Gold Rock ✨️


I'm in the process of converting this black and white Fleetwood Mac T-shirt into a canvas piece. It was getting worn out, the black not as strong and clear as it used to be. I tried reviving it with fabric markers, but that didn't quite do the trick. I tried spraying some gold metallic paint and that was working okay but I'll need a better ventilated space if I want to keep using it. For now, I’m switching to acrylic paint and plan to experiment with other materials later.

I'm calling the piece, "Better Put Your Kingdom Up" after my favorite lyric from Gold Dust Woman, the final track on their 1977 Rumors album. 


Rulers make bad lovers
You better put your kingdom up for sale


My parents had Rumors when it first came out, and it's one of the few contemporary (for its time!) albums my dad actually liked. Out of his entire record collection, maybe 2% was 70's rock or pop- the rest was older, big-band, Rat-Pack era jazz- Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, and his #1, Frank Sinatra.

Apparently baby me would cry when my parents switched gears and put on Rumors since I was so used to being lulled by Sinatra. Just those first few notes I was told, it probably startled me. But the me of today absolutely cherishes that album and recognizes it for the brilliant, moving classic that it is. 

It came out the year I was born, Stevie Nicks birthday was a few days ago (May 26th, the day I happened to revisit this project!) and my birthday is coming up tomorrow 🥳 

I feel strong ties with the Rumors album and I want my piece to reflect that.


As for my other Fleetwood Mac shirt—I think I’ll just keep that one as is.

Rock on ✊🏽

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