Are you a person who has precious ashes tucked away? I make beautiful silver jewellery to contain them, and I'd be honoured to do that for you. (If your curiosity is piqued, read on.)
ASHES TO....
I lived for most of my life with the ashes of my mother's husband. They were in a grey plastic box, tucked away in the back corner of her beautiful antique wardrobe. As a child I felt fondly towards them. Their presence was reassuring, like a little anchor. I never knew Steve, nor was he my father, but I liked him being in our home. For a while during my adult life I was the sole custodian of Steve's ashes, while my mother lived elsewhere. I felt a sense of honour in being the custodian, and having his ashes in my own wardrobe felt oddly comforting.
My mother shocked me in March of this year by telling me that she intended to scatter his ashes at Rottnest during our annual holiday. I was happy that his ashes would finally be released by the woman he adored, at the place they loved together. And yet I couldn't bear to see them all disappear into that ocean, so we kept some back. I thought that maybe one day I could do "something" with them, something to immortalise them in a way that honoured him.
I didn't know that by the end of the same year I would have created that "something" myself - a Memento Vitae. Nor could I have imagined that I would be able to make Memento Vitae for others who had the ashes of those they loved.
IF YOU'RE A CUSTODIAN OF ASHES
WHAT I DO
HOW I WORK
I treat all ashes with reverence. The remains of your loved one are welcome in my home. I don't handle their ashes with fear or trepidation. If you have any special processes that you would like me to undertake then I am very open to meeting your needs. Let's talk!
HOW TO WORK WITH ME