Published:
4:04 PM June 9, 2021
Suffolk s Sophie Baverstock has won the BBC Three Glow Up competition
- Credit: BBC/Wall To Wall/Guy Levy
A Suffolk make-up artist says her life has changed after winning a BBC Three make-up series this week.
Former West Suffolk College student Sophie Baverstock took home the top spot on the online series Glow Up on Tuesday night, showcasing her incredible talent on the national stage and to some of the biggest names in the beauty industry.
Conquering her fear of public speaking, Sophie, 21, started the final by sharing her passion for special effects make-up – having already won the special effects assignment earlier in the series.
Published:
4:04 PM June 9, 2021
Suffolk s Sophie Baverstock has won the BBC Three Glow Up competition
- Credit: BBC/Wall To Wall/Guy Levy
A Suffolk make-up artist says her life has changed after winning a BBC Three make-up series this week.
Former West Suffolk College student Sophie Baverstock took home the top spot on the online series Glow Up on Tuesday night, showcasing her incredible talent on the national stage and to some of the biggest names in the beauty industry.
Conquering her fear of public speaking, Sophie, 21, started the final by sharing her passion for special effects make-up – having already won the special effects assignment earlier in the series.
Alina Green battles on to Miss England finals BRACKNELL S very own Miss England Finalist has been campaigning to keep beaches clean from litter following the Bank Holiday weekend.
Alina Green from Priestwood won the equivalent of the Miss England title after the prestigious beauty pageant was changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Arts University Bournemouth student who also currently holds the Miss Dorset title often visits the beaches there whilst on her studies. She said she often litter picks on the beaches in Dorset as part of her work with We Do Ethical, a charity who are trying to save the planet by planting trees.
The Summer Degree Show will feature work from six undergraduate programmes, including graphic arts and textile design. Visitors will be required to wear masks at all times, social distance and pre-book. For those unable to make it, the show will also be displayed online at Artsthread.
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The university’s online showcase of work will go live on 15 June, and will feature work from across 25 of its creative courses including design and animation. The uni is also holding a graduate exhibition – it is not supposed to be a substitute for an actual grad show but will include posters designed by each student. The exhibition will be open to the public 18 to 20 June, and 23 to 27 June.
A powerful piece of street art, titled Mild, Mild West, by British street artist Banksy showed up on the side of a building in Bristol, England. GEOFF CADDICK/Getty Images
Turn the clock back 20 years, and a mention of street art might call to mind words like graffiti and vandalism. But in the last decade or so, this public genre has made massive gains in acceptability and appreciation. In some cases, monetization has come along too, which has kept more than a few talented individuals from falling into the trope of starving artist.
In 2021, a painting by street artist Banksy sold for $20 million at auction. That is a long way from the early days of classic New York City underground graffiti of the 1970s and 80s. But the genre has undergone a shift from being a private language that was deliberately illegal and not necessarily meant to be understood by all viewers, says Prof. Paul Gough, principal and vice-chancellor, Arts University Bournemouth and author of