http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/18/ashes-into-paintings/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:16:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/18/ashes-into-paintings/comment-page-1/#comment-113090 thomasina Sun, 20 May 2007 16:03:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/18/ashes-into-paintings/#comment-113090 I am an artist and have used upon request ashes in portraits for deceased friends and family. I actually started doing it during the AIDS epidemic here in San Francisco over 20 years ago so this isn't new and I am sure it has been done beffore me. It seems to give the family solice in difficult times. My portraits are not crappy by any means and I have a Masters in Fine Arts....and I do it only when it has been asked by the person who is to die and I feel it helps themm through thier passage,thanks for listening I am an artist and have used upon request ashes in portraits for deceased friends and family. I actually started doing it during the AIDS epidemic here in San Francisco over 20 years ago so this isn't new and I am sure it has been done beffore me. It seems to give the family solice in difficult times. My portraits are not crappy by any means and I have a Masters in Fine Arts....and I do it only when it has been asked by the person who is to die and I feel it helps themm through thier passage,thanks for listening

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/18/ashes-into-paintings/comment-page-1/#comment-112509 Nora Sat, 19 May 2007 07:41:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/18/ashes-into-paintings/#comment-112509 I dunno... I think I'd be kinda mad to know my ashes were turned into a really crappy painting. I dunno... I think I'd be kinda mad to know my ashes were turned into a really crappy painting.

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