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Handmade Pet Memorial Urn for a beloved dog or cat
| Start Price |
USD 85.00 |
| Current Price |
USD 85.00 |
| Time Left |
6 days 13 hours 19 minutes |
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| Start Time |
Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
| End Time |
Friday, January 16, 2009 |
| Location |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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Handmade Pet Memorial Urn 4084 for a beloved dog or cat This lovingly handcrafted urn is a beautiful memorial for a beloved cat or a small dog. This is a unique work of art created to memorialize the spirit and personality of your pet. This one stands 8 inches high, and it is 5.5 inches across at the widest point. The opening is 1.5 inches in diameter. The volume is 50 cubic inches, making it suitable for any cat or a dog up to 45 pounds or so. The inside of the lid has a 'U' groove to fit the rim of the urn. All urns can be permanently sealed with silicon or acrylic cement. These urns can be buried, if you like, or placed in a pet mausoleum, but we think as a memorial they deserve a place on a shelf or above a fireplace. Each urn is signed and dated by the artist. This one is numbered 4084. Custom work is available on request.We guarantee customer satisfaction, so if you are unhappy with a piece upon arrival for any reason, you may return it for a full refund.Free shipping to all addresses in the U.S.Overseas shipping at cost.We ship worldwide. Items from The Orchid Gallery are guaranteed. Period. We prefer payment by PayPal (fastest and easiest) but we also take checks or money orders via regular mail AND you can always call us with a credit card number during normal East Coast business hours. 423-242-5030 We ship your pottery via USPS Priority Mail. We ship on the next business day after receiving payment.We have an excellent track record of shipping pottery across the country, and we guarantee safe delivery or your money back.If a piece arrives broken, simply return it for a full refund. About the Artist Over the years, award winning ceramic artist Geraldine Powell has worked with various forms of clay art: mosaics, hand-made tile, art glazed pottery, sculpture and others. About 10 years ago she saw several pieces of pottery that had colors intricately swirled together. It was called agateware after the agate stone it so resembled. She fell in love. The potter who made it explained that it was the most difficult and labor intensive pottery to make. It did not matter. She was hooked. She has worked almost exclusively with agateware ever since.In this type of pottery a base clay, generally white, is stained with various other colors. Then several colors are wedged or fused together before the piece is thrown. The pattern which finally emerges in the finished piece depends on many factors, such as how saturated the clay is with color, how the different colored clays are wedged, and how fast the piece is thrown or how many wheelhead direction changes are made as the piece is shaped. Unlike most pottery, the glaze is clear, and can be matte, satin or glossy. All of the color is in the clay itself. She focuses on bringing a sense of movement and fluidity to her work. While she firmly controls the major design elements of a piece, she allows serendipity to rule the details. This marriage of control and chance insures that every piece is unique, never to be duplicated. Geraldine pushs the limits of her material, always striving to improve her work. She has developed many new techniques for creating stunning fused color patterns. She is now one of the premier ceramic artists working with agateware pottery.Her work appeals to the serious ceramic collector who understands the sophisticated techniques and artistic value of each piece. It also attracts the novice who is acquiring their first piece of fine pottery simply because of the exuberance of the color and pattern. Of course, each piece is signed, dated and numbered. Geraldine is a co-owner of The Orchid Gallery at 111 Frazier Ave. in Chattanooga, TN.About the pet urns:In the words of the artist: "Several years ago, I lost a dear friend, a cat that had been with me her whole life. Cremation was offered as an option by my local veterinarian. I did not care for the containers that were available at that time, but since I'm a potter that was okay. I created a beautiful agateware memorial urn for my kitty. Since then, I have begun making memorial urns for the beloved pets of other people. Now it is time to offer them to you." - Geraldine PowellEmail: theorchidgallery@aol.com
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