Tag Archives: Crematorium

What to Do When Someone Dies

Ten Tips Above and Beyond Typical Funeral Arrangements

Everyday at SevenPonds we are working hard to research and expand our content to arm our readers with more information, guidance and choices on what to do when someone dies. Our daily deep dive allows a wide knowledge base of … Continue reading

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Green Burial Makes its Way to South Africa

The country opens its first eco-cemetery.

Last month, South Africa opened the country’s first green cemetery. Weisenhof Legacy Park was created within the oldest privately-owned nature reserve in the country. The park set aside a portion of its space for burial and memorial sites. It will … Continue reading

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Shine On Brightly: The Art of Reverence

Company creates artistic cremation vessels and memorial art to honor life and spirit.

Shine On Brightly offers artist-created cremation vessels and custom memorial art pieces to honor the deceased. Their mission states: “We believe that art has the power to heal, to unite, and to express felling when words sometimes can’t be found.” … Continue reading

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Remembered in Ink

The growing popularity of memorial tattoos to honor and remember the deceased

Tattoos are not nearly the taboo they once were in our culture. In the past two or three decades, they have grown to become an almost-universally accepted form of artwork and personal expression, and their popularity has grown to cover … Continue reading

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Santolini Encourages Audience to Consider Life and Death

The artist's conceptual pieces require audience input--literally and figuratively.

Among the thought-provoking works of Frederico Santolini are some pieces that challenge us to consider our mortality and re-think our perceptions of life and death. Santolini utilizes his background in product design to manipulate objects into works of art that … Continue reading

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At SevenPonds, White is the New Black

Iphones, the “black screen of death,” and the future

One morning last week, as I was getting out of bed and the day’s agenda began whirling through my mind — I managed to drop my iPhone into a tumbler of water. I immediately dried it off and saw with … Continue reading

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