I’ve created cremation urns before, but this particular urn is for Gil, my husband. I wanted to create something personal for him, with a touch of my own sense of humor. In various cultures, the eagle represents many things -- strength, independence, determination, stamina, power, honesty. He is all these things, and more.
I used his actual hair around the eagle’s eyes to celebrate his memory and preserve his essence – a tradition that dates back to the memento-mori of Victorian times. A lock of hair is an amazing material with which to work, because it will remain colorfast and unchanged for decades.