with Dulcie Ball

• Spanish
• English
• Italian

Artist | Entrepreneur | Author

Dulcie is the epitome of everything she loves, surrounds herself with, and identifies with. A fervent advocate of the therapeutic power of creativity, Dulcie has an infectious enthusiasm for the art of drawing and, through the various initiatives of her Sketch Appeal brand, she brings her unique perspective to the London drawing scene.

As exciting as a party of mischievous girls, as colourful as a birthday balloon, and as playful and witty as a box of multicoloured crayons, Dulcie is a warm-hearted entrepreneur and an artist with a liberating, refreshing, bubbly and inclusive visual style.

Yet beneath her predominant exterior of joy and optimism, Dulcie possesses, above all, the courage and determination to deliver an offer that makes many happy while overcoming her own vulnerabilities and constant fears. At the time this interview was recorded, she was working on a draft of her first book of texts and illustrations, the production of an art exhibition on self-portraits and on the acceptance and validation of beauty itself in order to show life that she is ready to take on new challenges.

Sketch Appeal and Sketchy Bitches are a unique addition to London’s creative scene. And because they offer a clearly collaborative, active and cohesive idea of community, these projects are beginning to spread with a growing international force, especially through the social networks.

Find out how you can validate your own creative hurricane – and have fun in the process – by silencing your own self-destructive tendencies and not taking yourself too seriously, in this close encounter with Dulcie.

And now, enjoy the interview!

Listen to Podcast
This interview was recorded on the 8th of November 2019 and will be released on the 15th of March 2020

Useful Information:

NHS eating disorders | B-eat (Beat Eating Disorders) | National Centre for Eating Disorders

Further Information:

Related Links
Dulcie Ball: Instagram | Twitter
Sketch Appeal: Website | Instagram | Facebook

References during the interview
Sketch Appeal 00:47 | Sketchy Bitches 00:50 | Life Drawing 01:03 | Yoga 01:44 | Perspective 02:22 | Art Macabre (now Originary Arts) 04:44 | Nikki Shaill 04:45 | James Bond 04:47 | Anorexia 04:55 | Dalí Museum 05:52 | Self Love Workshops 08:19 | Sketch Appeal Magazine 09:02 | Wes Anderson 16:57 | Frida Kahlo 16:58 | Meet-Up 19:17 | Adobe InDesign 25:52 | Podcast 32:08 | Sue Dray 33:23 | Pablo Picasso 35:05 | Salvador Dalí 35:06 | Quentin Blake 35:07 | Tate Modern Picasso Exhibition 36:05 | Salvador Dalí ‘Alice in Wonderland’ 38:21 | Kate Moss 39:58 | Sketchy Bitches IWD Special 45:54 | Family Sketchup 47:23 | The Art of Self Love Exhibition: Private View 51:27 | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 52:24 | Body Positivity 54:11 | Anti Diet Riot Club 55:48 | Body Love Sketch Club 55:49

Images used during the interview:

Image Credits
Image from the Sketchy Bitches event with Sue Kreitzman for International Women’s Day, March 2020 | Image from the Sketchy Bitches event with Sue Kreitzman for International Women’s Day, March 2020 | Image from the launch party of the Sketch Appeal Magazine, March 2019 | Image from the launch party of the Sketch Appeal Magazine, March 2019 | Sketch by Dulcie, March 2019 | Sketch of Jameela Jamil by Dulcie, February 2019 | Sketch by Dulcie, February 2019 |  Photo of Zine created for Self Love workshop, 2019 | Photo of Zine created for Self Love workshop, 2019 | Poster used for the The Art of Self Love Exhibition | 10 Self Portraits by Dulcie, 2019 | Dulcie on the cover of Paul Smith magazine, 1996 | Dulcie in Seventeen Magazine, 1996 | Dulcie in Company Magazine, 1995 | 4 images of business cards created during various Sketch Appeal events | Image from the Sketchy Bitches event with Sue Kreitzman for International Women’s Day, March 2020 | 4 Images of Sketch Appeal Magazine | Sketch of Kate Moss by Dulcie, 2018 | 4 fashion based sketches on Instagram | 5 photos taken at the Family Sketchup, 2019

Interview Credits:

Production by Carla Tofano & Toby Deveson | Subtitles by Valentina Sarno | Onset artwork: Photography by Toby Deveson & drawing of Carla by Alexandra Veres | Title music written and performed by Maya Petrovna | Cameras & Sound kindly supplied by Jim Shannon & Murray Stewart