Oh hello Auckland based sketchers! Do I have a treat for you. Barbara Holloway of Krd Business Association has approached us here at Sketchy HQ with a very special request. She is orchestrating a Fashion Speed Dating night on Fri 24 February (a night where fashion newbies get to speed date with fashion experts), which will also feature a wearable art event with creative designers creating paper garments from scratch. She's very keen to have Dr. Sketchy sketchers take part as artistic documenters of the event rather than photography, sketching the designers & such at work.

It's also a perfect opportunity for any of you who are interested to meet some pretty experienced industry folk & have a chat about your work. Who knows, maybe even get some future work. Some of the heavy hitters include the

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Hi fellow Sketchers, a Dr. Sketchy attendee & successful commercial artist (& our super MC Brett's mom) Kelley Diener has started a business providing weekend art retreats on the beautiful Waiheke Island in Auckland, NZ. "Art, wine, food, fishing, walks, olive oil and jaw dropping seaviews are what Waiheke Island is famous for. High tourist time: December – April. Winter is for many on the island a time for hibernation. “Nah,” I say! Lets do art, wine, food, fishing, walks, olive oil besides looking at the view." - Kelley Diener For those folks interested, take a look at the Waiheke Getaway Art Workshops website. Kelley Diener in her studio.

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My aren't we lucky? Dr. Sketchy Auckland is proud to announce their collaboration with Auckland City Council and The Edge for the Pick and Mix project. Pick and Mix is a family focused programme aimed at bringing a wide range of arts and cultural events from New Zealand’s top performing arts companies and artists free of charge. The programme starts on 11 June and runs every Sunday until 27 August. (Full list of events here). Dr. Sketchy Auckland’s session will be the finale of the programme, starting with a performance from circus and

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Dr. Sketchy Auckland & Pink Noise Art Zine have unveiled the cover of their new issue, illustrated by competition winner Michel Mulipola. Michel won the chance to sketch the cover for the zine, as well as have a feature article on his artwork inside the 5th issue. The 5th issue of Pink Noise also features an article on Dr. Sketchy Auckland, with an interview by another regular attendee James Bennett. Boy do we feel the love. View the full issue online here.

Hi Sketchers of the World! I've had a request from an international burlesquer: Minksy Malone (pictured), who's looking for an artist to illustrate her upcoming book. You can visit her website HERE. She's looking for Vaudville inspired illustrations in particular; a little bit victorian, a little bit old world. If this sounds like you please email her a portfolio of your work (which includes one example of the style she is after) to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)/*= 0)out += unescape(l[i].replace(/^\s\s*/, '&#'));while (--j >= 0)if (el[j].getAttribute('data-eeEncEmail_TSkuyWHYzD'))el[j].innerHTML = out;/*]]>*/ Read Full Article

After a slight delay to proceedings (alright, Leda forgot part of the costume) we were off with a bang. The perfect start to the Halloween weekend, we joined forces with Cassette 9 Markets to indulge our sketchers in an afternoon of free booze, creepy cupcakes & VAMPIRA! A big thanks to Karolina Kat for being an amazingly hot lady, even covered in the blood of babies. Oh & thanks Becks for all the free beer. You bring vampires & artists together.