Memorial Chronicles

June 10, 2014

How is a handmade ceramic cremation urn made?

Directly from the source: in this post Lucy describes what it takes to make a ceramic cremation urn.

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June 03, 2014

What can I say to a grieving person?

Our words and actions communicate, express and transfer our emotions and feelings; they convey our message of sympathy at a time when a family is completely exposed and vulnerable in their grief. What we say and do has the ability to comfort, devastate and in some cases traumatize a person when they are at their lowest.

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May 27, 2014

How can I grieve freely and openly?

This post shares the highlights of the talk "Grieving Honestly and Freely: Embracing Your Feelings with Your Humanness" given by Angie Cartwright, co-founder of We Care Grief Support.

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May 20, 2014

How is a wooden urn made?

Handcrafted wooden urns are made individually and all of them are truly unique and signed originals. Shapes, sizes, grains of wood will vary slightly as often the wood dictates how the urn must be turned on the lathe.

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May 13, 2014

What is a segmented urn?

Segmented memorial urns are made from domestic and exotic hardwoods. Bright colors and contrasts of segmented urns are from natural colors of the woods.

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May 06, 2014

What is your grieving style?

This post shares the highlights of the talk given by Litsa and Eleanor, co-authors of the popular blog “What’s Your Grief".

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April 29, 2014

How is a Raku style urn made?

Directly from the source: in this post Kevin describes what it takes to make a Raku style urn.

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