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''''Lord Morpheous''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] sex educator, author and photographer based in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fashionarttoronto.ca/2010/04/18/meet-the-artist-morpheous-the-fetish-series/|title=Meet the Artist – Morpheous, "The Fetish Series"|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 18, 2010|website=Fashion Art Toronto|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> He is the author of ''How to Be Kinky: A Beginner’s Guide to BDSM''<ref name="Toronto Sun">{{cite news |last=Brownlee|first=Kristy|date=October 14, 2012|title='Kinksters' just want to have fun|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/12/kinksters-just-want-to-have-fun|newspaper=Toronto Sun|archivedate=October 14, 2012|accessdate=November 11, 2013}}</ref>, ''How to Be Kinkier: More Adventures in Adult Playtime'' and ''Bondage Basics: Naughty Knots and Risque Restraints You Need to Know''. <ref name="Sexual Representation Collection">{{cite web |url=http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/sexual-representation-collection|title=Sexual Representation Collection|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=University of Toronto|publisher=University of Toronto|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> Morpheous' work is archived in the Sexual Representation Collection of the [[University of Toronto]]'s [[The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies|Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies]],<ref name="Sexual Representation Collection" /> at the [[Leather Archives and Museum]] in [[Chicago]], and at the [[National Archives of Canada]].<ref name="HTBK pg 310">{{cite book|last=Morpheous|title=How to Be Kinkier: More Adventures in Adult Playtime|year=2012|publisher=Green Candy Press|isbn=978-1931160940|page=310}}</ref> Morpheous has taught a variety of workshops on [[rope bondage]], the aesthetics of bondage, [[fetish photography]], advanced and beginner [[BDSM]], and workshops catered to professional dominants and submissives.<ref name="How to be Kinky">{{cite book|last=Morpheous|title=How to be Kinky: A Beginner's Guide to BDSM|year=2008|publisher=Green Candy Press|isbn=978-1931160636|page=Back Cover}}</ref> He is also the founder of Morpheous’ Bondage Extravaganza, an annual rope bondage themed art installation.<ref name="MBE website">{{cite web |url=http://mbe2013.com/about-mbe/|title=About MBE|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Morpheous’ Bondage Extravaganza |accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> In a podcast interview, Morpheous talked about his early years growing up on a farm and how he believes that this experience contributed to his skills with rope bondage and other BDSM skill sets.<ref name="Dark Side Podcast">{{cite podcast|url=http://thedarksidepodcast.podbean.com/2011/04/18/dark-side-050-lord-morpheous/|title=Dark Side #050 Lord Morpheous|website=The Dark Side|date=April 18, 2011|time=10:04 pm|accessdate=November 11, 2013}}</ref> ==Education== Morpheous attended the [[University of Western Ontario]] and acquired his bachelor’s degree in education and an honors degree in visual arts. He also has a broadcasting degree from [[Fanshawe College]].<ref name="Dark Side Podcast" /> ==Morpheous' Bondage Extravaganza== Lord Morpheous hosts an annual event called Morpheous' Bondage Extravaganza (also known as MBE), an annual public display of rope bondage during the [[Nuit Blanche]] festival in Toronto.<ref name="HTBK pg 310" /> The event features 12 hours of rope bondage art ranging from simple bondage performed on the floor to aerial suspension.<ref name="MBE website" /> This installation is not an official part of Nuit Blanche. According to the event website, the first Morpheous’ Bondage Extravaganza took place in a storefront window on Toronto's [[Queen Street West]] in 2007, and has since grown to a 4,000 square foot venue in Toronto.<ref name="MBE website" /> The event is also live-streamed over the internet and has also recently expanded to include an MBE in [[Orlando, Florida]] and [[San Francisco, California]]<ref name="MBE Orlando">{{cite web |url=http://mbe2013.com/mbe-orlando/|title=MBE Orlando|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Morpheous' Bondage Extravaganza|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> ==KinkMe App== Morpheous is the creator of the KinkMe app.<ref name="Kink Me website">{{cite web |url=http://kinkme.ca/main.html|title=Kink Me|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012|website=Kink Me|publisher=Morpheous Productions|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> This app is designed to help the user determine their “kink compatibility” with other KinkMe app users.<ref name="Kink Me website" /> It instructs the user to fill out a checklist of kinky activities and then bump phones with another user to compare their kink interests and gauge their compatibility.<ref name="Google Kink Me App">{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lordmorpheous.kinkmeandroid|title=Kink Me - Kink List Comparison|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Google Play|publisher=Google|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> ==Altsexed== Altsexed is a website dedicated to lectures and classes by Morpheous. According to the website altsexed.com, lectures and classes by Morpheous are suitable for: * human sexuality courses and psychology & social studies * [[safer sex]] presentations, LGBT organizations * sexual diversity studies programs * Undergraduate orientation week<ref name="altsexed website">{{cite web |url=http://altsexed.com/lectures/|title=lectures|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012|website=altsexed|publisher=FuzzyCows, Inc.|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> ==Bibliography== * ''How to be Kinky: A Beginner's Guide to BDSM''; 2008, Green Candy Press, ISBN 1931160996 * ''How To Be Kinkier: More Adventures in Adult Playtime''; 2012, Green Candy Press, ISBN 1931160945 * ''Bondage Basics: Naughty Knots and Risque Restraints You Need to Know''; 2015, Quiver Books, ISBN 1592336450 ==References== {{reflist}} {{Persondata | NAME = Morpheous, Lord | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Henshaw, Craig | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian sex educator | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Morpheous, Lord}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Canadian non-fiction writers]] [[Category:Sex educators]]'