WELCOME TO OUR BLOG
Welcome to the SevenPonds.com blog – a community-driven extension of SevenPonds.com! I hope you find comfort and community in the resources and stories featured here. I’m always happy to hear from readers and can be reached at suzette@sevenponds.com.
FEATURED
-
Who Cares for the Caregivers?: Millions of family caregivers across the United States feel abandoned and alone -
Final Messages of the Dying: Finding meaning in metaphors and symbolic language -
Will I Die in Pain?: For patients living with a terminal illness, the fear of pain is very real
-
Categories
Category Archives: Soulful Expressions
Le Suicidé by Manet
How the depiction of a suicide reflects loss and the unknown
Among Manet’s many famous paintings, Le Suicidé has received much less attention, most likely due to the fact that critics and scholars have a difficult time placing it among his other works. At its most basic level, the painting portrays … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Death and Dying, Édouard Manet, End-of-life Art, Grief, Le Suicidé, Loss of a Loved One, Manet, Suicide, Suicide in Art
Leave a comment
The Ephemeral Art of Tracey Kessler: Grieving and the Painting Process
Exploring the meditative, therapeutic process behind painting during the grieving process
Tracey Kessler always had an artistic spirit; she worked in the design industry and painted recreationally throughout her life. When her mother, Sara Lou, suddenly passed away from pulmonary fibrosis in October 2010, Tracey took up her brush and created … Continue reading
A Collaborative Effort to Remember
How the Washington Monument came to be and the people it took to get there
While you might already be neck deep in BBQs, beer, or family get togethers this long holiday weekend, I thought it’d be fitting to take a moment and reflect on the history of the Washington Monument — the structure built … Continue reading
Tammy Bears Memorialize Loved Ones and Comfort You While You Grieve
These custom-made teddy bears use the clothing of loved ones you've lost to create a unique memento.
Shortly after my grandpa passed away, my grandma, always the glue that holds our extended family together, presented my cousins, siblings, and me with hand-crafted teddy bears built from Grandpa’s most notable outfits: his “old man jeans” and his flannel … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Crafts, Grief, Loss, Memorial Bears, Tammy Bears, Teddy bear
3 Comments
The Temple of Cremation in Parma Italy
This modern crematory draws on local traditional designs to honor the memories of a culture and the people who have died
Erected last year north of the Valera Cemetery in Parma, Italy, The Temple of Cremation designed by Paolo Zermani draws inspiration from Greco-Roman design and local traditions to create a space as solemn as the ceremonies that take place inside … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Architecture, Crematory, Design, Italy, Parma, Temple of Cremation
Leave a comment
The “Unity” of Life and Death
Jay DeFoe's masterpiece, "The Rose," brings two opposite concepts together
Photo Credit: abstract-art.com “Death has kind of a negative connotation,” artist Jay DeFeo once said when speaking of her life’s major work, The Rose. She wanted the piece to represent the “unity” of life and death, not merely death. Completed … Continue reading
