Monthly Archives: September 2022

Miss Lola Rose, Muse!

Pink Butterfly headpiece and drawing of Lola Rose by Suzanne ForbesI am so inspired by Berlin drag performer Miss Lola Rose.

Here are two summer works inspired by her style and beauty. I spent much of this spring making this headpiece for Miss Lola, who is working on a piece with a song about butterflies.

Butterfly Headpiece of Holographic vinyl UV resin and Angelina Fantasy Film for Miss Lola Rose by Suzanne Forbes August 2022 6Then I had to take a hiatus as my health crashed, and I finally finished it a week ago.

It’s made of holographic vinyl, UV resin and Angelina Fantasy Film, plus lots of gradient pearls, AB crystals and gold lace.

Butterfly Headpiece of Holographic vinyl UV resin and Angelina Fantasy Film for Miss Lola Rose by Suzanne Forbes August 2022There are a dozen hand-cast pink UV resin butterflies with glitter inclusions, panels of iridescent Angelina Fantasy Film in the laser-cut butterfly frontispiece, and uncountable pearls and crystals on the flowers.

Pink Butterfly headpiece for Lola Rose by Suzanne ForbesThis might be the last big piece like this I do, as it’s harder for me to sit up for long periods.

I’m glad this one came out so well, and I cannot wait to see what Miss Lola does with it.

Lola Rose birthday drawing by Suzanne Forbes Aug 22 2022As for the drawing of Miss Lola, I made it during my sick leave cause I was so inspired I HAD TO DRAW!

I took six weeks of sick leave from my Patreon this summer, my first break in seven years. But on August 22, Miss Lola had her birthday cabaret. The power of Berlin’s drag scene and Miss Lola Rose in particular is so great, I was moved to make this drawing while watching her livestream from Tipsy_Bear_Berlin. Lola went to special lengths to make sure me and other housebound folx could watch, and it meant so much to me to share in the experience.

What a show!!

I am so grateful to my Patreon Patrons, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me to continue documenting and decorating Berlin performers as a shielding disabled person.

 

Rubyyy Jones as Caravaggio’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes”. Yeah!

Rubyyy Jones as Judith Sept 19 2022 by Suzanne Forbes 2This was a Rubyyy Jones online life drawing session I could not miss!

The dramatic lighting (attached to their cat tree), the dark red velvet drapery, Rubyyy’s billowy white shirt, and the head!! All so good.

Rubyyy Jones as Judith Sept 19 2022 by Suzanne ForbesAs always, the RubyyyPrinx Lydia session was a pleasure to attend.

Lots of great music, friendly artists in the chat, and wonderful poses. Ruby actually held the expression above for the whole pose, which was at least a minute!

Rubyyy and their partner Prinx Lydia are creators of a whole Patreon community for life drawing, and more, including movement classes and act creation instruction. My drawings of Rubyyy as Freyja here. Rubyyy as Eliza Blasina here.

Rubyyy’s life drawing Insta, personal Instalinktree.

I am so grateful to my Patreon Patrons, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me to continue making art as a shielding disabled person.