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To all of my mother's Renderosity friends:
It saddens me to no end to tell you that my mother, Mina, passed on May 31st, from endometrial cancer. She is survived by my father, Roger, and myself. I apologize for not letting you all know sooner, but her passing has left me with a broken heart and it is very hard to write this, even now. I don't suppose there will ever come a time that it will be easier.
I know how much she loved you all, how much it meant to her to have met such wonderful people, and how much it meant to her to create & share her art with you. I am leaving her work here for a while, as tribute to her, her beauty, her talent & her love.
Brightest Blessings to you all!
Heather
 Mina's daughter
Thanks to all for stopping by and hope you enjoy your visit.
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Interview here
Third Place Winner in the 2008 "Carnival Of Evil" Halloween Contest Writing Category
The Eater Of Hearts
~ Love & Hugs ~
* Mina *
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Pablo Picasso
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"Artists must be sacrificed to their art.
Like bees, they must put
their lives into the sting they give."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"I get out my work and have a show for myself before I have it publicly.
I make up my own mind about how good or bad or indifferent it is.
After that the critics can write what they please.
I have already settled it for myself so flattery
and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
~Georgia O'Keeffe
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~People may not remember what you say,
but they'll always remember how you made them feel ~
Credits:
www.inobscuro.com
www.faestock.deviantart.com
www.prettybrush.deviantart.com
Comments (118)
amirapsp
Great work sis...FAV
magichild2
A lovely piece of work
ledwolorz
Beautiful work.
stevey3d
Beautiful image Mina!
ontar1
Fantastic scene, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
annie5
An other magnific creation Mina! Very creative and beautiful :)
MagikUnicorn
GORGEOUSSSS!!
ACue
Distrubing and ghostly. I love it.
Mousson
TOTALLEMENT MAGIQUE!!!
Chipka
The general theme of darkness is so beautifully presented here...not so much via mood, but by the textures and the moths. Fantastic, brooding, and emotionally-arousing work, as always! Needless to say, it's on par with your other superb pieces.
jocko500
wonderful looking
hipps13
I like this Mina says a lot sweet smile to you warm hug and love, Linda
bpclarke
Gorgeous work! Splendid creation and full of dire thoughts. ;o) Bunny
moochagoo Online Now!
Quite good composition and work.
eekdog
beautiful image hon, Mina your art is so original and unmatched. super stuff. and love that cartoon witch image in the credits. lol steve
OrphanedSoul
Rich, dark and wonderful!
three_grrr
Yippeeee! You deserve to hit No1 on those charts! congrats!! You really are into the season with this wonderous image.. I think you do Poe so beautifully!
amota99517
The title fits this so well. I think that this is more mysterious though and such a wonderful creation.
anahata.c
this is an emergence from the dark night of the soul, but into a place real hope. (Yeah, I feel that!) Not only because your woman emerges to butterflies & a beautiful orb (veiled but radiant), but because it's laced with your beautiful organic & veined forms, which give life to it all. Still—so I don't seem 'too' positive—she walks out of some strange cellar, everything's soaked in dark-greens and grays (your palettes!) and your layering, as Mandi says, is just wonderful. Hey, as another not-too-shabby writer said, "...tis now the very witching hour of night when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world"—one of the more delightful passages in english where good ol' Hamlet is probably evoking the plague: Well you evoke that open-grave night here, creepily, beautifully and with real fun! (Am I the only one who thinks there's fun here?) But unlike Hamlet's light moment, you have beauty and light seeping everywhere. (Even your wonderful crypt-like framing doesn't take away from that.) A beautiful image, and perfect for the coming season! Well I'm gonna take my soul up from under those shadows (little buggers!), tell that damned bird to stop saying 'nevermore', and tell him "rave? If ya can't say somethin' nice, don't squawk at all!' But hey, that's just me, whaddo I know......great image, Mina. I love it!
auntietk
Whoa! #1 on the charts! does happy dance for friend Yay! grins from ear to ear :)) This is awesome work. Must be Rocktober again already! :)
2Loose2Trek
Well done dearest Mina ... superb work. HUGS
bcrathburn
A GOOD RENDER I REALLY LIKE THE WITCH UNDER SHE'S JUST TO CUTE ****
Thelby
Morticia ain't got nothin on this girl!!! Very Cool or should I say Very Ghoul, Happy Howl and Screem!!!
pixelmeister
Mina, you make stunning cool images!
crys-laura
Excellent work!
furuta
Fantastic color and beautiful image. great work!!
Jollyself
lovely tonal work
romanceworks
A most unique image and got a chuckle out of the cartoon. CC
allnaydi
Fantastic work and atmosphere. Beautifully done Mina!
Flint_Hawk
Hauntingly beautiful!