One person.
Several homes.
More than one in ten American families now divide ashes among the people who loved someone. It makes sense. Families live scattered across cities and coasts, and everyone wants to honor their loved ones.
But almost nothing is designed for this. The industry offers one large urn and a set of tiny matching “keepsakes” that look like favors. Someone gets the urn. Everyone else gets a trinket.
I make urn sets instead: as many as you need individually designed as a family. Each one sized for its share, a complete piece in its own right and made for the home it’s going to.
Nobody gets the leftover. Nobody keeps the cardboard box.
How sets work
A set begins the way every commission does: with the person. In our design conversation we also talk about each household the vessels will live in, because a sister in Brooklyn and a brother in Tucson may have different memories of their loved one they want to hold dear, and different environments in which the piece will live.
Some families want the vessels nearly identical and connecting them all. Some want siblings, same form and glazing, but different sizes. And some want completely different pieces. It’s entirely up to you.
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Schedule a call to get the process started. We’ll discuss the number of urns needed and the sizes.
Click HERE to schedule a call.
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Based on our initial discussion, I’ll send you a quote.
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Urns sets can be comprised of identical pieces, similar pieces, or completely different pieces, based on the preferences of each person who will receive one. You’ll receive intake forms (it the set will be totally different pieces, each recipient will receive an intake form) covering form, colors, size, and where the pieces will live.
There's a space to tell me about them. Take your time with that part, because it's the part that shapes the pieces.
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Hand-thrown or hand-built, glazed, and fired in my San Francisco studio. Building, drying, glazing and two firings each take the time they take, and every piece is made only once. For your specific person (or pet).
It generally takes 6-8 weeks from the time you begin your commission to receive your finished piece.
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Your vessels arrive packed and insured to each recipient, ready to honor your loved one.
Got a question?
Submit the form to start the process of building a set of bespoke pieces to honor your loved one.