See more pictures by Mondo Lulu from the X and O Show Kissing Booth!

Call for Submissions ends today, February 8th at midnight. Send in your stuff ASAP!

Presented by Lover Magazine, the X and O SHOW is a public display of affection, from suggestive to erotic art. The event includes:

Art display/auction – Proceeds of auction go to local sex positive charities (to be announced at the event)
A digital art show
Interactive audience art pieces:

• Confession Box – Confess your secret desires anonymously and see them come to life in a future art piece on lovermagazine.ca
• Love notes – Share your love at the show, and spread the love all up until Valentine’s Day by following us on Twitter. Tweet your love notes @LoverMag and we’ll share them with the world!

Live figure models for guests to sketch – The fabulous Loretta Jean and Kenickie Street.
Photo kissing booth – Photography provided by the fantastic Mondo Lulu
Dancing
and lots more!

I'm having a Bradshaw moment.

I don’t mean to get all Sarah Jessica Parker here, but as mentioned on my podcast I’m freshly exploring the single world. Never would I have imagined how DIFFERENT the single girl’s sex life can be from that of a close companionship. It’s a wholly separate skill set!

The juxtaposition is startling. Sex in a relationship was a safe arena for some friendly grappling. Now every encounter is a labyrinth of social forays, dodging insecurities and jousting witty dialogue. Then, past the sexts, the banter, the drinks and the flirt, there is still much to be navigated in the bedroom. Literally, sometimes. Try reaching for your safe sex protocol while keeping the fire burning while not burning oneself on flanking candlight all while wrestling that incessant mental monologue. That’s a lot, even for a pro.

With a career focused on sexual technique and behavior for some time now, this new “field research” is giving my internal sex map a cartographic extension.  In the vast landscape of the human condition, this is some righteous uneven ground.

Like a warrior in the fray of a messy battle, I find myself skillfully stumbling into both mistakes and triumph. At the end of every skirmish, I find a particular lesson relearned. It’s the rich jem of  knowing what I want AND what I don’t want and being able to give it voice. If one is like myself with a propensity for awkward moments, this skill triples in value.

Ideally, I rise from every hayride better for the experience. That’s as tall an order as this experience is humbling. And I am humbled. From where I stand, nothing is quite as sweet as doing exactly what is in accordance with one’s desire while also in accordance with one’s partner’s desire. Shakespeare & Socrates help sum it up best: in sex, like in life, know thyself & to thine own self be true, even when a bit bewildered.

Come One, Come All, Come Often…
Celebrate Affection and Erotica

Presented by Lover Magazine, the X and O SHOW is a public display of affection, from suggestive to erotic art. The event includes the art display/auction, interactive audience art pieces, kissing booth, dancing and more! Proceeds of auction go towards local sex positive charities.

Where: Charlotte Room, 19 Charlotte St, Toronto (east of King and Spadina)

When: February 11^th, 2012  - 9:00pm-midnight

Lover believes that public viewing of affection and erotic imagery works toward making sex more accepted and less taboo. The X and O Show is a powerful event where attendees will celebrate the expression of affection behind St. Valentine’s Day. Whether single or with someone, attendees will “feel the love.”

RSVP via Facebook.

Are you an artist who would like to contribute to the X and O Show? Call for submissions extended to February 8th!

(via Miss Andree’s Blog)