Leather as Fetish, Bootblacking as Erotic

An AORTAlive Workshop

Recording link sent out morning-of via email / Class starts at 2pm EST

**Recording available for 14 days after the class**

Learn about the erotics of bootblacking and leather as a fetish.

When leather is more than a symbol of identity or culture—when the fetish is the leather itself—acts of cleaning, polishing, and preservation become rituals of reverence and desire.

Leather as Fetish, Bootblacking as Erotic explores why bootblacking has captivated generations of kinksters. Often dismissed as "just a service," bootblacking can be an intensely erotic exchange of care, power, and devotion. After a quick refresher on the fundamentals, we'll explore how intention, touch, and creativity can transform leather care into an unforgettable erotic scene. Whether you're drawn to the shine, the ritual, the service, or the power, you'll leave with practical skills, fresh inspiration, and new ways to make leather (and the people wearing it) the center of your erotic imagination.

Includes demonstration, Q&A, and collaborative scene brainstorming.

Open to all 18+

About your Presenter:

Artist. Whipmaker. Fetish Instigator Extraordinaire.

Shaan lives in the rich overlap of art, kink, and culture. Active in fetish communities since 2016, he serves the community-at-large as the organizer behind Virtual Bootblack Jam and bootblack coordinator for International Ms. Leather & Bootblack. He has spent years behind the scenes caring for leather and supporting spaces rooted in consent, creativity, and erotic expression.

Find him at @shaanlashun on Instagram.

About AORTA films:

AORTA films champions queer and trans indie p()rn to create a future of ethical fuckery. An internationally award-winning studio currently celebrating their tenth year, AORTA films has been making “lusty, opulent, ethical fuckery” since 2015. Centering queer performers across a wide range of bodies and identities, AORTA films offers inventive explicit programming including 90+ short & feature films, a queer clip library, a semi-annual film festival, a guest artist series, commercial work, workshops, and more. This year, to celebrate their 10th year AORTA films launched AORTAlive, a home for live digital adult programing featuring online events including workshops, artist talks, performances, panels, and more. In addition to their site membership, all members of AORTA films get $10 tickets to all AORTAlive events. Not a member yet? See for yourself at www.AORTAfilms.com.

Tickets:

• AORTA films Members get exculsive access to our lowest-price $10 tickets!
• (Not a member yet? Fix that here! Existing AORTA films Members, please find your ticket passcode in the member portal of AORTA's website.)
• $15 Regular Ticket
• $30 Redistriubtion TicketWhat's a Redistribution Ticket?
• Making "lusty opulent ethical fuckery" available to everyone is important to us! If you're able to buy a ticket at the redistribution rate, it helps us give comps & discounts to those who need them to be able to attend while keeping our small business sustainable! Consider purchasing a ticket at this rate if you: benefit from race, class, ability, or gender privilege, have access to generational wealth, are able to travel and/or spend money recreationally, have savings, retirement accounts, or investments, own your own home or can comfortably afford rent, work part time or are unemployed by choice.
• Can't afford a ticket, but want to attend? Send us an email at AORTAlive@AORTAfilms.com!

Additional Info:

• This event will be held live online
• Ticket Sales end at 11:59pm EST the night before the event
• Ticket buyers will receive a link to the event on the morning of the event.
• All attendees who purchase tickets will receive a link to stream the event recording 1-2 days after the event, which will be good for the next 14 days.
• This recording will not be available for purchase after the fact - if you'd like to access the video after the event, please buy a ticket now!
• Attendees are welcome to attend the event with their camera on or off; at the begining of the event we'll detail guidelines for audience participation
• If you have any questions, please email AORTAlive@AORTAfilms.com

The presenters leading AORTA films’s events are curated for their skills and knowledge, however, the views and opinions of these educators does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of AORTA FILMS, LLC. and this collaboration does not imply endorsement of any views expressed by the presenters.