Death Do We Art Giveaway - After-Life Artists' Offerings

 

We are excited to announce this special giveaway from a collective of four After-Life Artists. We have joined together in this special offering of our unique and treasured memorial art. We work with our hands and from our hearts, to honor lives and bring comfort to the bereaved.

Featured Artists include:
- Camille Borgas of Cami Bear  (Drawing for winner 10/12)
- Chris Santora of Sands of Time  (Drawing for winner 10/19)
- Rob & Jamaica of YURNS by MorzArt  (Drawing for winner 10/26)
- Ashley Lozano of Ashley Lozano Jewelry  (Drawing 11/2)

Submit your entry for a chance to win one of four prizes. Each Friday from Oct. 12 to Nov. 2, one winner will be selected, at random, to win the prize for that week. Prizes totaling over $1,000.00 in value!

>> ENTER TO WIN – CLICK LINK >> https://upvir.al/58822/DeathDoWeArt

Best customer service...all at a time of heartache - Five-Star Review

It Completely Represents Him!...Recommended 100% Five-Star Review

Jesus "Chuy" Jauregui

Jan. 3, 1993 - June 14, 2016

FIVE-STAR REVIEW

"We got the guitar YURN made for my youngest brother. It is absolutely beautiful!! It completely represents him!
Thank you YURNS by MorzArt!! Your work is amazing!! I recommend them 100% to anyone who is looking for a piece of art to honor your loved ones."  - Tania M.

YURNS Turns One, First Year in Review

One year ago today, we launched our new line of sculptural works, YURNS by MorzArt!
This endeavor to create unique cremation urns has been a blessing for our art and hearts. We are so grateful our path has led us to this work, and are humbled to create our special memorials for those grieving the loss of a loved one.
We are encouraged by positive feedback and are happy to report that we have sold 26 YURNS, in 9 states and 3 countries. It is an exciting future as we progress forward, and over the course of this next year, we hope to devote more time into growing our business and introducing new models into our production line.
Many thanks to each of you for your support!

YURN'ing for a New Workshop

 

We are excited to have a new work space to build our YURNS! After working around some great spring rain, we completed the shell and electrical, and moved our YURNS supplies inside today!

We lost our prior shop in the Bastrop wildfire a few years ago, and for us, this new creative space has been a long time coming.

In order to move forward with our art endeavors, we were in major need of replacing our workshop, and moving our supplies/equipment out of our living room.  We decided to reuse the existing concrete slab where our old shop stood.

This is a exciting step towards progress with the business, and healing for our creative souls to have a new space to work!

Our First Print Ad

We did our first print ad in a local Bastrop County publication for visitors and residents. Included with our ad was a very nice write-up about YURNS. Additionally, Jamaica was a Contributing Graphic Designer, creating a portion of the ads in the magazine. "The Guide to Bastrop County 2015-16":

MorzArt In Training

Cleaning the new Catfish mold with our little apprentice #coolkid #love #art #happy

A photo posted by YURNSbyMorzArt (@morzart) on May 16, 2015 at 7:51pm PDT

A Night-Owl and A Butterfly

It's after midnight and I've had a couple cups of coffee...steady hand don't fail me now.

A photo posted by YURNSbyMorzArt (@morzart) on Feb 20, 2015 at 10:33pm PST

Online Resellers Feature Our Urns

Novelty Urns: Behind the Scenes

The creative process for the artisans behind these unique urns comes from a place of authenticity and relating to everyday people. They look for the simple things that bring joy. The urns are subjects that represent people's passions and interests, reflecting their individuality and honor a life well-lived.

Each of these urns is a work of art produced solely by the team of two artisans. Their hands-on approach produces artisan quality sculptures that will vary slightly from piece to piece. No two will ever be exactly alike creating an heirloom-quality, unique work of art.

With a subject in mind, the artisans strive to create an iconic sculpture by modeling a clay representation. When they are satisfied with their model, they create a plaster mold of it. With a mold they employ a traditional slip-cast method to produce a hollow-bodied clay vessel.

Once the slip sets up in the mold and the clay piece is removed, the unfired clay or “greenware” is shaped, added to and refined as needed. At this stage, the artisans place high-temperature wire hangers into the clay body for wall-mounted pieces and hand cut the vessel’s opening for the inurnment hatch.

Once the greenware sculpting is complete, the piece air dries and is fired in a kiln to temperatures nearing 2000°F. The application of extreme heat to the clay body causes a chemical and physical reaction creating a permanently hardened material. The urns are hand-painted either before or after the kiln fire. A variety glazes or oxide washes are used in combination with acrylic paints, metallic waxes and a sealer to create the finishes of each product. Each urns takes about five to seven days from cast to finish.

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Our Virtual Doors are Now Open on Etsy.com

We're all set up and ready to go!  Our YURNS can now be found and purchased through our Etsy Shop:  

www.etsy.com/shop/MorzArt

And Now We Smile for a Bio Pic

 
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A gracious 'Thank you' to you for following us and offering comments in support. We launched just over 2 weeks ago and are already off to a great start!  We are refining our marketing/branding materials as we prepare to list with online urn distributors....their feedback on YURNS is very positive and encouraging!

Introducing "YURNS by MorzArt"

We are excited to launch our newest art endeavor YURNS by MorzArt. "Memorial Art for Unique Personalities" -- We are now in production of these 6 models, with new ideas on the way!

With the release of our YURNS cremation sculptures, we would like "service-to-others" to be foremost on our minds, intentions and actions.

The holidays often have us reflecting on the memories of loved ones, and the fond times we had with family and friends who have gone before us. We know this time of year can also be financially constraining for many, and that is why we have decided to offer all of our YURNS models on a "Pay What You Can Afford" basis for the holidays.

Order a YURN before or on January 1, 2015 with a donation amount that is within your means, and we will make for you the model of your choice.

We feel it is a great honor to handcraft each YURN we make, and hope that our service to you is the greatest final gift for your loved one.
 

Here's a Sneek Peek

We have been doing, and figuring, and sculpting, and molding, and building, and cleaning, and painting, and photographing, and naming, and designing, and branding, all while trying to keep our cool...soooo, prepare yourself for a bombardment of MorzArt shameless self-promotion with the launch of our newest artistic endeavor...soon, very soon...we know you wait with bated breath.

CAUTION: Stressed-Out Artists at Work

Creative career hopes are placed inside this box- along with 5 other sculptures we are making as prototype models.

Here we go taking another leap of faith....when chasing what you want, being overwhelmed is a good thing, right?!