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“It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor’s finger”
--Andy Warhol (1928 –1987)
The Revival of Chinese Funeral Customs
Professional mourners revive Chinese funeral customs with lively, ritual-based performances
The ancient funeral rituals of China have been experiencing a popularity renaissance. In what is described by NPR as a “final, dramatic and tearful farewell,” the revived funeral rituals combine music, food and drink with an emotional performance by a … Continue reading
San Jose Teens Win State Prize for Suicide Prevention Video
High Schoolers Jessica Lamping and Joel Lopez want suicidal teens to know that they are not alone
In 2009, there was an unprecedented amount of what ABC News calls a “cluster of [teen] suicides” in the affluent city of Palo Alto, California. The deaths occurred over an alarmingly brief six month period, with a total of four … Continue reading
Design for Death: “I Wish to Be Rain” by Studio PSK
A design for a micro airship could transform humans into rain after they die
A recent Designboom competition titled “Design for Death” highlighted many innovative end-of-life creations, from a biodegradable coffin to a postmortem suit that encourages mushroom growth. Amongst the prize winners of the “Design for Death” competition was the London based Studio … Continue reading
What is the Art of the Dying? An Interview with Deidre Scherer
The fabric and thread artist captures the journey of the dying process
Today SevenPonds speaks with Deidre Scherer, a Vermont-based artist whose portraits capture the journey of others in the various stages of the dying process. Working with the mediums of fabric and thread, Deidre’s work is able to capture the simultaneous … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged "The Last Year", American Museum of Natural History, Andrei Rublyov, art healing, art in hospitals, Deidre Scherer, End-of-life Art, fabric and thread, Käthe Kollwitz, life and death art, Paula Modersohn-Becker, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, stages of death and dying, United theology Seminary of the Twin Cities
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“Death is a Low Chemical Trick Played on Everybody Except Sequoia Trees”
--J.J. Furnas
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Quotes, Quotes about Death, Quotes about Life, sequoia tree
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