Happy New Year, beloved Art Monkeys!!
I hope you have all enjoyed your Giftmas.. now it's time to swing back into action.. and we are starting off the new year with a BANG!!
Our first session is coming up on the 16th January at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow.. aaaand...We have something VERY special for our opening this year..
As you know, we seek to bring you opportunities to draw models you would NEVER get a chance to otherwise, and it will never be more true than in our opening session...
We are delighted to be able to present our model, Violet LeBeaux.
Now, Violet is NOT a burlesque girl. She is not a circus performer. She's is not a rollerderby girl, or anything like that..
Violet is an Elegant Gothic Lolita. Or an "EGL", for short. Now you might not have heard of this term before, but if you are into the weird and wonderful (and we know you ARE, Art Monkeys!!) then this will pique your interest. EGL comes from Japan and is a lifestyle consisting of (amongst other things) a very specific form of dress...to the untrained eye these women look a little bit like Little Bo Peep... but there's a LOT MORE to it than that. Violet dresses in a style called "Sweet Lolita" - We're talking thousands of yen worth of frills, lace, ribbons, petticoats, "rocking horse" shoes, big bows, parasols and all sorts of related frippery...all codified in a complicated social construct only the Japanese could devise.
These girls are noted for their demure modesty.... and normally would NEVER be seen in the scurrilous den of DEPRAVITY that is a Dr Sketchy's session, oh no! But the lovely Miss Violet has fallen on hard times... and has no choice but to BARE all for us. Violet will showing off her beautiful outfits, and then she will be stripping down to.. SHIFT, CORSET, BLOOMERS and STOCKINGS for our sketching pleasure!! Such a display!!
This is a ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME opportunity to see what's under those frilly dresses, and one you should not miss! It will be a truly unique session and we're very lucky to have secured this rare opportunity.
I have attached a photo of the lovely Miss Violet LeBeaux for your viewing pleasure.
Now, before you swoon from excitement, snap yourself up a ticket!!! This hideously long link will get you there! "
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See you on Wednesday, Art Monkeys!! 2008 is going to be an incredible year for Dr Sketchy's, I can't wait to tell you all about what we have planned for the rest of the year.