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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
Ă‚Â Mina's daughter
Thanks to all for stopping by and hope you enjoy your visit.
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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 ~
Comments (100)
LBJ2
Wonderful shot and story, Sugar plum. #:o) Seeing a picture like this, tells a lot about people. Very cool stuff in this picture. My doctor told me not to eat pineapples. It really disturbes the taste of my cigarettes. Love the cat statue... boy that is the coolest statue i've seen in a long time...Nice candles too and all... love candles..makes a great atmosphere. The many coloured corn's looks cool too. A very interesting photo, which really tell something about you. Great to see this. And no i havn't forgotten the pineapple.. your pride:) It is beautiful.. you did care for it very well.
PIERRE25
Jolie capture d'un bel ananas et joli récit, belle photo!
huismus
What a lovely statue indeed, I love it! And that little pineapple too. Beautiful capture.
CavalierLady
Delightful image and beautifully presented composition! How cool that you grew this yourself! Very nice shot! :)
Richardphotos
I have been allergic to pineapple from south of the US but when I was in the Philippines I was eating one by myself in 2 days and all the mangoes I could handle with no ill effects.if I stayed there for sure I would be diabetic it is beautiful Mina
caviedes
nice work with the pineapple thing! Have fun!!!!
lunchlady
Excellent pineapple!! ;)
avalonfaayre
WOW! How cool is that? I am going to buy a Pineapple just so I can try it!I thought they grew in trees! Great shot, by the way. lol.
DeathTwister
Glad to see you getting ready to curse them God fearing folk /winks... we need to give em hell ROTFL
RodolfoCiminelli
A excellent and creative photo Mina.....!!!!!
PD154
Well done on growing a pineapple, and I like the composition of this piece.
AngelWeb58
Fantastic Image I love pineapples Great Set Up Wishing you a great sunday Big Hugs Angel
OrphanedSoul
Great image mina I have never thought of growing one of these but now I know how! Thanks!
Darkwish
Nice, very nice pic! EXT!
furuta
Lovely composition. wonderful photo!!
guitar-slinger
Green thumb eh? [^^] Very intersting facts Thanks !!! But where is it that you grow this sweet fruit, It's gonna snow here in a few weeks !!! [^^] Nice image Mina !! [^___^] Cheers, Roger
romanceworks
A marvelous pineapple. The fun of growing things is watching them grow and then the added bonus of eating them. Can't grow that kind of stuff up on the mountain, however I did try to grow tomatoes one summer. After much work and waiting, I finally got one perfect little tomato and just before I could pick it a bear came up on our deck and sat on the plant, squashing that little tomato flat.:o) CC
eekdog
jolly good Mina, i'm coming over for some slices. great posting hon. lol steve
ontar1
Beautiful scene, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!
robotalk
Love the photo of all of the things in your realm...and the pineapple is superb--the background info is fascinating too..this is a great picture..and I like your choice of items in the photo...enchanting and fun !
ladyinblack
Beautiful photo! Wonderful colors and arrangement of items to show off the "perfect pineapple" :)
helanker
It is a wonderful pineapple indeed. You have green fingers, as we say here. It is such a lovely shot, Mina... and I love still life :)))
mansco
You can really be proud of it! Thanks for your tip, I'm going to give a try, he he, lets see what happens ;O)
annie5
Great composition & presentation Mina! I like this :)
Fidelity2
Very nice.
capelito
Wonderful photo!
durleybeachbum
I'm VERY impressed! lovely compostion too!
auntietk
Congrats on growing a pineapple! It's just beautiful, and I'm glad to hear it was sweet and tasty! Nice photo, too! It's sharp and clear, with wonderful color and composition. I particularly like the view of you with a camera! :)
nazul
Cute - and of course you're proud :-)
lior
Une véritable merveille! Amicalement Lior