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As an artist and designer, I work primarily with recycled materials. I feel strongly that recycled products need to be sexy, sleek and chic--even cooler and more useful than products designed from new materials. My goal is to corner the market on "sustainable design with an edge."
My most successful design yet has been the BadAss Paddle line : unique spanking toys made from remaindered tire retread rubber and recycled aluminum street signs. The fact that the treads leave tire track welts is really cool from both a visual and sensation angle. Rubber has a taste, a smell and a feel that sets it apart from other materials. When used to make spanking toys, rubber rules-- it's firm yet flexible and tends to "grab" at the skin on impact, making it very effective at reddening the skin.
I love using efficient production, recycled materials and building for permanence-- all good, sustainable goals. But if I end up saving the world, I kinda hope that it won't be a world where everyone is always nice, polite and politically correct, you know? I'd like to think there will still be people with a sense of humor to outweigh the culture of fear that threatens to crush the fun out of this world.
Burning Rubber - BadAss Paddles + Floggers are unique spanking toys made from remaindered tire retread rubber and recycled aluminum street signs.
Read about what I'm up to, see photos of the paddles in action, and buy your own . As Seen On: BoingBoing, Treehugger, Fleshbot, Grist Magazine, Bizarre Magazine, collision detection, podnography, Sugarbank and many, many more .
Elena's Free Spanking Gallery - Visit Elena's gallery at Burning Rubber to see the devastating effects of BadAss Paddles. If you leave her some loving comments, I might even be able to get her back in the studio for another shoot! Maybe.
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What People Are Saying About BadAss Paddles:
Leaves distinctive tread marks on skin, even with mild slap action. Your ass may not be sustainable, but the product design is. - Boing Boing
The idea is so ingenius it’s almost too perfect. Black. Rubber. Tread marks. Did I say black rubber? - The Invisible Company
Toy of the Month - Creative Filth
Evil? Perhaps. But deliciously fun. I think the Bad Ass takes the crown. It's definately the biggest beast in my toy collection. - Radical Vixen
The Tire paddle is a miracle of libido-based engineering. I had my paddles delivered about a week ago, and every woman who's seen them here since has spent at least a minute playing with them and saying stuff like 'Christ.' They are deeply scary shit. - Sam Sugar
They are popular because they look like their name...badass. These things are very industrial and intimidating to gaze upon, and they leave behind tire tread marks on the bums that you smack with them. That may sound scary, but most of the BDSM folks that I know think it is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
While I'm going to recommend this place as a neat place to go get cool toys and see pretty pictures of spanked women, I'm also going to emphasize this one for the fine art lovers out there. This extremely literate and interesting person comes up with observations like, "Spanking Feels A Lot Like Action Painting...So is spanking an art? It's certainly a good way to lay down a little color." Lots of fun, and often very creativity provoking . - JanesGuide
Art + Design Work
The Great Bowl O' Fire - Junkyard Wars meets HGTV in this hot rod styled fire pit hand-cut from 100% recycled steel. The Great Bowl O' Fire hosts a sizable gathering and lasts generations with zero maintenance.
Do you like to set shit on fire? Really damn big fires? Well, what the hell are you waiting for? Go buy one here !
Erotic Fine Art Mosaics - Take a look at some of the erotic mosaics I've done in glass, marble and ceramic. Those hosted on my ArtBuzz site are available for sale. To see commissions and work which has sold, visit my portfolio site .
Affordable Swag - The Damn Fine Art Shameless Self Promotion Department has got loads of fancy swag for the discriminating pop culture connoisseur -- all original work from artist & designer, John T. Unger.
Get your red hot devil girls and Basquiat-styled folk art -- from slinky thongs to cozy hoodies, we've got you covered. At least until you decide to take it all off.
Don't forget to get a coffee mug for the morning after!
American Guernica - Got balls? Hate war? Wanna kick the war in the balls? Check out this invitation to do just that.
American Guernica is an invitation to groups or individuals to help plaster the USA with billboard size reproductions of Picasso's Guernica.
Updates on the project here .
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Who I'd like to meet:
Intelligent, kinky media people:
Are you interested in trying out a BadAss Paddle or flogger? I offer a wholesale discount to people in the scene who write a review, do a model shoot with the paddles or interview me. Photos, reviews and interviews must be published (print, web, radio, TV, podcast) and must include a link to tirepaddle.com , The BadAss blog. If you're interested, get in touch. Be aware that I'll want to see samples of past work and some circulation numbers.
Intelligent kinky people who love spanking:
If you get off on spankings or BDSM, let me know what I can do to make your kink more satisfying. I love to do custom work.
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