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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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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 (113)
3Dillusions
LOL, my cat how is 8 does this, she is hilarious, she will come into the house, go nuts for about 5 mins with any toy left on the ground by my 4 year old then have to spend 2 hours have a catnap because she over did it LOL
PIERRE25
Très jolie photo!
lorddarkwolf
cute kitties!
jocko500
guess the cats gang up on the dog too. lol cool image
FCR
EXCELENTE!!
lunchlady
First off, love your fireplace!!! I can see a "Mina's Different Rooms" series of pics!!! Your cats are beautiful!!
bpclarke
Oh yeah... I always loved to see them mellowed out after the catnip high. Splendid capture a lovely group of kitties. Bunny
npauling
A lovely capture of them all together. Our cat knows where the catnip grows and is always helping himself, much to the plant's grief.
BadKittehCo
oooh, that reminds me, my kitties need a dose. Awesome pic, thanks for sharing the nip moment :)
schonee
What a great shot mina...They all look kicked back after their nip ;) Thanks for sharing. Stay warm tomorrow we are in for a little chill
blacq_nyght_vampyre
LMAO!! This is great!! Not to be gross or anything, but one of my cats a few years ago would pee in her catnip. We figured that she just got realllllly excited about it and had to mark it as hers. My two cats now go crazy over it but we have not had any issues as I just mentioned. This is a great capture AND PROOF that it can be done.
DeathTwister
Hahaha what they are said, dam allot of post on this one ROTFL, it is pretty cool. Hay make me a broom and send me one? My birthday is in a couple of weeks on the 6th and I need a broom ROTFL /hugs wonderful shot Sis.
Black-Carrie
Your best one until now! I love kittens! Faved!!!
DennisReed
Let me guess, your a Cat Lover! LOL! Sure the cats get all the fun!
Jay-el-Jay
It looks like a nice mellow scene.Enjoy it while it last.
anahata.c
a wave of calm overcomes the universe! Yes—may this be a harbinger for the world! I took catnip this month (w/ other herbs) and it is indeed calming, but I do know it has the opposite effect on cats, at least upfront...and it's just great to get a glimpse of your home—the wonderful brooms, the cats in front of the fireplace (at least one looks egyptian), the drums & tambourine (ritual? musical?), the i-don't-know-what on the lefthand table (some god-face or maybe bird-wreath, I don't know what it is, I just know i don't wanna piss it off!), and that pink thingy who looks like he's had way too much catnip. Love this shot! Ok, now I'm off to bed! Too much stimulation for one night...
ledwolorz
Beautiful cats and photo.
three_grrr
Oh Mina!! Okay, I want the marmalade one. No, wait, the tiger. Um .. no the black cat. no no .. the tiger with the white!! Dang .. maybe the .. can I just take them ALL???? The marmalade one will look very fetching with the B-dog, and so will the black one. And the two tigers can snuggle with Murphy! Cody can come too .. but he has to bring his hippo.
Thelby
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!!! TEhehehe, so cute and So Nice for the peace and calm!!!
rayag
I love that shot!!!
saretta
never thought about catnip to make my two little "angels" calm down when they destroy the house but looks like it works LOL,i'll give it a try for sure :-)))Great shot Mina!!:-)
efron_241
wow.. lot's of cats great image of the friendly friends esp. with the statues too this is cat paradise
Vanadis11
Wonderful capture of this beautiful cats :)))
Igolochka
OMG!!! You are so happy to have so much cats!!!! Love this photo, thanks for sharing, made me smile:)
ragouc
Cool....
DRAKELOT
Beautiful image Mina !
allnaydi
Beautiful - and very relaxed - capture Mina. I like your idea of infusing our world leaders with catnip ;)
novelist
I'm thinking the hippo must have gotten a whiff of that catnip himself. : ) Great hearth, wonderful kitties, and brooms.
rj2650
Your "stoners" are adorable. Enjoy the peace and quiet whenever you can.
Rowens
Gotta love 'em!! :)