And climbed in with the bear, which was particularly cute, lol).
Seeing the real deal right in front of you is so much more impressive than just the random pics online...I mean, seeing the person right there...seeing the movement, a person's stomach moving as they breathe, etc.
And the latex is so tight against the body, you get so much fine detail as to the shape of the figure inside. It was particularly interesting seeing what the vac bed does to the folds in clothing -- something you never see in photos because the models are usually wearing something skin tight (or nothing at all). It compacts the folds in jeans and pants in a way that makes it almost look akin to a sculpture, the way the folds look tight and shiny. Especially the shiny. ;-)
Then it was my turn. Suddenly the awareness of "so many people are watching" made me a little more nervous...but I was able to block it out for the most part. Took off my shoes, watch and glasses, and walked over. They were handing us little clear plastic tubes to put in our mouth, to have sticking out of the hole for breathing purposes (though with the right placement, you don't actually need a tube). So stuck this tube in my mouth and through the hole, and climbed in. Once situated, they zipped it closed, and started the vacuum.
I was only in there for a few minutes, but it was just as awesome as I thought it would be. I'm definately sold on needing to have one someday, lol. Owning one would largely make saran wrap mummification obsolete for the most part, I think.
It's a wild feeling. As the air is sucked out, you feel the two sheets hug your body. Tight enough to be nicely restricting, without feeling at all uncomfortable (at least for me). Out of curiousity I tried testing out how much movement I had (though not exerting *too* much force, since it's not my toy after all). You get a slight bit of movement, but generally stuck within the pose you were in when the bed was turned on...and you're automatically pulled back to you "default" position when you relax.
Before the demo had started, the person talking about the bed had mention that the one thing that tends to grate one some people's nerves is the loudness of the vacuum...some people will invest in a long hose so that they can have the vacuum outside the door, the muffle the noise. But I dunno, when I was in the bed, the nose didn't bother me one bit. In fact, it kind of added to the sensory deprivation aspect, since I couldn't really hear much...almost like white noise. I could hear at one point the guy was saying something, but only just barely, and I couldn't at all make it out.
The only thing I could hear is if someone right next to me spoke. The aforementioned woman-who-helps-run-the-group was also helping with the bed stuff, being the one to do the zipper, and also asking throughout if I was doing okay, etc. (unable to say much with the tube, I would just nod ;-)).
At one point she asked if it were okay to run her finger down my arm (*nod*), which felt interesting...just how clearly you can feel things through the latex. She (or someone else, I really have no idea, lol) then lightly touched my other arm (and with the noise, I didn't even hear it coming)...sensory deprivation can be so fun in that not-knowing-where-a-touch-will-come-next.
And then, after just a few minutes, the vacuum was turned off. Actually, I have no idea how long it was...I'd slightly lost track of time, but I'm sure it was only 2-5 minutes. However long, it wasn't nearly long enough, naturally. ;-) But my curiousity had been thoroughly satisfied, lol. As the zipper was undone, I climbed out, declaring my approval: "yeah, that was pretty rad."
I wish I had pics of it to show (well, and mostly just for my own curiousity)...but as it turns out, even if I'd had a camera, there is a very strict no-photography rule (to keep the space feeling comfortable for everyone, of course).
Naturally, the small taste only confirmed how much I knew I'd dig it, and left me wanting more. Hopefully I'll get a chance to use one as part of an actual scene one of these days.
In the meantime, suppose I need to redo my "list of things to try" sometime, eh? ;-)
Just last week, I disocovered that this month's edition of Satyricon (a local BDSM munch-followed-by-educational-meeting group that has a different topic each month) was doing a vacuum bed demo!
Saturday April 14th, 2007
3:30 - 6:00 pm
Latex Vacuum Bed & Sensory Deprivation
Allan and cohorts will have a latex vacuum bed available for your amusement and titillation! We'll offer the chance to try one out and talk about how it relates to both sensory deprivation and extreme bondage such as mummification. Ever wondered what your food feels like when you put it in the Seal-A-Meal? Or wanted to see some sexy thang squirm inside a yummy latex shell? Mmm hmm, thought you had. So have we!
Hope to see you there!
I've rarely been able to make it to these meetings on account of being stuck at work on Saturdays, but this time I put some more effort into getting off. And still ended up not getting to the munch part until it was nearly over, but luckily didn't miss any of the meeting (after the public munch, the group drives to a different building where the private meeting is held).
There were only a half dozen or so people at the munch, but the meeting itself had closer to 30 people -- a slightly larger than average turn-out, I got the sense? While we did short introductions and a little discussion, the bed was set up. The frame was white tubing, and the latex a sort of half-and-half -- one side black latex, one side clear-ish latex -- with the frame inside, and a zipper going across the top and halfway down one side for people to get in and out.
They had the clear side up, with a hole placed where a person's head would go, so that you can breathe while inside. I'm not sure if the latex was reversable, where you could switch and have the black side up, because I assume that would mean both sides would have to have holes...and I don't know how you'd go about covering one in an air-tight manner.
Upon getting the bed and vacuum set up, they decided humorously to test it on a stuffed animal first, lol. Unfortunately, you can't get an air-tight seal through the breathing whole with a stuffed animal the same way as with a person...I guess the air was passing straight through the stuffed animal from the breathing hole, making it impossible for the vacuum to suck all there air out.
After that, they opened the floor for volunteers. A woman who helps run the group, knowing that one particular guy in the crowd had displayed an interest in trying it, asked him if he wanted to be the first? But he suddenly seemed slightly shy, saying "I didn't realize there'd be so many people watching." I admit the idea of trying it out with all these people around made things a little more nervous...but I wasn't going to let it stop me, lol.
They asked if anyone else wanted to try? I offered that I very much wanted to...I just didn't want to go first. ;-) Fortunately, one of my friends from the munch earlier courageously volunteered to be the first. (And climbed in with the bear, which was particularly cute, lol).
Seeing the real deal right in front of you is so much more impressive than just the random pics online...I mean, seeing the person right there...seeing the movement, a person's stomach moving as they breathe, etc.
And the latex is so tight against the body, you get so much fine detail as to the shape of the figure inside. It was particularly interesting seeing what the vac bed does to the folds in clothing -- something you never see in photos because the models are usually wearing something skin tight (or nothing at all). It compacts the folds in jeans and pants in a way that makes it almost look akin to a sculpture, the way the folds look tight and shiny. Especially the shiny. ;-)
Then it was my turn. Suddenly the awareness of "so many people are watching" made me a little more nervous...but I was able to block it out for the most part. Took off my shoes, watch and glasses, and walked over. They were handing us little clear plastic tubes to put in our mouth, to have sticking out of the hole for breathing purposes (though with the right placement, you don't actually need a tube). So stuck this tube in my mouth and through the hole, and climbed in. Once situated, they zipped it closed, and started the vacuum.
I was only in there for a few minutes, but it was just as awesome as I thought it would be. I'm definately sold on needing to have one someday, lol. Owning one would largely make saran wrap mummification obsolete for the most part, I think.
It's a wild feeling. As the air is sucked out, you feel the two sheets hug your body. Tight enough to be nicely restricting, without feeling at all uncomfortable (at least for me). Out of curiousity I tried testing out how much movement I had (though not exerting *too* much force, since it's not my toy after all). You get a slight bit of movement, but generally stuck within the pose you were in when the bed was turned on...and you're automatically pulled back to you "default" position when you relax.
Before the demo had started, the person talking about the bed had mention that the one thing that tends to grate one some people's nerves is the loudness of the vacuum...some people will invest in a long hose so that they can have the vacuum outside the door, the muffle the noise. But I dunno, when I was in the bed, the nose didn't bother me one bit. In fact, it kind of added to the sensory deprivation aspect, since I couldn't really hear much...almost like white noise. I could hear at one point the guy was saying something, but only just barely, and I couldn't at all make it out.
The only thing I could hear is if someone right next to me spoke. The aforementioned woman-who-helps-run-the-group was also helping with the bed stuff, being the one to do the zipper, and also asking throughout if I was doing okay, etc. (unable to say much with the tube, I would just nod ;-)).
At one point she asked if it were okay to run her finger down my arm (*nod*), which felt interesting...just how clearly you can feel things through the latex. She (or someone else, I really have no idea, lol) then lightly touched my other arm (and with the noise, I didn't even hear it coming)...sensory deprivation can be so fun in that not-knowing-where-a-touch-will-come-next.
And then, after just a few minutes, the vacuum was turned off. Actually, I have no idea how long it was...I'd slightly lost track of time, but I'm sure it was only 2-5 minutes. However long, it wasn't nearly long enough, naturally. ;-) But my curiousity had been thoroughly satisfied, lol. As the zipper was undone, I climbed out, declaring my approval: "yeah, that was pretty rad."
I wish I had pics of it to show (well, and mostly just for my own curiousity)...but as it turns out, even if I'd had a camera, there is a very strict no-photography rule (to keep the space feeling comfortable for everyone, of course).
Naturally, the small taste only confirmed how much I knew I'd dig it, and left me wanting more. Hopefully I'll get a chance to use one as part of an actual scene one of these days.
In the meantime, suppose I need to redo my "list of things to try" sometime, eh? ;-)
Yes, you heard right. Straight from the House Of Gord Yahoo Group, comes Vac-Bed Barbie (TM):
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Isn't it just adorable? ;-P
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Isn't it just adorable? ;-P
Borrowing an idea from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
primitivepeople, here's a short list of random things I think seem "interesting," that I'd like to try someday (in no particular order):
- Arm Binder
- Vacu-Bed/Vacuum Bed (aka "The Han Solo" - I swear, I've had at least one person call it that ;-P)
- Full-enclosure
- Latex Catsuit
- Liquid Latex
- Corset
- Body Cast?
- Hogtie?
I was thinking of writing a little sentence or two on why each interests me, and maybe link to a photo for each...but I'm too lazy (aka: feel like I've been wasting too much time on LJ entries). So if you're curious what something is, just plug the word into Google image search (and you might get better results if you turn "SafeSearch" off ;-)).
primitivepeople, here's a short list of random things I think seem "interesting," that I'd like to try someday (in no particular order):- Arm Binder
- Vacu-Bed/Vacuum Bed (aka "The Han Solo" - I swear, I've had at least one person call it that ;-P)
- Full-enclosure
- Latex Catsuit
- Liquid Latex
- Corset
- Body Cast?
- Hogtie?
I was thinking of writing a little sentence or two on why each interests me, and maybe link to a photo for each...but I'm too lazy (aka: feel like I've been wasting too much time on LJ entries). So if you're curious what something is, just plug the word into Google image search (and you might get better results if you turn "SafeSearch" off ;-)).
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