"...he will be our friend for always and always and always." ~ Rudyard Kipling

pet cremation urn creator

On the front page I spoke a bit about why I started to make these pet urns. I have been driven to create my whole life. I actually have been making functional metal art for years now. I have participated in many shows and have won television and newspaper and magazine notice. (Go to www.alexinwelderland.com for all my work and info). But I have always been driven to care for animals. It has always been a split in myself, creating beautiful works of art and then rescuing and caring for dogs. What a wonderful thing it would be to combine the two. I always thought so but was never able to figure out how to do it until I started creating these urns.

Enter Steven. (A cat)

There were actually two Stevens. They lived as brothers, both came when one was called. (I am going on the assumption that that was why there was only one name between them.) A neighbor, Ted, had both Stevens (you have to ask him for the real story about the names, and his great cat book, THE BUTT HELLO, can be found at his site www.artyourworld.com). But, sadly, one Steven went on to the happy land of the Rainbow Bridge. So, Ted called me up to request an urn. It was the first time I had ever even thought of such a thing. And I thought of it for months and months. I believe it was six to be exact. For what was a pet urn anyway? And what does one look like? (poor Steven, having to wait through my creative process) I researched and looked and looked and researched. And I could not imagine putting my own loved little furry one into anything I saw. In the usual artist's creative proccess, one morning I woke up and in my heart I had it, and I knew it was right. And finally there was a Steven urn. And finally I had a purpose. Ah, the serendipitous way life happens. Thank you Steven. And thank you Ted. And while I am at it, thank you to everyone. Today I am grateful. I hope through your sadness, you can be grateful as well, for the time that the little loved one who now lives in your heart gave you.


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