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."

WTSP News  -  Christmas tradition of giving grows into The Love Tree

She was not an ordinary person, so no ordinary urn would do.

Power of Personalization: Custom, Hand-built Conga Drum

In honor of a New Jersey musician...a custom, hand-built, Conga Drum cremation urn sculpture. #conga #drum #musician #music #cremation #urn #unique #customart #memorial #funeral #art #inmemory #rip #drummer #musicislife #instamusic #loss #grief #mourning #personality #personalized #ceramic #sculpture #makersgonnamake #handmade #artisan #etsyseller

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An appreciation for uniqueness...Mom's Handwriting

"I finally found the perfect placement for my mom’s ashes. It’s unique and beautiful just like her. If you know me well then you know I love creativity, personalization and have an appreciation for uniqueness... if you knew my mom then you know where I got it! 🖤 @awesome.urns was so amazing to work with and made this process not only a little easier but also very special and individual. #momshandwriting #beautiful #unique #perfectlyimperfect"  - April W.

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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How It's Made: Antiquing Rowdy's YURN

How we "antique" our YURNS...this technique really helps to bring out the texture of the angel wings and engravings. Handmade with love for a Texan named, Rowdy.

How we "antique" our YURNS...this technique really helps to bring out the texture of the angel wings and engravings. Handmade with love for a Texan named, Rowdy. #angelwings #antiquing #art #awesomeurns #buydifferently #comfort #customart #deathcare #deathpositive #etsy #etsyshop #family #flyingheart #funeral #funeralart #grief #handcrafted #handmadewithlove #heart #howitsmade #instaart #life #love #makersgonnamake #missingyou #mourning #rip #sculpture #shophandmade #urn

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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 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: Custom Orcas for Arval

Recently we delivered these Killer Whales to a former co-worker and dear friend. These hand-built memorials are for her brother...the large one for his wife and family, and a smaller one for his sister. www.awesomeurns.com #neverforget #oneofakind #orca #whale #unique #cremation #urn #ceramic #sculpture #memorial #oceanlife

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For 7 years, Rob worked side-by-side with Sandra in the front lab at Dallas Nephrology Associates. Sandra was his direct supervisor, a mentor, a surrogate mom, and a good friend. During those years, she was a daily source of wisdom, encouragement and humor for him.

Recently, Sandra contacted us and asked for us to create an Orca Whale for her brother, Arval.  He always love Killer Whales and their symbology of family, longevity, harmony, community and protection.

We created a large wall-mounted piece for Arval's wife and family....and a smaller whale memorial for Sandra to keep.  We feel honored to make these pieces for him and their family.

Recently we drove up to Dallas to deliver them to her in person. It has been over 10 years since we moved from Dallas and Rob left his job at DNA.  It was so awesome to see Sandra and her family, have some laughs and catch up on life.

She and her family have started a small business selling handmade soaps, lotions, and other scented oil products.  She treated us to samples of their products and Rob became a big fan of the Whisky Woodshop Beard Oil!  Check out, A Handful of Bubbles....www.ahandfulofbubbles.com