Finally got a decent picture

This is the award I've been working on, being held by the young lad who won it - Saul Nash. Not the best angle shot but shows you roughly what it is.

"The Michael Jackson Award For Outstanding Achievement In Expressive Arts"



http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/4812988.Young_dancer_shows_all_the_right_moves_to_scoop_Michael_Jackson_trophy/

Looks great mate, changed loads from your original design, for the better though.

Yeah, well I was wanting to stay away from the Michael Jackson cliches, but the family said they wanted something that was instantly recognisable and the gloved hand was the thing they felt was most recognisable. This is a representation of that.

I've been told today that Katherine Jackson cried when she saw the pictures of it (hopefully for the right reasons!). She said that with all the negativity surrounding her son and his death, it was nice to see something so positive in his memory.

They said that after a difficult few years and a particularly difficult 6 months, this whole thing has "given her a little sparkle of light". We have to remember that ultimately she buried her 'child' AND has to deal with the globally publicised fall out from that.

And the boy in the picture who won the award this year is said to be walking on air in a state of shock.

Good on him!

Back story please, whatgwan?

Mithy wrote:

Back story please, whatgwan?

We did some merch and stuff for Gladys Knight and Tito Jackson. The guy that put on the tour is a friend of the Jackson family and asked John to organise the award.

good work!