Denise Cumor

Denise "Dirty Mother" Cumor has dedicated most of her adult life to empowering women and men in the arts and history of sacred sexuality. Identifying as a Pagan and learning to embody the Goddess in all her forms has given her the confidence to build on this reclamation. Experiences that have strengthened her commitment include: working as a stripper for 4 years on Baltimore's infamous 'Block,' teaching OB-GYN protocol to medical students with Johns Hopkins, selling adult novelties with Athena's Home Novelties, directing and acting in various productions of the Vagina Monologues, and being a part of the Spiral Dance Womyn's Center (where she taught sex workshops), and vending and educating for over five years in the mid-Atlantic Pagan community with her version of The Red Tent. She has also been the Event Coordinator for the last four years at Blue Ridge Beltane's (adult only) Inner Sanctum Village. She has been making music for over 20 years, and has played at Starwood in the band Dirty Mothers. Her current musical project is the Gothic/Electronica duo Red Wound.