Master Jim, International Master 2001, is a leatherman who has been involved in BDSM for over 16 years. He has presented seminars and weekend programs on Master/slave relationships across the U.S. and Canada. Master Jim is one of the owners of South Plains Leatherfest-International Master/slave Weekend held in Dallas each year and is a co-owner of the International Master/slave title contest held at South Plains. Master Jim, along with the late Dean Walradt, founded the boy’s Training Camp and the Masters Retreat. He and slave marsha continued those efforts through their development and offering of the boys and girls Training Academy and The Journey.

Although Master Jim is well versed in many S/M tools and techniques, he is most interested in the dynamics of Master/slave relationships. For Master Jim, the psychological, emotional, and mental elements are the core – and the most fascinating part -- of these relationships.

Master Jim identifies sexually as a gay leatherman; however, he is comfortable being served by persons of any gender or sexual orientation. Currently, he is the owner of a biological female slave, slave marsha, who has been in service to him for 13 years. Master Jim, slave marsha, and slave marsha’s mate, Cougar, live together as a leather family.

Master Jim and slave marsha write on Master/slave relationships at their website, http://mjandsm.livejournal.com. When he is not teaching on M/s relationships, Master Jim can often be found riding his 2003 Harley Davidson Road King.

International slave 2001, has been involved in the leather/SM community for many years, and has been owned by Master Jim for nearly 13 years. She’s a Femme leatherdyke who is in service to a gay leatherman -- and no, that’s not a misprint. She is deeply grateful that her Owner supports her growth and identity as a Femme – so much so that Master Jim conducted a Union Ceremony for slave marsha and her Butch leatherdyke soulmate, Sir Cougar, and invited him into their leather family.

slave marsha has been very active in the leather/SM community over the years presenting seminars and keynote speeches at hundreds of groups and events all across the country. slave marsha also is one of the co-owners of South Plains Leatherfest-International Master/slave Weekend and the International Master/slave Contest held in Dallas, Texas each February.

In her “spare time,” slave marsha loves riding her very own 2005 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe with her leather family while singing “Born to Be Wild.”