Those of you who have had a 2016 Sharrocks Advent Calendar or seen our artwork must now realise that the theme of this year is David Bowie!
Were you able to spot all the intentional references (it turns out there are some unintentional ones too)?
Here they are
Black star on the Christmas Tree to the left of the windmill :- Black Star
Spaceman on balcony :- Hallo Spaceboy
Rocket ship :- Space Oddity
Boy dressed as star :- Star Man
Boy sleeping in moon outfit :- Moonage Daydream
Boys on swings :- Boys Keep Swinging
Person in suit at the far left :- Bowie as the Thin White Duke
Person in Lion outfit with J on :- Joe the Lion
Lion and Princess holding hands:- Beauty and the beast
Striped outfit with lightning makeup:- Ziggy Stardust
Girl in Asian clothing :- China Girl
People dressed as cats :- Cat People
Martian (Green Man) :- Life on Mars
Clown in blue outfit :- Ashes to Ashes
Clown and Martian holding hands :- Loving the alien
Jareth the Goblin King :- Labyrinth
Union Jack coat with back to the picture :- Earthling album cover
Snowman :- Bowie introduced the original showing of Raymond Briggs’ Snowman
All the people in the picture :- All the Young Dudes
On the back the years Sharrocks have been operating :- Golden Years
The small quote on the back at the bottom :- Space Oddity
We like to be a little bit different at Sharrocks and have a fresh interesting take on all things insurance related. Keep looking out for posts from me and my colleagues in 2017 and wishing everyone a happy holiday period and successful year ahead.