Pornsaints

We are glad to introduce our next Pornsaint, the sexy Tara Tainton rendered by Karen Preston, who did for us Pornsaint Julie Night. Read her interview for pornsaints.org below!

Tara Tainton, courtesy of Tara Tainton

About Tara Tainton by Tara Tainton:

Tara Tainton was born to a different name in the Midwestern USA but raised, quite wholesomely, all over the world. She was the model officer’s daughter: shy, quiet, witty, and never touched by a soldier (well, just the once). She managed to escape her strict upbringing by hiding behind books, her computer, and a temporary husband she collected at the sweet age of 19.

If I were not a writer, not a creator, not an experimenter,
I might have been a very faithful wife.
–Anais Nin, Henry and June

Tara’s real adventures began when she realized there was more to life than the limited views she’d been raised with, writing technical manuals within the walls of an artificially lit cubicle, and being in a marriage that felt more like forced motherhood. After finding her flare for erotic artistry by making a video of herself as a Valentine’s Day gift to her husband and receiving nothing in return, she decided to try the life of a young divorcee but not before securing the only copy of the controversial tape, which she still has stashed away. Shortly after, she also left the corporate life for freelance writing, tired of being judged by the length of her skirts and propositioned by every contract engineer passing through the office.

Women have a much better time than men in this world.
There are far more things forbidden to them.
–Oscar Wilde

Armed with her newfound freedom, Tara set out to discover everything that had previously been on the no-no list. She left the past and all her possessions behind to begin anew in Australia, the country she’d been infatuated with since childhood. The Land Down Under became Tara’s playground, as intricately documented in her private journal. She swore to never let anyone tell her what she could or could not write again, has always believed outright honesty is the best policy, and has been lost in the world of edgy and honest creative writing, whether fiction or nonfiction, ever since.

You can never go too far.
–Ferris Beuhler’s Day Off

Her male friends and lovers were the first to suggest that she combine the contents of her steamy e-mail confessions and reports, passion for writing, and unquenchable thirst for erotic exploration into lascivious tales to share with the rest of the world. Tara unabashedly thanks her ex-husband for pushing all the wrong buttons and helping to shove her into the life she was meant for. She's also eternally grateful to her younger brother for conditioning her to accept “fuck” into her vocabulary and banish the parenting-induced inner prude to eternal damnation. Likewise, she's gone out of her way to demonstrate enduring gratitude to her New Zealand lover and muse for showing her the myriad beauty of the word “cunt.”

I have brains and a uterus, and I use both.
–Pat Schroeder

More recently, the birth of Tara's personal site, originally intended to simply share her adult-themed writing with potential editors and future fans, has served as a powerful and unexpected erotic catalyst and intimate connection with other encouraging and open minds. Tara discovered her passion for travel photography translated to the realm of the erotic as well, and she was soon self-photographing and modeling for erotic photos of her own.

We artists get a great deal of pleasure from “exposing” ourselves,
because we know that the power of our work is proven
when we make others react so strongly.
–Susie Bright, How to Read/Write a Dirty Story

Her belief that true beauty and sensuality lay in the myriad of differences and uniqueness we all possess urged Tara of the necessity to share more and more of her authentic female self with all the world: flaws, fears, weaknesses, and all. A natural enthusiasm and appreciation for the unrestricted art of nude and erotic modeling led to Tara's latest adventitious discovery and erotic exploits. At last, her own wholehearted comfort with and enthusiasm for challenging and sharing all the more of her sexual self via homemade amateur adult video is revealed.

The rest, as they say, is history. Will you be a part of Tara's?

Tara Tainton interviewed for Pornsaints.org:

PS: What are your feelings when you are doing porn?

T: I'm having so much fun! :) I really enjoy expressing myself through sharing the sexual acts I enjoy via video or photo, writing, etc. and to feel like I'm exploring new sexual territory and enjoying new experiences along with any audience. When I'm creating or performing or writing pornography, I feel energized, inspired, full of ideas I want to share, and eager to feel the whole experience thoroughly and find out what the next will be.

PS: Does pornography influences your love sphere?

T: Yes, as any other part of my life, my work and play in pornography influences everything else I do or feel or act upon. Expressing myself through porn and adult industry work or themes allows me to learn more about myself, discover more about my own comfort levels, confidence, and interests, and that all contributes to making me a happier, more "whole" person with more love to give and the ability to accept more as well. I also work in and through love, ensuring I truly enjoy and feel comfortable with everything I do while trying to convey my personal and very real enjoyment with any viewers or readers.

PS: There's something sacred?

T: Everything is sacred. Everything and everyone is interconnected and influences the others, and I try to remind myself of that sacredness in everything I do. I try to appreciate and commemorate every moment, and pornography itself, the ideas it represents, and the way it affects people powerfully is sacred. Just as sacred as our personal right and freedom to enjoy, create, and connect through it.

PS: What does "Pornsaint" mean to you?

T: The term "Pornsaint" fascinates me since first seeing it used, and the title means something important to me. It resonates power, illustrating the connection between sex and religion, our bodies and our spirituality, how the one side or aspect of our beliefs and lifestyles shouldn't dominate or become more "righteous" than the other. The term reflects the need to recognized pornography as the positive force and influence that it is.

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