Since 2005, Dr. Sketchy's has been the name in alternative drawing. From illegal flashmobs to the Museum of Modern Art, Dr. Sketchy's has brought artists a rule-breaking cocktail of dames, drinking and drawing. Dr. Sketchy's branches draw in over a hundred cities around the globe, from Akron to Zagreb. Whether you're an artstar or a scribbling newbie, Dr. Sketchy's is the perfect place to get your fill of life-drawing
Dr. Sketchy's is the brainchild of artist Molly Crabapple
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Illustration by Jem Yoshioka
On Saturday the 13th of November Dr. Sketchy Wellington will be joined by the fabulous girls from MINGE, a feminist theatre troupe who will be putting on a play at Bats theatre later in the month. These chicks are AWESOME! The MINGE fan page is one of the best and well maintained Facebook fan pages on the web, full of brilliant links, discussion and information.
Just before we go and leave you with some lovely photos of the MINGE troupe, you should also know about one more thing. The wonderful people at 
We all felt humbled by her presence:
This is what I could see, and it is what I drew:
¡Bienvenido, monos de arte!
Last week was our tribute to spicy Latina spitfire Frida Kahlo. You know, Frida Kahlo is one of those costumes that you can really pull off with only one accessory (the one between her eyes and her forehead), so it was nice to see the effort that went into truly capturing the spirit of Mexican culture and Kahlo's work in particular the way only white children of the suburbs like us can. As a sidenote, after writing that sentence, I did some research into her ethnic background and found out that Frida Kahlo was of German-Jewish ancestry as much as Mexican, so from an ethnic standpoint, we were actually much closer than I thought when I started writing this blog entry. And channeling that spirit was the ravishing Katelan
