Portraits Drawn From Cremated Ashes

Portraits Drawn From Cremated Ashes AG WORLD 31-5-21 There's now a new option for memorializing loved ones who have been cremated, thanks to an inventive and artistic Canadian. Lucas Seaward developed a patented process for making a sketch pencil out of cremated ashes. He then uses the pencil to draw a portrait of the deceased. The drawing is a very personal memento and literally contains the loved one's essence. "The remaining ashes can still be scattered or kept in an urn," Seaward says. "But thanks to the pencil, the person can be honored through art and passed down as a priceless and irreplaceable family heirloom." Seaward's company, Honor Industries, is offering the service to the general public, as well as to funeral homes. Even those whose loved ones passed away years ago can order one of Seaward's portraits if they still have the person's ashes. Along with the small sample of ashes, the artist requires a good quality photo of the loved one. Depending on the size and complexity of the work, Seaward spends anywhere from 30 to 300 hours completing the picture. The package he offers includes a professionally framed and matted portrait, an engraved plaque and the used ash pencil. If desired, the pencil can be mounted inside a cutout section of the matting as a permanent part of the artwork. Prices are as follows: a 12 by 16-in. portrait - $5,000; a 24 by 32-in. portrait - $7,000; and a 36 by 48-in. sketch - $8,000. All prices are in Canadian funds. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Honor Industries Memorial Artwork, 11714 - 94 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5G 1J1 (ph 780 328-4552; madeleine@honorindustries.ca; www.honorindustries.ca).

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