Our Staff
Vera Zyla is a sex educator, co-owner of The Art of Loving and has a degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She has been leading erotic education seminars and events for over six years at The Art of Loving, conferences, trade shows and private gatherings. Vera is seen regularly in the media, and has been interviewed for TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines. She believes that a happy and active sex life is one of the keys to mental and physical wellness.
John Ince, co-owner, is an erotic arts enthusiast. As a lawyer and writer he has been professionally involved with sexual issues for over 20 years. His book The Politics of Lust was published in Canada in October 2003 and in the United States in 2005. In December 2005 the Georgia Straight profiled him in a cover story.
Aimee enjoys a bit of a circus environment and feels quite at home discussing sexuality and other creative means to a joyful end or expansive experience of self. She admires and connects to the mischeif in people, as she views sexuality as a very wise old giggling man seated on the floor. She was a priestess, a drunk surgeon, and a grey mouse mascot in past lives. She tries to treat everyone with respect, even if they're snotbaggish and knows that variety is life, not just the spice. Women Studies and great design are points of departure for her.
Liane has a passion for performance. Despite a more serious background in non-profit management and sexual health education, she often feels the urge to learn how to walk on stilts. With a growing interest in erotic literature and creatively written sex-guide books, Liane will contentedly sit in a coffee shop reading a book with the word VAGINA printed in hi-lighter pink on the cover.
Barbara is an illustrator studying for her BA in visual arts, as well as a comic nerd with a particular interest in feminist, queer, and erotic graphic novels. She has a tendency to jump head-first into every new creative endeavor regardless of how great or hilariously bad the end result may be. Barbara likes to apply the same "don't knock it 'til you try it" attitude to sexuality and has had her share of great and hilariously bad experiments in that department as well.
Candice has worked in the service industry for 18 years. She enjoys meeting new people, loves feeling a part of the community, and is known to make friends wherever she goes. Her curiosity surrounding anything to do with sex and sexual health is what has led her to joining the team at The Art of Loving.
The Art of Loving is located at 1819 West 5th Ave @ Burrard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We are a Canadian adult store and sex shop selling sex toys and adult products throughout Canada and B.C. We also provide sex educational seminars on a wide variety of topics.
Our affiliate site Toronto Bachelorette hosts sex educational stagette and bachelorette parties in Toronto Ontario.
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