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Happy 100th Birthday, Marilyn

Forever Frozen

June 1, 1926 — 2026

A limited-edition art collection · original commemorative poster prints & original music

On June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, a girl named Norma Jeane Mortenson was born into a hard, uncertain childhood. The world would come to know her by another name — and as something close to eternal.

Marilyn Monroe became the Hollywood icon: the blonde bombshell, the most photographed woman of her age, the smile the whole century recognized. She died at thirty-six — and somehow she never left.

She was Southern California's own — born in Los Angeles, raised in its foster homes, and discovered right here in the desert, at a Palm Springs racquet club in 1949, before Hollywood ever knew her name. She rose to fame in California and never really left it. She rests in Los Angeles still. And here in the desert where she was found, twenty-six feet of her rises against the sky — steel and light, holding the pose the whole world remembers. A hundred years on, she is immortal, and the desert keeps her.

An artist's tribute to that permanence — original poster artwork, and an original song: "Forever Frozen in the Desert Heat," written and recorded by Brit-Asian Brit-pop artist Rani, on SunshineFM Records.

“Twenty-six feet of steeled concrete,
forever frozen in the desert heat.
Are you lonely up there in the blue?
Nothing left to win, nothing left to lose.
Norma Jeane, can you hear the sound
of all the tourists on the ground?”

Forever Frozen in the Desert Heat

RANI · SUNSHINEFM RECORDS0:00

Four ways to keep her.

The Icon

1 OF 100

Digital artwork · no physical print

$111USD

The digital edition of one hundred

The collectible. High-resolution digital artwork, the track, and a verified certificate of authenticity.

Digital edition details

Icon is a numbered digital collectible in an edition of 100. It includes high-resolution artwork, the original track, and a certificate of authenticity with a verification page.

The high-resolution poster file is yours to print for personal, non-commercial display, using a printer and frame of your choice. No physical print or frame is supplied by us. Copyright remains with the artist; resale and commercial reproduction are not included.

The Legend

1 OF 10

Blue and silver Legend artwork in a proposed black wood frame — Proposed framed presentation

$411USD

The physical edition of ten

The rare one. Blue and silver, imagined for a place on your wall. A future edition of ten, with every detail personally arranged.Collector interest list · Not yet released

Print & presentation

Proposed: a 40 × 60 cm giclée print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm, presented in a black wood frame. The artwork’s original printed border is retained, with no additional mat.

Planned production by theprintspace, with presentation, certificate and US delivery arranged individually. This edition is not yet offered for sale. The displayed price is the planned artwork price; final specifications, delivery and handling charges will be confirmed before any purchase. Joining the list involves no payment and does not reserve an edition.

Immortal

1 OF 1

Gold and violet Immortal artwork in a proposed black frame with a white mat — Proposed framed presentation

$1,111USD

The one-of-one physical print

The unique. Gold and violet, for one collector. A future one-of-one print, with its presentation and delivery personally arranged.Collector interest list · Not yet released

Print & presentation

Proposed: a 60 × 90 cm giclée print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm, presented in a 70 × 100 cm black wood frame with a white mat. The artwork is shown uncropped.

Planned production by theprintspace, with presentation, certificate and US delivery arranged individually. This edition is not yet offered for sale. The displayed price is the planned artwork price; final specifications, delivery and handling charges will be confirmed before any purchase. Joining the list involves no payment and does not reserve an edition.

The Keepsake

Choose the one that speaks to you. One wallpaper and the original song, yours for $11. Keep one. Collect them all.

Some will own a print.
One will own the original.
Everyone can keep the moment.

Terms, returns & disclaimer

The work

Forever Frozen is an original artist’s tribute: poster artwork and the original track “Forever Frozen in the Desert Heat” by Rani, on SunshineFM Records. Ownership is for personal, non-commercial enjoyment. You may print your Icon digital artwork for personal, non-commercial display. Copyright and commercial reproduction rights remain with the artist.

The editions

This centennial release comprises 111 numbered collectibles: 100 Icons, 10 Legends and one Immortal. The numbered edition sizes are fixed: no additional numbered editions, no second drop, and no reprints beyond replacement of a damaged or defective piece. The $11 Keepsake is one wallpaper you choose from the ten-panel collection, plus the track. It is open and unnumbered; each $11 purchase includes one selected design and the track; repeat downloads return that design. Certificates identify the numbered editions; physical editions include a signed certificate.

Collecting & delivery

Checkout is handled securely by Stripe. Icon and Keepsake downloads become available after payment is confirmed. Legend and Immortal are planned physical editions, with collector interest lists forming. They are not currently offered for sale. Joining a list involves no payment, purchase commitment or reservation, and does not guarantee release or availability. We will confirm the presentation, certificate, delivery arrangements and total price before any future physical purchase.

Returns & refunds

Sales are final for a change of mind, and downloaded digital items cannot be returned once delivered. If a physical print arrives damaged or defective, or does not arrive, contact us within 30 days to arrange a replacement or, if replacement is not possible, a refund. This does not affect any applicable statutory rights.

Presentation

Framing views show proposed presentations of the actual artwork. The edition details show proposed print specifications, subject to confirmation before a future release. Colors may vary between your screen and a physical print.

A few honest limits

The work is provided as-is. To the fullest extent the law allows, our responsibility for any issue is limited to what you paid for your edition.

Independent tribute

Forever Frozen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the estate of Marilyn Monroe or any associated entity.

Collector list privacy

SunshineFM LLC stores the email address and edition you submit, along with the time and your permission to contact you, securely with our website provider Cloudflare. We use this list only to contact you about your selected Forever Frozen physical edition, not to subscribe you to a general mailing list. Ask us to remove your details at shop@sunshine.fm.

Contact

art@sunshine.fm · shop@sunshine.fm

The story behind SunshineFM

Every purchase helps support SunshineFM: independent, ad-free radio from the Coachella Valley.

A song from here.
A station for here.

Forever Frozen began in 2026, looking up at Marilyn’s sculpture as visitors gathered for photographs. As a resident, I found something sad in that scene. The song grew from that feeling.

My own story with music goes back further. I’ve been writing songs since the ’70s—as a lyricist, singer, and songwriter, and later through my own publishing company and Seventh Wave Records. Over the decades, bankers’ boxes filled with lyrics, tapes, demos, and notebooks gathered dust in the garage. There was still so much I wanted to do with them.

Today, AI is helping me hear possibilities I once couldn’t afford to record. Old lyrics are finding new life alongside new songs, shaped by what I imagined when I first wrote them and a lifelong love of the music of the ’70s and ’80s.

SunshineFM is an experiment in what one person can build with that help. Owning a radio station felt like a pipe dream in the ’80s. We’re starting online now: independent, ad-free, and supported by the people who listen. The ambition is to grow enough community and support to build a terrestrial station, too.

For now, we’re building the foundation through music. In time, I want to bring in live conversations about local businesses, life in the Coachella Valley, and how AI is changing the world around us—from a founder’s and resident’s point of view. Radio that feels like community again.

When you collect a song or a piece of artwork, you help me keep making—and keep the radio playing.

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