The Power of Personalization: Cowboy Joe's Boots

Recently, we were asked by friends of the family to sculpt an urn for their loved one Joe.
Joe loved to ride his motorcycle, and was affectionately known as "Cowboy" to his bike club friends and loved ones.  It was decided that the most fitting tribute to remember him would be his cowboy boots.

His wife, Robin, sent us pictures of his most recent pair of boots, of which he wore with a spur on his right boot.  We used these pictures as our references to sculpt Joe's Boots.

Additional personal touches included engravings of his name, dates, a handwritten note to Robin.

We were able to hand deliver Joe's boots to his family. We were so touched by their warm response and kind words for Joe's memorial. We greatly appreciate Robin and her sister, Laura, for working with us to honor him through our artwork.

Artists' Thoughts: Butterfly for Baby Vienna

We're sometimes overcome by significance of this memorial art and what it means for others. We take it so seriously, that it has it's moments of overwhelm with our desire to always do our best and meet any expectations the customer has...

 ...then we stop and take a deep breath.

We reflect on our purpose and give thanks for opportunities... to be a positive force, bringing comfort to others through our work... it's powerful, it's humbling, it's heartbreaking, it's beautifully human... it's love.


From our first communication with the Theriaque Family, we were so touched by their open hearts and kind words....







We worked with them to create a unique butterfly urn to remember their little girl.  They chose design elements that they wanted represented.....the size, positioning, colors and engraving inscription.

The result, a sweet, precious cremation urn for Baby Vienna....

Upon receiving her urn...

...And our hearts are full.

In gratitude ~ MorzArt

The Power of Personalization: Twin Pedal Steels

For sisters, a pair of matching pedal steel guitar urns for a Florida dad and musician.  They are engraved, "LGH Our Humble Hero" with dates on the sides.

His daughters chose to incorporate several sentimental elements...hunter green, for the green steel guitar their dad built himself...checkerboard pattern, for his love of chess...and the Emmons logo because he was friends with Buddy Emmons.

They shared with us a sweet story about the value he held in serving others through acts of kindness, and his encouragement for others to do the same.

His daughter shared:

"Our father left a beautiful legacy, which I would love to share with you, to give you an idea of what our Daddy was like. He was very political, and very much a smart aleck, but a big, soft, lovable teddy bear, too. A couple of local news stations did stories about his legacy. Please take a moment to view...and pass this information along to others, to continue spreading the love."

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Power of Personalization: Custom Fender Cutaway

To honor a young mother from Minnesota...a custom Fender Cutaway cremation urn. It was modeled after her favorite guitar and accented with special engravings to match her tattoos. #letitbe #guitar #musician #music #cremation #urn #unique #tattoo #customart #memorial #funeral #art #inmemory #rip #guitarist #musicislife #instamusic #grief #mourning #personality #personalized #ceramic #sculpture #clay #model #makersgonnamake #handmade

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Inspiration Found: "Sing Me Back Home"

It's important to us to keep mindful of the gravity of bereavement art...to find empathy for each family we are serving. In order to feel more connected, we like to search for obituaries of those who are remembered with our art. We want to know the stories of their lives, for which, we sometimes cry and are often humbled.

With this guitar YURN, the family wanted the quote "Sing Me Back Home" engraved on his memorial.  We found this gentleman's obituary which mentioned his YouTube channel. We enjoyed listening to his music as we worked on his memorial. It was a great find to hear his cover of Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home"....what special memories and music that he left for his family.

The Power of Personalization: Custom Pedal Steel Guitar Urn

What a honor to create such a fun, neat memorial urn for a Florida musician...A custom pedal steel guitar, modeled after his particular instrument. #steelguitar #pedalsteel #musician #countrymusic #cremation #urn #oneofakind #customart #memorial #funeral #art #inmemory #westernswing #shobud #guitarist #musicislife #instamusic #loss #grief #mourning #personality #personalized #ceramic #sculpture #clay #model #makersgonnamake #handmade #artisan #etsyseller

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Poem to Personalize: Those we love don't go away...

This little poem, the family chose to have engraved, is a sweet reminder.... #poem #handmade #cremationurn #sculpture #loved #guitar #memorial #walldecor www.awesomeurns.com

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The Power of Personalization: Custom Golf Ball

This week's sculptural feat: carving hundreds of dimples into a hollow sphere of dirt. #golf #ball #cremation #urn #sculpture #golfer #unique #funeral #memorial

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Custom Golf Ball Cremation Urn Sculpture. Handmade with love. #golf #ball #cremation #urn #funeral #art #personalized #golfer #memorial

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The Power of Personalization: A Great Urn for a Great Friend

Custom YURN for T-Bone the Harlequin Dane. His owner wanted a great dane head mounted on a bull's horn...A unique memorial for his big, spotted friend. www.awesomeurns.com #greatdane #art #urn #memorial #harlequin #dog #mansbestfriend

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BEYOND AWESOME!!!...Connecting beyond the purchase

When given the opportunity, we love to connect with families.

It is hard to know everything our customers are going through following the death of their loved one. Often, we can only imagine the profound loss they are experiencing. When communicating with customers, we just allow that space to unfold how it needs to for those in mourning. 

Sometimes there is no communication beyond the email order, and that's certainly understandable. However, other times we have the chance to connect and collaborate ideas with the customer....we truly value these opportunities. It touches our hearts deeply when we can learn more about who the YURN is remembering.

Recently, we had a wonderful experience getting to know more about Mark through his wife Diane.  She shared photos and opened up to us about the great health challenges he experienced preceding his death....she told us about their 30 year relationship, his love for music, their travels together, their devotion to fostering hundreds of pets through the years, and how she loved to make him laugh.

She wanted his guitar YURN to be a perfect expression of him and her love for him.  We shared with her the different personalizations we could do to make it a unique and special piece.  We added a handwritten note with his frequent "Love you today" sentiment to her...a line from his favorite song along with his signature...her "Eternal Love" expression for him...his name and dates....and even painted it to match his favorite Martin guitar.

To be of service to her is a blessing to us. These opportunities to touch each others lives in a loving and heartfelt way is what it's all about, and we'll remember this connection always.