Shibari Connection Through Art : Live Figure Drawing Night

🪢 Shibari: Connection Through Art

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📝 Note: This is a fully clothed, non-sex based rope event focused on rope, art and community. This experience features live figure models in the tradition of classical nude drawing, non-sexual context It follows Eventbrite’s Community Guidelines.

Workshop Description:

Step into a thoughtfully curated space where live figure drawing meets Shibari-inspired movement, somatic awareness, and creative community.

This is not a traditional art class or a passive performance — it’s a participatory, aesthetic experience designed for artists, creatives, and curious souls who want to explore presence, form, and connection through drawing and shared atmosphere.

Whether you come to sketch, paint, observe, or simply be part of a meaningful creative environment, you’ll be supported by both a live artist facilitator and a somatic coach who guide the room through grounding, flow, and respectful engagement.

All experience levels are welcome.

✨ A live figure drawing event with Shibari-inspired poses
✨ A community-centered creative space
✨ A guided somatic and mindfulness-supported environment
✨ An inclusive, consent-forward artistic gathering
✨ A space for connection, curiosity, and aesthetic exploration

This event centers art, embodiment, and human connection.

Bring your favorite tools:

• Sketching pencils
• Charcoal
• Ink
• Colored pencils
• Watercolors
  

🚫 Please note: For venue protection, no oils, acrylics, or permanent/heavy-paint mediums are allowed.

Artists arrive, choose a spot, and set up around the stage area. Light grounding and orientation offered by our somatic guide to help the room settle into presence and creative flow.

Quick, expressive poses designed to loosen the hand and eye.
These may include:

• Simple rope elements
• Yoga-inspired positioning
• Light costume or clothing variations
  The focus is gesture, movement, and form.

More structured compositions exploring the evening’s theme.
For Shibari night, this may include:

• More intricate rope patterning
• Partnered or sculptural positioning
• Layered visual storytelling
  

Artists can slow down and develop detail and depth.

For the final experience, artists are briefly invited to step out while the scene is prepared.

When you return, you’ll be revealed a fully composed Shibari-inspired pose — a moment designed for stillness, focus, and deep creative immersion.

A short break is offered between long poses.

🎨 Visual artists and illustrators
🪢 Rope and embodiment enthusiasts
🧘 Somatic and mindfulness practitioners
🌿 Creatives seeking meaningful community
✨ Curious newcomers wanting a unique artistic experience

You do not need Shibari experience or formal art training to attend.

• Live figure drawing session
• Shibari-inspired artistic direction
• Somatic guidance and grounding support
• Community creative space
• Inclusive and consent-forward environment
• Light snacks & beverages

This is a respectful, non-judgmental, and consent-based space.
All participants are expected to honor:

• Personal boundaries
• Artistic integrity
• Photography and privacy guidelines (no photos without explicit consent)
• The emotional and physical safety of models and guests
• Participate to your own comfort level

To preserve the intimacy and quality of the experience, spots are limited.
Early booking is strongly recommended.

Join us for an evening where rope becomes form, form becomes art, and art becomes connection.

Whether you’re here to learn, explore, connect, or transform—this is a space to do it safely, somatically, and with full support.

💰 Pricing:

Early Bird Ticket: $99

General Admission: $130$
Note : Student Artist discount available for 50% off with valid student ID presented for this ticket type upon check in. Use STUDENTARTIST50 for 50% off if you are an active student.

LATE ENTRY & REFUNDS

Doors open at 5:00 PM and close at 5:30 PM. Refund requests must be submitted at least 7 days prior.

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Questions?

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About Your Facilitators:

James Marshall

Meet James Marshall, founder of UniKINK, a passionate Shibari mentor and teacher dedicated to creating a safe space where community connection, meditation, and mindset converge. James harnesses the captivating art of Shibari, a form of Japanese rope bondage, to foster deep connections within the community. His teachings emphasize the meditative aspect of Shibari, allowing individuals to explore their inner selves while strengthening their mindset. James views Shibari as more than just an art form – it’s a tool for personal growth and community building.

Skye Nunez

Ever curious and eager for exploration, Skye is an eros facilitator committed to building a connected community. A newer rope bottom in the community, Skye loves to explore the possibilities of Klnk, Tantra & Shibari and hold space for others.

Rafael Martinez
Born in Pereira, Colombia; Rafael Martinez has lived as an artist in New York and San Francisco since arriving in the United States as a child. He has studied scientific illustration at Bronx Science High and Art Education at City College in Harlem, as well as Fresco restoration in Lorenzo de Medici school in Florence.

Rafael is now a life coach for artists and a relationship coach for individuals and couples. He teaches his signature Art Transmission Course which takes an intimate cohort of artists through a three month journey of uncovering their process of creating their best work.
His art explores spirituality, relationships, and what desires inspire/move us to be who we are.

Event Venue

Near Herald Square, Address in email confirmation additional info section, herald square, New York, United States

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