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The King Of Pop Moonwalks Out Of Our Lives

Michael Jackson has passed away at the young age of 50. I cannot do justice to his incredible career like the numerous newscasts. So for now, I will simply say the world has lost a huge musical talent. And maybe he can play for Farrah in heaven.

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above photo courtesy of ABC.

I had written about the intended auction of Michael's things last February. To see many of his collectible and unusual items form Neverland Ranch, go here.

To learn more about his death and see photos from his life, go here.

To see a gallery of the best, the worst and the weirdest artwork inspired by MJ, go here.

The Earth Has Lost An Angel

Farrah Fawcett, 1947-2009

Farrah has finally lost her battle with cancer. You can read about it here as well as see some photos from her life
May she rest in peace.

In January of 2008, I wrote a post about artist Keith Edmier and his unusual relationship with Farrah as well as his work inspired by her and their artistic collaboration as well as their sculptures of one another.

Read about their work together, their book and see their sculptures of one another here.

Farah Fawcett Posters, Magazines & More

Farrah Fawcett Movies and more

People, Places & Things As Seen By Photographer Cormac Hanley

With a great range of subjects, as well as moods, Cormac Hanley has photographed people, places and things with a unique eye.

From beautiful to disturbing, his work is fitting as editorial, commercial or simply as art. His combining of unexpected subjects like dolls with burning cigarettes or pistols with candy coating are both aesthetically compelling and thought-provoking. Still lives to narratives, close-ups to diptychs, his work is worth sharing. Below are a few of his beautiful photographs.

About the artist/ photographer (from his own site):

Cormac William Hanley was born in Ireland in 1970. Drawn to the clean hyper-realistic styles of artists such as Michael English and Robert Ballagh, Cormac began his visual career as an Airbrush illustrator. This quickly evolved into an early profession in graphic design and in creative direction. In his photography he has returned to capturing and constructing images which fit into his vision of the world, its contents and inhabitants.

His earlier compositional grounding is evident in his strong graphical approach to image making. Cormac finds stimulation in the contrast between meticulous studio work and the world that waits outside.Asked of how he works he maintains one guiding belief: "In pursuing perfection; when you take away all the flaws, there is not a lot left that matters".

Cormac lives with his family in both Ireland and France and travels extensively.

Cormac William Hanley

Represented by Gunda Patzke and Taffetas

You can purchase many of his photos, such as the ones in this post, as prints at the Bear and Breakfast Gallery

Alba Matters: Artist Enhanced Clocks For Furni

Devin Barrette and Mike Giles began Furni began as a “custom” furniture operation in 2005. Making short run hand-crafted furnishings, they've become best known for their modern clocks.

One of the most fun things they do is ask artists to decorate their clocks and then auction them off or sell them. In this case, the alba matters show artists to decorate the "ALBA", their smaller square clock.

Several artists decorated the ALBA clock in their own style and each sells for $150.00 USD. About half of them have already been sold, but several are still available for purchase. Before I show you all of the clocks in the show, here's a little ALBA background:

The ALBA:

The standard ALBA clock has:
• a hand made solid wood casing
• 5/8” beech wood construction w/rounded corners
• natural wood or rich “dark brown mahogany” wood stain
• white acrylic face w/faux speaker pattern
• old-school red LED clock w/alarm functions
• comes complete with wall transformer
• dimensions: 6” x 6” x 2.5”

Now, alba matters: the ALBA by various artists: (click on each image to enlarge)