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Widow Magnolia Aker (Born November 20, 1967 – Februrary 20, 2017) was an American Modern Artist, Poet, and Photographer based out of Wildwood, Orlando. She is largely considered by most Floridians as one of the most thought provoking artists of the Twentieth century, as well as known for her tragic personal life.

Selling Art to patrons all over the world, Aker came to reside in Wildwood, Florida after first discovering the place in 1999. Exclaming upon first seeing the great city, "Wildwood is a breathtaking city where dreams can be made, men can be measured, and America can be seen".

Early Life
Widow Aker was born into a relatively poor income family at Memorial Hospital on November 20th 1967 to parents Connor Aker (Born 1946) and Elsie Aker (Born 1947), the later of which died during child birth. WIdow was largely raised on her own do to her fathers long hours in the construction field and a lack of funds. She attended Cumberland High School, until graduating in 1985. Widow recounts stories of her father in many of her poems, citing him as a "tormented soul, drug down by the death of his light and tasked with a burden of love". Despite not having a close relationship, Widow maintained a healthy relationship with her father until he remarried in 1982.

Widows father found a new partner in Abbey Mei, despite previously proclaiming "My hearts in the shop, and the mechanics dead". This was an unwelcome family addition to 15 year old Widow as she grew to resent the attention her step-mother received that she never got. Her stepmother introduced her father to Heroin, which would later claim his life, forcing WIdow to look elsewhere for attention, which she would find in a Cumberland High Senior Anthony Amari.

After completing High School, Widow was unsure of where her life would end up, citing that "No one asked me about my dreams let alone my desires". Her father pushed that she should go to the local Community college. However Amari, had dreams of moving down to Orlando, Florida to start a band "The Whole Hogs" with a couple of groupie friends of his. Hoping in the end that space apart would bring them closer together, Widow left her father behind and set out with Amari. Her father overdosed that night.

Works
Widow Aker's work largely focuses on the "beauty in everyday life" focusing on modern objects that are of relevance to society and turning them into art. One such example of this is her piece "Ladles of Pride" in which she took a ladle and swathed it in heavy house paint each in a different color saying that "Despite our colors each of us are the same as a whole