Remembering David Bowie - Legends never die

Legends never die. They live on in our hearts, in our minds, and in the body of work they’ve left behind. David Bowie was very special!

It’s with a heavy heart and a teary eye that I try to articulate my feelings on the passing of David Bowie. If losing someone you’ve never met can make you feel like you’ve lost a lifelong friend – it must be a true loss.

I unfortunately, grew up in a generation where people my age idolized girl and boy bands that were hurtled through megastardom by lip-synching to angsty, impersonal and witless music. Sometime in my early teens, I gave up on the radio and started perusing my parents old CD collections, hoping to find something I might relate to… when I was smacked in the face by The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.Though I didn’t yet understand what any of it meant – I became obsessed with Bowie’s theatrical mad-geniusness and outrageous sense of style that seemed so completely natural and uncontrived. I could watch him for hours, singing- dancing- acting, and with the finale of each piece I remember feeling like I saw a creature fall from the sky.David Bowie was larger than life, and would continue to be so for the better part of his four-decade-long career. He was ever-evolving, and there was a deep sense of humanity in his music that surfaced regularly from behind his Megastar facade.

And I think my Spaceship knows which way to go, David Bowie.

I want to thank you, David Bowie. You gave yourself to the world in such a raw, loud, unfiltered, and unapologetic way. Thank you, from all of us misfits, underdogs, and eccentrics. Thank you for teaching us how to cultivate our weirdness. Thank you for crashing into our Earth, and deciding to stay for a while. The late nights I spent locked in my room, with a painted face and glittered hair were countless, inspired by you, and have somehow, shaped me into the person I am today.

David Bowie was the man who fell to Earth. Please enjoy these works of, and inspired by, our favorite Starman.

Bowie Portrait made by @ethanjonestattoo


The many faces of David Bowie, drawn by @helengreeen


Dotwork Bowie made by @boogmanson


Labyrinth Bowie made by @richiebon


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