Dazzle Glitter Sparkle

I wanted to post some pictures of my dress from the Graduation Ball.
I was proud of it because I made half of it.

That's me and my splendid housemate Adam^

I bought eight metres of pink and black netting to make the back bit of the skirt. 

And I superglued a bunch of gems onto a cheap top from Primark to sparkle it up.

The Ball was fun and I can't believe I'm graduating already!

A trip for the sketchbook

 (^Norwich Cathedral)

Last Sunday I took my sketchbook on a trip into town where it went to the cathedral and then met up with my friend Jane's sketchbook for iced smoothies in Costa.

They had a good time.  And collected many drawings on their pages, some of which are here:

(^view from costa's window)

(^man sitting on his own, eating a sandwich)

I think coffee shops are a good place to draw if you want to find people that are not moving around too much.  Plus you can have a drink at the same time!

Jeffree Star and Hyperreality

Who's heard of Jeffree Star?I'm having to do a presentation on hyperreality and I am linking it to plastic surgery and body modification. I think it's sad when people go under the knife to try and look like a celebrity who has been photo-shopped and made up to within an inch of their life. They are basing their image on beauty that was never there in the first place and which is an illusion, fake and hyperreal.

I can't really talk because I wont go out of the house without make up on but seriously after watching the programme 'Drastic Plastic' on Thursday it has completely put me off plastic surgery for life! It was the most graphic amd squirm-making programme I have ever seen on that subject!

Anyway I don't know if Jeffree Star has ever had plastic surgery but he is a prime example of a hyperreal person. It's all about the show but to be honest I think he's quite cool. He looks so PLASTIC all the time!'The vanity sanctuary will keep me safe'

Here are some other crazy and maybe more extreme people I have come across whilst researching this subject:

LIZARD MAN! He has his tongue split in half and everything! He has gone as far to have sharpened teeth and a full body tattoo of green scales!

CAT MAN!He has all those piercings in his lip so that he can attach whiskers to them! He also has silicone implants in his cheeks and forehead along with many other modifications. This picture freaks me out a bit!

LEOPARD MAN!
However the MOST tattoed man in the world is this guy (below) Lucky Diamond Rich who has even had the inside of his ears and his gums tattooed with black ink!It's crazy the lengths some people will go to!I think this woman looks quite beautiful with all the gold hoops around her neck but they must be incredibly restrictive!

And eyeball piercing/tattooing. Need I say more?!