I am happy to introduce my new biodegradable visible stitch urns.
This little urn will hold a small portion of your loved ones ashes.
Size: 3”h x 4”w 12, cubic inches
I have been making biodegradable urns since 2009 and have incorporated my love of quilts and patterns into these urns. A few years ago I discovered visible stitching and fell in love with the process and the look of it. I wondered if I could incorporate stitching into the biodegradable urns somehow.
I started tinkering with the process of stitching into the biodegradable clay… and what I found out is that it is very difficult. The clay has to be just the right consistency…. not too soft and not too hard. When it is too soft it distorts the form, and when too hard the needle can’t get through the clay. I also discovered it was very difficult to pull the needle through a narrow cylinder.
I practiced on quite a few little prototypes, none worthy of sharing with the world, I settled on making a low wider form so my hand and needle could move freely in and out of the form. The one pictured here is the first one that I feel is worthy to put out there.
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Biodegradable Clay Urns are made from recycled clay blended thoroughly with recycled paper pulp. This combination of clay and paper pulp make for an extremely strong bond which acts like woven material when the clay is wet. As the fiber and clay dry it becomes extremely hard and durable. The urn is not fired in a kiln, therefore can degrade naturally when it is put into a body of water. This also allows me to decorate the urn quite differently then if the urn were fired in a kiln and glazed.
“Green Burial” goes hand in hand with a life well lived on this earth. The good earth has given us so much; why not give ourselves back to the earth “naturally”.
These urns are 100% biodegradable. Each urn is made by my hands, with love and care. I choose materials that are from the earth and will naturally return to the earth… recycled porcelain clay, and recycled paper fibers are the foundation of each urn. The patterns and colors are cut out from paper which I hand-paint using soy based biodegradable paints. Some of the urns include yarns, or threads which are also biodegradable.
The urn can be placed in a body of water and will degrade within a few hours, or it can be buried and will eventually degrade naturally. If you choose to keep the urn until family decisions are made they are durable enough to stay on a shelf for years to come.
** One cubic inch = One pound of live weight.
FREE SHIPPING via USPS priority mail. Please contact me for a shipping price quote to everywhere else outside of the continental U.S.
If you need an urn shipped next day air via UPS please contact me for a shipping price quote, or call me directly @ 413 522-8370
I am happy to introduce my new biodegradable visible stitch urns.
This little urn will hold a small portion of your loved ones ashes.
Size: 3”h x 4”w 12, cubic inches
I have been making biodegradable urns since 2009 and have incorporated my love of quilts and patterns into these urns. A few years ago I discovered visible stitching and fell in love with the process and the look of it. I wondered if I could incorporate stitching into the biodegradable urns somehow.
I started tinkering with the process of stitching into the biodegradable clay… and what I found out is that it is very difficult. The clay has to be just the right consistency…. not too soft and not too hard. When it is too soft it distorts the form, and when too hard the needle can’t get through the clay. I also discovered it was very difficult to pull the needle through a narrow cylinder.
I practiced on quite a few little prototypes, none worthy of sharing with the world, I settled on making a low wider form so my hand and needle could move freely in and out of the form. The one pictured here is the first one that I feel is worthy to put out there.
…
Biodegradable Clay Urns are made from recycled clay blended thoroughly with recycled paper pulp. This combination of clay and paper pulp make for an extremely strong bond which acts like woven material when the clay is wet. As the fiber and clay dry it becomes extremely hard and durable. The urn is not fired in a kiln, therefore can degrade naturally when it is put into a body of water. This also allows me to decorate the urn quite differently then if the urn were fired in a kiln and glazed.
“Green Burial” goes hand in hand with a life well lived on this earth. The good earth has given us so much; why not give ourselves back to the earth “naturally”.
These urns are 100% biodegradable. Each urn is made by my hands, with love and care. I choose materials that are from the earth and will naturally return to the earth… recycled porcelain clay, and recycled paper fibers are the foundation of each urn. The patterns and colors are cut out from paper which I hand-paint using soy based biodegradable paints. Some of the urns include yarns, or threads which are also biodegradable.
The urn can be placed in a body of water and will degrade within a few hours, or it can be buried and will eventually degrade naturally. If you choose to keep the urn until family decisions are made they are durable enough to stay on a shelf for years to come.
** One cubic inch = One pound of live weight.
FREE SHIPPING via USPS priority mail. Please contact me for a shipping price quote to everywhere else outside of the continental U.S.
If you need an urn shipped next day air via UPS please contact me for a shipping price quote, or call me directly @ 413 522-8370
