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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition:
Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska:
An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead:
A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Tag Archives: Memorial Art
Our Weekly Tip: Memorial Wind Chime
Create sights and sounds that remind you of your loved one
Our Tip of the Week: Sometimes, when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, you just want a space to sit and think. Memorial wind chimes can help the grief you feel in this moment. Not only are wind … Continue reading
Music Is Life…And Death
Families have their loved one's ashes pressed into vinyl records
Author Kurt Vonnegut once said, “No matter how corrupt and greedy our government and our corporations and our media and Wall Street and our religious and charitable organizations may become, the music will still be perfectly wonderful. If I should … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Cremains, Death, Memorial Art, Music, Music Is Life, Vinyl, Vinyl Records, Vinyly
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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
Art to Commemorate 9/11
Ten years of artwork created to remember September 11, 2001
From installment to painting to sculpture to architecture, art and design to commemorate September 11 over the years. The 9/11 Memorial in New York City opens to the public on Monday, with a dedication ceremony to families of the nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged 911 Memorial, Architecture, Art, Memorial Art, Photo, Sculpture
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