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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)
pixelmeister
Very nice image!
novelist
Congrats on the pineapple. My mom used to do that with produce she bought, too, like limes and lemons, which is probably where I got the bug to become a landscape designer at one point (we never know how the seeds of our ideas will be planted). And yes, even those little trees produced fruit eventually. She had a green thumb like you. Thanks for sharing this festive shot. I think I will try it, too. If my cats will let me. Unfortunately though I have a degree in lanscaping, I'm forced to buy artificial plants because all the critters in my house devour the real ones which friends love to tease me about. Oh, well. I can create just as many gardens with digital art. What a lovely home you have and great candlescaping. I think I see your reflection behind the cat statue, too. If so, great hair!! : ) Thanks for sharing this with us.
RyverMyst
Super cool photo. Congrats on the gardening,your little pineapple looks luscious.
awjay
i am very impressed
shadownet
Such talent!
brycek
Looks wonderful Mina..nice capture!!
ledwolorz
Beautiful composition and super capture.
erlandpil
A excellent and creative photo Agree erland
MrsLubner
I have tried to do this and failed and so I am excited to see how well you did! Fabulous shot!
1010
Oh how could you eat that sweet little thing! hehehe Excellent shot Mina!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Little? It looks huge lol! Great photo study :) Cathy xoxoxo
Cosme..D..Churruca
superb compo Mina!
lucyjo
I love this Mina! Can you tell me is this a shop and if so where is it? I would love to have one of those kitty statues with the wings!
chall-art
That is a perfect pineapple. Gardening geeks get no respect :(
2Loose2Trek
Very cool piccy dearest Mina ... thou hast the greenest thumb of all! HUGS
emmecielle
Excellent composition!!! :)
blankfrancine
Truly fascinating info on pineapples,etc, Mina! A beautiful still-life, and it s making me both hungry and thirsty!
watchman2005
Fine work on the pineapple, like the shot, nice one!!!
doarte
A gardeners elite...looks inviting...take a slice of that ...mmmm _
rj2650
Beautiful image. Fantastic color and detail. Great job.
magnus073
Awww this is a adorable little pineapple you grew Mina, I love it
anahata.c
mina, this is really a packed photo. It's great to get a glimpse of the things you have around you. The pineapple itself is more orange-ish than I usually see, like it dressed up for autumn. (And I like that it's smaller too—makes the leaves look like a crown.) But the other stuff...a plate of what looks like sacred stones & scented candles, a goblet that looks special, a gutsy rocklike surface (yes?), the beautiful corn, what I assume is some kind of feline god or goddess, and then the mystery of what's behind all that. Behind some screen-looking partition there's a furry/fuzzy thing, can't tell what it is but it's fascinating, the top & backlit ceiling of another room, and so on...It feels like one of your paintings. And your frame has autumnal hues and dyed or batik-like patterns around it. This is a living, lovely picture. Btw, my one pineapple story is that one dropped on me when I was 20. It fell off a shelf. And you can skip the one-liners ("so that explains it") because I've heard 'm a million times. If anyone doesn't know, they weigh a little less than an Audi.
A_Sunbeam
Nice work! Love the bits and pieces all around!
hipps13
what a sweet capture, Mina and I would be proud too sweet sunshine to you warm hug and love, Linda
DennisReed
Congratulations Mina! A sweet harvest!
tetsu-pino
Excellent capture!!!
allnaydi
Great shot and background story Mina - I hope you left something, to grow the next one ;)
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
schonee
Excellent shot and info Thank you!
bluedarkmoon
Real great capture and sweet thinking, wonderful view.... :-) Hugsss