DARK CANVAS

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 27 Apr 2008, 07:50

Has anyone read the new Romantic Thriller, Dark Canvas by Jody Summers? It's about some girl who comes up with the idea of doing paintings by mixing the ashes of the deceased with her paints.

I found it on Amazon and just started it. So far it's great fun.

Tracey Neal · Post by **Tracey Neal** » 28 Apr 2008, 10:28

Yes I did, I thought it was very very good read, I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not read it yet, but maybe plans too. This was his first novel to be released actually. He went through the Nebraska publishing company (iUniverse, Inc), which is a leading provider of publishing technology solutions for authors. I know he was a weebit jaded with the whole author to agent to commercial publisher thing. This novel reminds me alot of Dean Koontz style of writing. Solid choice Flyboy

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 28 Apr 2008, 16:34

Star, I just noticed that it is not showing your post as existing. It says 0 replies on the directory.... What's up with that?

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 29 Apr 2008, 14:41

Ok I'm trying again to see if this shows a new post.

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 29 Apr 2008, 15:48

OK NOW THE NEWBIE GETS IT!!! The place I was looking at this thread was the place it was MOVED FROM.

Gee now that I'm in the right place LOOKIE there it's showing the posts.

Ok I'm learning

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Tracey Neal · Post by **Tracey Neal** » 29 Apr 2008, 16:51

Flyboy wrote:OK NOW THE NEWBIE GETS IT!!! The place I was looking at this thread was the place it was MOVED FROM.

Gee now that I'm in the right place LOOKIE there it's showing the posts.

Ok I'm learning [/b]

You're too funny for words

Glad you figured it out

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 01 May 2008, 09:58

You might want to commission a painting with someone's ashes in it here's the lady who can help you....

www.denicelewisfineart.com

She calls it painting with cremains.....wow

Tracey Neal · Post by **Tracey Neal** » 01 May 2008, 10:40

Dude!

That is amazing! Her work is beautiful. I'm planning on being cremated, I want some of my ashes shot into outerspace, the moon maybe

This would be kinda cool too...I might have to whip that up in the ole will

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 10 May 2008, 16:25

Funny you should say that Star. I want to be cremated too and the idea of getting dumped out of a plane appealed to me but I've also considered that this might be cool since I heard of it.

Tracey Neal · Post by **Tracey Neal** » 14 May 2008, 09:40

Yeah that is pretty cool

A little speck of you all over the place

I use to tell my mom when I was a little depressed, punkass child, that if I died before her I wanted to be cremated, and that my ashes be sprinkled all around the house, so she would have to clean up after me one last time

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 29 May 2008, 10:24

Hey Star, did you notice when you read Dark Canvas that this guy is giving some of the proceeds to The National Fibromyalsia Association? What do you think of that?

Tracey Neal · Post by **Tracey Neal** » 04 Jun 2008, 09:17

I think that is wonderful

So many people suffer in silence with this syndrome. Women and people battling depression generally make up most cases. Sometimes people go years living with the pain..either because they refuse to get it checked out, or their doctor simply overlooks the symptoms. Indeed it disables many. My hat goes off to this man for his generosity. Very noble thing for him to do.

This site has some up to date info on Fibromyalsia:
No need to suffer

www.fibromyalgia.com

exquisite · Post by **exquisite** » 07 Jun 2008, 10:11

I saw this post and I was like "WHAT?" That's crazy that someone would paint with someone's ashes. I don't know if I particulary like that idea..."oh hey, yeah, that's mom hanging on the wall there."

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 18 Jun 2008, 08:42

Yep that's what I thought too at first but what the heck you can Uncle Bob sitting in that urn on the mantle or have him be a REAL decoration! I wouldn't want to sleep in that room though. eeesh.

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » 18 Jun 2008, 08:45

Oh and by the way Star there is another organization The International Fibromyalgia Coalition that has some really good information on alternative remedies for the disease. Their website is www.fibrocoalition.org