Halloween Spooktacular

We had plenty of tricks up our sleeve for our halloween session, and The Purple Rose provided the treats! She made a special trip from the far shores of Wellington to maker her Dr. Sketchy's debut. MC Rosie Reckless played host to our motley crew and kept things heading in the right vein.

Our art monkeys turned up in their undead best - what a dapper pair!

The Purple Rose stumbled into our monstrous enclave, her pristine tea-dress belying the arachnaphobic trick within!

The marvellous and multi-talented Rachael Travaille lent some of her monster bits and pieces to the mash. Check out more of her work - including some highly creative road-kill taxidermy, steampunk noir and star wars geekery projects.

 

Our second half introduced The Purple Rose's take on a familiar good time ghoul, serving up a bloody good time for all.

Things got messy. Just how we like it!

This devine deviant had us wanting to do real bad things with her *swoon*

Monster mash called for an exquisite corpse challenge!


With some hilarious outcomes.

The night was full of thrills, spills (courtesy of Ms. Trainwreck) and lots of laughs. The sugar rush of our candies were tempered by some of the more longlasting treats provided by our sponsors: Absolution Tattoo and Pierce, Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique, Gordon Harris Art Supplies and international sponsor Baby Tattoo Books.

Make sure to check out the other adventures that The Purple Rose got up to while in the South - she was part of Nerdlesque; a  comic caberet put together by none other than Harlow Lestrange. It was a huge hit and we can't wait to see another episode!

Monster Mash

 Ladies and Gentlemen, Bogeymen and Ghouls!

The time has come to caper out of your crypts and get to boogying. We're doing the Mash, doing the Monster Mash.… It'll be a graveyard smash!

This is a crash corpse in life drawing, with drinking, diabolical games and dames. Bring your own drawing implements and stake your claim for some rewarding treats (or tricks?). Summon your inner monster and join our menagerie of beasts and creepy crawlies.

She's sexy, spooky, and oh, so kooky! Our leading lady, The Purple Rose, joins us from Wellington to show us a bloody good time. She'll send shivers down your spine, and kick-start any flagging pulses.

Our sponsors give us goosebumps (and sweet prizes)! Absolution Pierce and Tattoo, Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique, Gordon Harris Art Supplies and international sketchy sponsor Baby Tattoo Books.

We'll be at our usual haunt - the Canterbury Bowling Club on Salisbury Street. Entry from 6.30pm, first pose at 7.30pm. Be early for the best seats!

Canterbury Bowling Club - 109 Salisbury Street, with entry via Gracefield Ave.
Tickets $13 plus booking fee. Available online via Cosmic Ticketing and in-store at Cosmic in Cashel Mall.
R18.

We would like to advise there is no photography at this event.  Document our models with drawing only.

Gorey, Gruesome & Gorgeous

WARNING: The evidence of this night of blood-soaked burlesque and life drawing is not for the faint of heart. The images are graphic, so proceed with caution... and excitement!

October - what month could be more apt for a gore theme. The Christchurch Sketchy Girls embraced their dark demented side and got their gore on, a perfect start to Halloween weekend. Goodbye Blue Monday was once again host to a full house of eager art monkeys for our fifth session.

Our models this month were a gruesome twosome – the wonderful Gracie Hart (who previously starred in July's retro sci-fi night), and our very own headmistress Tawdry Trainwreck.

Deputy Reckless ensured the booze was flowing, mostly down her own throat, to loosen up any art monkeys with inhibitions about what was in store. We had warned everyone this night was not for the faint of heart!

MC Hells Belle was our hostess for this eve. She wore her heart on her bosom, literally.

The atmosphere was more mysterious and intimate than ever - in our secret lab the walls were lined with plastic and the windows were all blocked, ensuring prying eyes did not catch a glimpse of this insanity!

Tawdry embraced her mad scientist role as she brought her creation to life. Both adoringly and maniacally, sniffing the embalming fluid and snipping away bandages. She even had a mid-operation snack on some juicy gummy guts.

Gracie Hart.

We even had boylesque… of sorts. Skindependent joined us for a very special performance. Eden pierced his own neck in the back room, before carrying out a live on-stage throat piercing.

The boys then posed tied together with tension ropes. This was definitely not for the squeamish. Some people had to walk away, while others moved closer for gorey perving pleasure.

Our girls were pleased with their catches of the night.

In their second performance things got messy. Gracie Hart starting to tear off her bandages.

And then Tawdry got involved … and so did some blood.

The performance was breathtaking and our girls were left bloody gorgeous after a saucy make-out session.

In true gore style a chainsaw was there to rev up the evening and provide a spectacular final pose of the night.

Tawdry Trainwreck loved her mad scientist tools. We loved her awesome mangled boobs - torn apart by the make up artist at Blood Soaked Candy.

Please view our albums on DrSketchy.com and Facebook to see the uncensored evidence of this, our most raunchy and depraved session yet.

Thanks to Paige Turner for the Photos. Cecil Macabre for writing a review and filming the performances (video coming shortly). Blood Soaked Candy for amazing makeup. Skindependent for getting involved on-stage with a hot piercing and suspension performance.

And of course to our sponsors who let us get away with this madness - Absolution Tattoo and Piercing, Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School: GORE

BLOOD-SOAKED BURLESQUE & LIFE DRAWING

WARNING: This month's session is NOT for the faint of heart.

The Sketchy Girls of Christchurch are all set to get their gore on. Tawdry Trainwreck will embrace disgusting, horrid themes and then smother them with blood, guts, and fishnets. Gracie Hart will be terrorised and torn apart in Tawdry's attempts to create the perfect woman for you to draw.

To further titillate your sick little minds, there will be a special performance by skindependent. Hooks will be sharp, flesh will be quivering, spines will be tingling.

This is a life drawing class like no other. Drinking! Drawing! Debauchery! Meat! Flesh! Blood! Boobs!

It's a wonder that our sponsors let us get away with this depravity. So be sure to show your support to Madam Butterfly’s Vintage Style Boutique, Absolution and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

We would like to advise there is no photography at this event. BYO drawing materials, and some red ink, to portray our models and all that blood.

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School: GORE.

Thursday 28 October, 2010 at Goodbye Blue Monday.

Doors 6.30pm. First pose 7.30pm.

Tickets $10 plus booking fee.


Pre-sales available from Thursday 21 October from Cosmic Corner High Street or online via Cosmic Ticketing.

Visit our facebook event page here.