Anastasia from Voudou Ropes is an international shibari artist. Her 8 years experience in the field includes teaching, exhibitions, events and performances in several countries.

Anastasia attracts people who want to feel rope as an art form, and she uses rope as a tool to communicate without words.

Voudou Ropes has held three 3 sold out shibari retreats in Mexico, with clients flying in from the US and Europe. Anastasia is also growing a beautiful open-minded community in Playa del Carmen holding classes and events on a weekly basis.

In this conversation, Fox and Mya discuss with her:

• How she discovered rope bondage and some of the mistakes she made along the way

• How she uses learning as a way to connect internationally

• Her values in rope

• How she has made her rope a business

• The importance to her of community and opportunities to learn

• Her very active social media presence and how instagram helps her business

• Decorative rope and rope for self-love

• What she does - and doesn’t post on her rope social media

• What makes people share their rope stories with her

• What the photoshoot of her dreams would be

• Her large collection of rope types and her favourites

• The place of rope in her personal life

• How she does a couples check in with her husband using rope

• Why she sees herself as a ‘rope artist’ rather than a ‘rope kinkster’