Knotty Devil
Knotty Devil is an American rigger.
Era: 2020s
RIGGER · ARTIST · TEACHER · PERFORMER
US shibari artist, teacher and performer with public Portland and Seattle event traces. Shibari Study Podcast EP 13 frames Knotty Devil's rope around flow, connected movement and person-aware tying; Rope Podcast EP165 adds a 2024 Portland / Oregon rope-switch framing and emphasizes connection, purpose, aesthetics and learning from multiple sources. Twisted Windows documents Knotty Devil & Pixiebait as performers on the 2023 Seattle Erotic Art Festival Aerial & Bondage Stage. KinkFest 2026 lists Knotty Devil and Pixie Bait for `Tethered Together`, a dual rope-suspension performance, and gives `@Knaughtydevil` as Knotty Devil's Instagram route. Creative Intimacy Program presents Knotty Devil as a shibari practitioner whose work emphasizes movement, connection, pauses and tension.
Official links
Sources
- Shibari Study Podcast EP 13: Knotty Devil catalogue record
- Rope Podcast EP165-166: Knotty Devil catalogue record
- Twisted Windows: Seattle Erotic Art Festival Aerial & Bondage Stage 2023 catalogue record
- KinkFest 2026: Knotty Devil and Pixie Bait catalogue record
- Eros Unravelled: Creative Intimacy Program catalogue record
- Instagram: Knottydevil / @knaughtydevil catalogue record
- Instagram: Knottydevil / @knottydevil catalogue record
- Bluesky: Knottydevil / @knottydevil.bsky.social catalogue record
Collaborators: Kati Bird.
Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Contemporary Performance Circuit, Twisted Windows, Seattle Erotic Art Festival.