bronze cremation urn

Bronze Cremation Urns: Season of the Turtle

June 18, 2013 urngarden.com

Turtles have always fascinated and repulsed me. There’s something about these prehistoric creatures that captivate. It’s turtle season in this part of the country. Usually by Memorial Day the turtles are moving, but Spring was late this year and we’re just now having to dodge slow moving turtles on the road in rural areas.

After a recent weekend at the lake I was amazed to see all the turtles in the water and sunning themselves on the rocks.

My grandfather lived in the country and would rescue turtles on the road, number their shells with nail polish and turn them loose on his farm.

This guy was a familiar face on my daily walk and I think he also ran a turtle rescue in the neighborhood.

Last summer we had a client who ordered a bronze cremation urn for her husband who died while on vacation in Idaho. Her grown children picked the turtle urn because they felt the qualities of patience, perseverance and strength that were representative of their father were symbolized by this ancient creature. They wanted the best for their dad, and only a bronze urn would do.

Some Eastern cultures believe that the turtle unites heaven and earth with the top of the turtle shell as heaven and the square on the bottom the earth while Native American lore uses the turtle as a symbol of land and water.

For families that want a small keepsake as a reminder of their loved one and are drawn to the symbolism of the turtle there is also an urn pendant that can be worn on a chain or as a charm on a bracelet.

This pendant will only hold a tiny bit of ash and should not be worn while swimming. There’s also a paper turtle that is a small urn designed for an ash scattering ceremony in water. The urns are made in Haiti from newspaper and paper bags and hold just a couple of tablespoons of ashes. The biodegradable urns became available after the earthquake in Haiti as a way for the natives to help rebuild after the devastation.

Bronze Cremation Urns are Simply the Best

December 11, 2012 urngarden.com

Updated 11/6/17:

It’s been a few years since I wrote this post and I thought it high time to revisit it. Not because my opinion has changed; if you asked me 100 times “What is the longest-lasting cremation memorial you can buy?” I’d tell you 100 times over: a bronze cremation urn.

Why? Because bronze is, literally, ‘forever’.

Think of the ancient Greek and Roman bronze sculptures housed in museums around the world such as the Artemision Zeus and the Piraeus Athena, believed to both date from the 4^th century B.C.E.

Both are ‘larger than life’, standing well over six feet in height. Each is certainly impressive–both then and now–some 2400 years later.

Bronze is the longest lasting memorial you can buy. It’s forever and you can expect to pay more for a bronze cremation urn. Discriminating families who want a sculpture piece or art work for the home will choose a bronze cremation urn. These families want something decorative and low key that doesn’t reveal it’s true nature as an urn for ashes.

Bronze Cremation Urn

Bronze cremation urns are considered custom work and buyers should be prepared to wait a few weeks for the final product. Plus, you don’t even want to know what it costs to ship a bronze sculpture overnight. Urn Garden is pleased to support American artists and craftsmen, many of the bronze urns we sell are made in the USA and the main foundry we work with creates custom statues and life size memorial installations that can be seen on college campuses, government buildings, parks in addition to the urns we sell.

Here at Urn Garden, we’ve established working relationships with the finest American and international artisans involved in crafting custom-order bronze cremation urns. Each of the bronze cremation memorials we offer is a work of fine art–a legacy to be passed down for generations. I’ll be shining a spotlight on some of these fine art sculptures with a purpose throughout the month but for now I invite you to whet your ‘appetite for beauty’ by taking a sneak peek at our complete collection.

Bronze Cremation Urns – Strength and Beauty

November 23, 2010 urngarden.com

Selecting a cremation urn can be overwhelming due to the nature of the purchase, as well as the many styles now available to choose from. Bronze is always a good choice for an urn that is not only strong and secure but can double as an art sculpture. Many of our families that buy bronze want something that blends in to the decor and doesn’t scream URN.

Bronze urns are more expensive than some of the other urns on the market. The price of copper, molds, and the process involved to pour bronze command a higher price. This style is not mass produced and is considered a custom order that requires a 2-4 week lead time depending on the finishing details. But the return is lasting beauty and a safe final resting place, certainly worth the wait.

Recent developments in resin compounds have resulted in designer blends that mix bronze and marble dust into the finish that when used in a cold casting technique results in a less expensive product with the look and feel of bronze. An example is our new Lion Sleeps Tonight Urn.

Sculpted from resin blended with bronze metal, this cremation urn has all the rich details of a bronze urn but without the weight of the heavy metal and the price.

Both of the urns featured in this post are made in America.

On Golden Nest

August 25, 2008 urngarden.com

Griffin or Gryphon

How do you spell “griffin”? As always, when we spot this ancient image, we try to capture it.

This was on a pillar at a local theater downtown.

The griffin has a narrow appeal. People with that last name, perhaps. Or, medieval architecture enthusiasts. Which rules out Billy Bob Thornton.

This urn style has been around for awhile, but for the family that does want the ancient symbol of protection we’ve added this bronze urn. Some call it the Sarcophagus. We call it stunning.

This is the only style I’ve ever seen in Urn World with the image of the griffin on it. Price wise, the gryphon urn is not for the family that searching for “cheap urns”. Bronze urns will cost more than $100.00

Our bronze urns use both the lost wax and casting styles. Bronze urns will usually be some of the heaviest, weighing in the range of 25-45 pounds and command the highest price due to the artistry and casting process involved.

May you find gold and sapphires in your nest! If you need further assistance sourcing the perfect memorial please contact us.