This month’s model Ms. YET of The Renegades and Their Collection of Carnies is going to rock your sketchy socks off. What else could possibly make a Houston Sketchy Sunday more awesome than a gorgeous sassy belly dancer, a glass full of booze and your fave artists peeps?
So I have to share an amazingly creative Dr. Sketchy masterpiece from one of our lovely artists in March - yes, the sexiest embroidery ever. We love our art nerds 
The idea actually came from last month’s sponsor - Sew Crafty Houston - who will be attending this month as well, hopefully with additional craftiness in tow. Have some sexy crochet or naughty knitting you’d like to do? BRING IT BABY!!
This month’s Dr. Sketchy is going wild for belly dancing - it all happens at this month’s Sketchy party at Avant Garden on Sunday, May 18th from 2-6pm.
We are brimming with happiness to announce our awesome model Ms. YET (aka: Yvonne Torres), of the dance troupe The Renegades and Their Collection of Carnies. Ms. YET is a fabulous dancer (meaning we’ll get a couple of kick ass performances!), seasoned model and an artist herself - a veritable renaissance Dr. Sketchy model
We had some requests for a twist on our previous gorgeous models, so we’re bringing you a whole new kind of subject to draw and drink with. Tattoos, piercings, amazing belly dancing outfits - our artists will have a brand new kind of Houston Sketchy beautiful sketch candy this month!
More on Ms. YET, in her words:
I am a mixed media artist working primarily with ink on paper, collage, and photography. My body of work documents my creative process and artistic growth. These pieces explore invented characters and the life of the line that leads to their creation. The techniques and execution of my characters and artwork originate from my background in fashion, fabric design, drawing, painting, and street art (graffiti). Sound, music, and the painful challenges of human conflict and emotion inspire me.
I am a contemporary belly dancer. I perform and study regularly throughout Texas and the United States. My current dance study encompasses traditional belly dance forms, American Tribal Style, and Hip-Hop. My dance performances range from folkloric pieces, modern belly dance fusion and an investigation of improvising movement to sound. I curate a monthly show at Avant Garden with the dance troupe The Renegades and Their Collection of Carnies.
Not to rub it in or anything, but if you missed our April Dr. Sketchy you missed not only our amazing model Michelle (with the voice of a Sketchy goddess of song) and her awesome guitar accompanist Ant Boogie - but ALSO! our previous 2 months models.
Yeah that’s right, 3 models at one time. We are lucky the room didn’t implode with the Sketchy crazy hotness, really. Super huge thanks to our February gal Ashley and our March gal Katrina for giving up some love to our April gal Michelle.
But we don’t want you to sit home and pout about this tremendous loss of yours, so it’s hugely important that you know about the 3 girls’ dance troupe: L’Amour De Femme. Their premier performance was last week and they have many exciting things coming up.
We’ll keep you posted so you too can bask in their collective glory at an upcoming show. Although who is to say you won’t see a former model or two at upcoming Sketchy Sundays? We are full of surprises like that… Photos thanks to: Michael Cummings (top) and Ed Schipul (left).
Wow, we had a ridiculously wonderful April Houston Dr. Sketchy!! If you missed out… well, you missed out Big time!
Michelle, our songbird model, was devastatingly delightful and sang her heart out for our Art Monkeys - what an experience! Be sure to catch her on her YouTube channel for an extra Michelle Musical fix and at the L’Amour De Femme show Thursday (4/24) at Zeppelin.
We’re sketchy and they’re crafty…. we have a sweet-ass April Houston Sketchy sponsor to show off! This month, Sew Crafty Houston is hooking a lucky peep up with a gift certificate good for a class at their almost-here craft palace! Rocking and cool, yes!?!?
A little about Sew Crafty Houston:
Located centrally in Houston’s diverse Heights district, Sew Crafty is here to help you make something. Anything. Our classes in sewing, knitting, kids crafts and general DIY projects give beginners to super crafters the chance to learn new skills and have a blast. Drop by to take a class or just sit in our knitting nook and enjoy the company of other just like you. Join us and make something!
Half Costa Rican and half Persian, part model and part vocalist this month’s Houston Sketchy model brings more than just a little variety to our happy little drawing club.
Michelle, our glam model and member of L’Amour de Femme, will be acting as both our beautiful life drawing subject and singing entertainment for the afternoon! She’ll be bringing along a swell guitarist, Ant Boogie, to accompany her and to give you an extra dose of aural pleasure.
We love this month’s beautiful songbird and can’t wait to get Sketchy already! Michelle is a Supah Star in the making, so be the cool cat you know you are and come and play with us this Sunday.
When: Sunday, April 20th 2-6pm
Where: Avant Garden (411 Westheimer) - upstairs
How much: $10
What to bring: Cash for model tips and drinks, your favorite sketching supplies and your sexy self
Come play with Houston Dr. Sketchy on April 20th! We have a sultry songbird this month as our model who will be posing, preening and crooning for our glorious sketchers. More info soon!
Have questions? Need answers? Contact your Hip Swinging Hostess happykatie at happykatie at houstonsketchy dot com. See you soon darlings!
Hello gorgeous ones,
We’ve been hearing your pleas to plan ahead already. So here you go - some dates for you to write in your little black book and/or the Hello Kitty calendar you have hanging on your wall:
We’re shooting for the 3rd Sunday of every month, although this is all subject to change. It’s a mad, mad, mad world out there kids. We’ll do the best we can to stay on track.
Come back soon for exciting updates on our April Houston Sketchy! We’re going retro-sexy lounge singer style this month, so wear your satin gloves and bring your cigarette holders. It’s going to be outrageous.
Sign up for our newsletter by emailing your hip swaying hostess here:
happykatie at houstonsketchy dot com.
Ciao dahlings!
Our March Houston Dr. Sketchy ‘Green with Envy’ party was a glorious affair! We were packed with more sketchers than ever, drawn in by the blonde beauty of our lovely model Katrina.
As always, visit our Houston Sketchy Flickr group for more photographic details and sign up for our newsletter by emailing happykatie at houstonsketchy dot com.
Photo thanks to the groovy Groovehouse (the sketch is by Mario, one of our previous month’s Model’s Choice sketch winners).
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