[Clayart] Clayart Digest, Vol 101, Issue 21 cremation urn sealant

[David Woof]

Hi Vince,
Yes I knew it was a common practice way back when I had made provision for
Chuck S from MPLS to take my ashes to glaze several selections from my last
bisque shelf for loved ones to use in everyday utility if as they wished.
No urn for me, give several people special to me in life the remainder of
the ashes to scatter wherever their hearts impelled them.   Let the winds
blow me anywhere they will..

So I was curious what the current state of awareness was with Urn business
potentials for potters.

The last Urn I made was a heartbreaker.  Parents of a seventeen year old
daughter contacted me because daughter was terminal with cancer.   Days to
live and choosing to die at home...
They wanted an 18 inch jar with foliage and a Fairy sculpted on its surface
as an Urn..I took the commission and briefly met the dying daughter. When I
looked into her eyes I saw that she was already gone and so I couldn't get
in touch with her spiritedness as to who she had been.  I knew that in
their grief they might initially approve of the Urn but would later realize
that this Fairy had nothing to do with the daughter they remembered.  So
add another later grief and disappointment hard to live with or undo.  So I
apologized that it wouldn't work out and gave them back their money.
Eventually I let the feelings go and moved on. I have not made Urns since
2002.

Misneach,

David
Woof..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:50 PM <vincepitelka at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi David -
> This is a pretty common practice.  On commission, I have made
> "remembrance" vessels several times that include ashes of the dear departed
> either in the claybody or the glaze.  When the great Nashville ceramic
> trompe L'oeil artist Sylvia Hyman made her last wishes, she asked
> Vanderbilt ceramics prof Susan Demay to make a glaze from a portion of her
> cremation ashes, glaze a supply of Susan's teabowls, and give the glaze
> fired teabowls to all of Sylvia's friends.  I have one.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Potter, Writer, Teacher
> Chapel Hill, NC
> vpitelka at dtccom.net
> www.vincepitelka.com
> https://chathamartistsguild.org/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayart <clayart-bounces at lists.clayartforum.com> On Behalf Of David
> Woof
> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 4:49 PM
> To: Clayart international pottery discussion forum <
> clayart at lists.clayartforum.com>
> Subject: Re: [Clayart] Clayart Digest, Vol 101, Issue 21 cremation urn
> sealant
>
> We are Potters. Right?
> So what of using some of the Cremains ashes to glaze the urn?
> Test to likely Sub out the Calcium in the glaze recipe for equal amount of
> Cremains ashes.
>
> Glaze the Urn (Vase) and the living can request the urn be refired with a
> fired glaze lid seal, or sprinkle the remainder of the ashes somewhere
> special and use the open "Vase" for everyday utility in remembrance honor
> of the deceased..
>
> New Craze? Women are recently having their wedding and engagement rings
> remade into Divorce Rings.
>
> Why not then give departed loved ones a repurposed usefulness as well?   A
> Social Media offering may overload one with orders.as did a woman
> jeweller who recently thought of and posted the "Divorce Ring"
>
> Misneach,
> David
>
> Woof............................................................................my
> Muse, the spritely little Raven-Haired Vixen says that saving up her
> previous engagement/wedding ring sets is part of her retirement
> portfolio...................I like it that this is probably a fantasy for
> the little creature, possibly a threat, but as long as I can stay one step
> ahead and keep her guessing, she will likely stay around for the
> challenge............or should I wonder; is she just letting me think that
> i'm one step ahead of her, or anything.???
>
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>
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 10:10 AM Judith Lee <judylee947 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I’ve been making urns for a number of years. Many funeral homes use
> > RTV (room temperature vulcanizer silicone to seal the lids, available
> > at local hardware stores. That’s what I recommend to individual families.
> >
> > --Judy Lee
> > Zebra Ceramics
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