Marianne Rose Rosenblatt

Marianne (Mandy) Rose Rosenblatt (Rogers), age 76, of Marina, CA, passed away on January 23 after a month-long battle with Covid with her daughters Jennie & Melli by her side. She was preceded in death by her sisters Jane Cannino and Celia Rogers. She is survived by her brothers and sisters Geoffrey, Carol, Patricia, Christopher and John, her grandchildren Kaden, Amaya, Christopher & Jordan and her children Jennie, Melli & Shane. Mandy had an incredible zest for life and spent her days as a professional artist, studying at NY's Fashion Institute of Technology and entertaining admirable careers in textiles, designing wallpaper among other mixed media. Working at the famous Simplicity patterns in NYC she excelled at creating clothing, designing and sewing dresses for weddings, proms and countless special occasions. Her watercolor painting talents were world class. She was taught early in life how to translate what she saw to a tangible form on paper and from then on was continuously practicing her skills and trying to better her eye. Many art shows featured her work as well as multiple solo showings. She also had a knack for incorporating other mediums within her watercolors, such as pen and ink, colored pencil, pastels and more. Landscape and plein air would become the bulk of her work. She loved Daniel Smith paints and spoke highly and often of pure pigments and rich hues. She always commented on shadows and light, how objects looked through her eyes. She took great care in documenting her life, through beautiful sketches and painted notebooks, journals and accordian paper books. Everything dated with pizzazz and Joie de vivre.

Her life in the Catskill mountains of NYS led her to jewelry design with Rocko Minerals, where she honed her own wire wrapping skill using natural crystals and stones with precious metals, showcasing the stones rather than the wrap, which became a "mineral world" collectible in the industry. Her designs were sought and cherished by her customers and friends. Each piece came with it's own special drawing, message of positive intention and a description of the treasures within.

Mandy enjoyed thrifty "treasure" hunting, dining out and was always ready for an adventure. She enjoyed being silly, in so many ways, including designing unique and fun Christmas ornaments that will continue to bring family members' joy.

Being a full time nanny for her grandson Kaden brightened her last 6 years. She was a member of the Central Coast Art Association and looked forward to her Wednesday afternoon PG painting sessions with her darling art friends.

Mandy will be missed so very much. She had a charm, grace and way of loving like no other. Her magic reached many and no doubt will continue to live on for many years to come. A life celebration will be held in Marianne’s honor on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 2pm at the Paul Mortuary chapel, 390 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Invitation open to family and friends.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.thepaulmortuary.com for the Rosenblatt family.