Life in the Garden

Matters of Life and Death

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Golf Urns

vintage golf postcard

We’ve talked with several families that are planning an ash scattering ceremony that centers around a golf theme. Some plan to spread a portion of the ashes on the golf course or have a memorial service at the club house.

For easy scattering, our golf course scattering tube simplifies the process and the urn is completely biodegradable and safe for in-cabin air travel.

scattering tubeSometimes they want to divide a small portion of ash between family members and need a small keepsake, but for families that need a cremation urn to hold all of the ashes of an adult and want a golf-theme, this is a good choice, hand painted on a beautiful blue sky background this golfer practicing the perfect swing is a nice way to honor someone who loves the walk.

golf cremation urn for ashes

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golf urn for ashes

Ashes in the Ink

Back in the day, cutting edge technology allowed our families to pose with the dear departed and record the moment for posterity.

memento mori

That idea faded and seems creepy now, but what about the background noise I heard this weekend? Snippets of  reality tv with the Jackson Family Show trying to coordinate a very public gold- plated memorial service.

Or the bit of a tattoo road show, featuring a gentleman who mixed a trace of his loved one’s ashes into the ink and had a portrait style memorial tattoo on his chest.

At the quieter end of the spectrum, one of our clients does design work in a memorial garden at a hospital in upstate New York, had this good word to say about our personalized river rock garden stone.

river rock memorial stone

“Both the stone itself and the workmanship — is lovely and has become the new standard in our Memorial Gardens.”

 

July 4th, 2009

Wishing you a happy and safe Independence Day!

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Who Loves Raku? I Do!

 

We just picked up some new Raku pottery pieces that we’re slowly adding to the site.

raku urns

Raku is a Japanese style and the name means “joy” and that’s exactly what you get when you take one look at these gorgeous vessels. One of the things that makes this style of pottery special, is that the firing process literally creates a trash to treasure effect.  It’s not uncommon for potters to remove the vessel from the kiln and then put it in a garbage can surrounded by bits of wire, wood, and other combustibles. After the flame is lit, that’s when the magic happens. The fire and smoke create the beauty.

raku urns for sale

Celtic urns are a popular choice for a memorial, and this one of a kind art piece uses copper glazes and features a hand-carved Celtic knot emblem on the urn.

The sad thing about these urns, is that the pictures don’t do them justice.  They are much more attractive than depicted here and if you see one you like, don’t hesitate, as several customers have called when they were ready to buy, only to discover that the urn had already sold. The good news is, we can make another one. Maybe not the exact urn you saw earlier, but close and maybe even better!

 

urns for ashes