Farewell Art x

/ Tuesday 11 October 2011 /


Gumby creator Art Clokey sadly passed away today aged 88, we would like to remember and pay homage to the man that created the cutest character in the stop motion business. Gumby’s ability to enchant generations of children and adults had a mystical quality to it, not to mention the amazing jazz tunes that often accompanied the quirky story lines; which in essence were often a reflection of Clokey's spiritual quest. In the 1970s, Clokey studied Zen Buddhism, traveled to India to study with gurus and experimented with LSD and other drugs, though all of that came long after the creation of Gumby, his son said.....


REST IN PEACE x

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