Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts
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20190603
Power of Personalization: Custom Columbarium Niche Box
A local woman near us was looking to have a custom box to fit a Columbarium Niche for her family. Her brother had passed away years ago in 1980, and his ashes were at rest at a cemetery in California. This past Christmas, their mother passed away.
The remaining siblings decided to place mom's ashes with their bother. They needed a special box to fit the 10" x 5" x 11" space, personalized with both their names, dates, and epitaphs.
We hand-built this ceramic box to fit the space....engraving it exactly as they wished with their family name large and set between their two individual names, and a small cross in the middle.
20190119
Pre-need and a Work of Art...Cheers to another 40 years!
Upon ordering a Winged-Heart YURN, "Fierce Robin" wrote:
It isn't too often that we get an order for pre-need arrangements... so, it was a different kind of experience to connect with Robin regarding her memorial artwork...rather than a mournful event.
She had come across our YURN listing previously.... So, with an approaching heart surgery and the encouragement of her daughter, she decided to go ahead and purchase the urn she wanted for herself. And, Lord willing, she would would be able to enjoy the piece as a work of art in her home, for many years, until the time comes to utilize it as a functional cremation urn.
We love the thoughtfulness she put into her decision, for her daughter and her outlook regarding our "art". It's so touching to know that our art brings value and comfort to those grieving, and also to those who can enjoy them as artful home decor, prior to needing them for their intended purpose.
We enjoyed getting to know more about Robin through this experience. Her career in healthcare and God-centered passion for helping others, her love of traveling, and her overall fun personality and zeal for life.
While working on her piece, we were surprised to wake one morning to read the sweetest five-star review on our Etsy store.....we hadn't even completed or shipped her memorial yet, and still she gave us a glowing review! How awesome!
We completed Robin's Heart sculpture and she received it prior to her surgery.
We are happy to follow-up on the status of Robin's open-heart surgery...
She pulled through it like a champ! Now, she'll heal and prepare herself for a vacation to St. Lucia in April. :)
Live it up! With love! ~
20151216
Messengers from Our Loved Ones
According to our friends at UrnGarden.com...
A photo posted by YURNSbyMorzArt (@morzart) on
A Celebration of Life was held this past weekend for Christa Browning. She was remembered with this custom Sunflower YURN with hand-built Cardinal bird.
"I'm so pleased with this piece, it truly is a beautiful work of art". - Lisa H.
20151104
Personalization is a Paramount Premium
"I'm a funeral director and I just hit a home run with my family (client) because of MorzArt! Thank you Rob & Jamaica for your energy and efforts. I enjoyed getting to know you. I look forward to continued partnership. Thank you for understanding that personalization is a paramount premium in our industry." - Vinson O.
20150909
20150423
Fishing Around and Reelin'em In
We now have our YURNS listed with 6 distributors!....and...
Our YURNS can now be found at Distinctive Life! You may have seen Distinctive Life on the Dallas/Houston/Austin news....they are not your typical Funeral Home, and we are excited to be working with them......www.distinctivelife.com/see-the-difference/
Our YURNS can now be found at Distinctive Life! You may have seen Distinctive Life on the Dallas/Houston/Austin news....they are not your typical Funeral Home, and we are excited to be working with them......www.distinctivelife.com/see-the-difference/
20150410
She Was Pure Sunshine
Doris June Forsythe
January 4, 1931 - April 2, 2015
Over the last month, we had the profound experience of caring for Jamaica's grandmother, Doris June, as she made her transition from this Earth. Cancer went mis/undiagnosed and by the time she received an official diagnosis, it had spread into her lymphatic system and spine...hospice arrived that same day.
For 22 days we were able to care for her and tell her how much we love her- although short, we appreciate that time and opportunity. She was pure sunshine and joy to all who knew her and she will be deeply missed.
Many thanks to our buddy, Stephen, at Star of Texas Casket Company for collaborating with us on her sentimental and personalized Cedar casket. It was beautiful and we know she would have loved the special touches carved into it for her. Rest in peace, sweet Doie, your legacy of love, faith and laughter lives on in your children, grand and great.
20150121
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:
20141230
And Now We Smile for a Bio Pic
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!
20141214
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.
20140824
Great Loss Leads to a Greater Purpose
A post to our Facebook friends:
Friends,
As many of you know, Rob’s mother passed away in March. The circumstances and financial situation did not allow for a traditional funeral service. We had a small gathering of family and his mother’s body was cremated. It was decided by the family that they wanted her cremains to be brought here to our property- along with her brother’s ashes (Uncle Jimmy passed away 5 years ago). About 10 days after her passing, a small white box containing her cremains was delivered by hand from our mailman...and today, we have two small white boxes sitting on top our refrigerator. Although the family had discussed us planting the ashes with new trees, we haven’t yet set the proper space or have had the readiness to do that.
Also as you may know, in a turn of events with our sawyer friend- we have been assisting in the development of his casket company. That exposure has us learning a lot about the death care industry. The funeral business is changing and they are taking note of the rising increase in the people doing cremation by choice or out of financial necessity. In some areas of the country, cremation rates are 70+% and people are opting for life celebration ceremonies over traditional funerals and their associated costs.
As a result, Rob has had many conversations with people interested in urns. In doing some research about urns, we discovered that there are many choices for funerary vessels, but not many that reach “outside of the box” per se…. spanning the financial spectrum, there are many beautiful clay, glass, metal or wooden urns and boxes out there- but that’s just it, the choice is a basically a vase or a box. It is difficult to find a very personalized urn…a figurative vessel that visually represents a person’s essence…something uniquely precious for their loved ones. This point brings to mind prior sculpture work we created as a special memorial.
In 2006, our buddy Ron passed away. At the time, we spoke with his wife Kathy about doing a sculptural urn for her. Ron had a big personality and he loved to fish… it was decided that she wanted a bigmouth bass fish for his cremains. Eight years later, that urn still sits mounted like a trophy on the wall of their home. Placed under a covered porch, it overlooks the beautiful country property they love so much. We know Ron would think it is a hoot that his remains ended up in that clay fish…he was just that kind of guy. Kathy recently shared with us how the fish urn still gives her comfort, being able to look up and know he is there with her.
So, where is all of this going- now that we have gone full circle? You guessed it…we want to do sculptural urns. Applied art with special function and sentiment, something that loved ones can always keep- to display in remembrance….a unique memorial that can have infinite possibilities to reflect the personality, hobbies or interests of the individual.
We now have better ideas for memorializing the cremains of Rob's mother and uncle, and will we'll be making special urn sculptures to represent them. Our intention is set with this idea… we get teary-eyed at the thought of such a beautiful purpose- we can't imagine a greater honor for our art, than to be of service to families in this way.
Do you have one of those small white boxes that you have been waiting to do something with? Do you have a friend that might be comforted by this service we can provide? Please contact us if you would like to share your thoughts or to create a special memorial for a loved one.
Abundant blessings,
Rob & Jamaica
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