I made this object for a gallery in Seattle that provides alternative ways to memorialize your dead. Consider: Bone China.

The theme for the show was to explore the idea of a “soft form urn”; and my concept was that, in practice, this urn would be made entirely of the hair of the deceased. The actual cremains are encased in a pouch made out of the favorite shirt sleeve of the theoretical deceased. In this way, the urn is made entirely of the deceased’s belongings.

The cork is a small scale bun held together with thread and secured with bobby pins, which I found amusing. “It’s your last hair do”.

It’s name is “Crown”, and I made it for my Mom.

You can click thru to read an article about the show and see photos of several other lovely tributes.