I do make memorial portrait sculpture, but also almost anything your imagination can suggest is good for personal memorials.

Many, of us will suffer bereavement at least once during our life time.

I'm not a therapist and so I do not offer advice on bereavement, but I may be able to help and I wonder if you have considered a private memorial?

What is a personal Memorial?

This blog is connected to my business as a maker of personal memorials. So, what is a private or personal memorial? Well, it's either a sculpture or a panel you can have in your own garden or inside your home.

Why do people want private memorials?

Of course cremations mean no grave, those left to grieve often don't realise until much later, that not having a place to visit can be unsettling for them and visiting a spot where ashes were spread isn't always satisfactory. Even natural burial grounds don't usually have marked graves, and many who grieve need a place to visit and contemplate their loss.

Where is the benefit in a personal memorial?

So, imagine a discreet beautiful sculpture of real meaning to you, or a 2D panel rather like a plaque but larger and way better, located either in your own back garden or even, say, the dining room. Now, during a difficult time or a quiet moment, your personal memorial is conveniently placed to quickly sit down and take a few moments to evaluate your thoughts and emotions. A place where there are comfortable reminiscences.

Isn't a personal memorial a bit morbid?

That's where good design comes in, because no they don't need to be morbid, I think a well designed memorial should give you comfort and strength.

Are memorials shrines?

This is a personal choice. In my experience my clients have one thing in common, they're suffering bereavement, but it manifests itself differently in everyone. Some do want to create an elegant shrine (religious or not) but others have commissioned a piece that is not overtly a memorial at all.

In fact, any one else may look at the piece and have no idea at all that it is anything other than art. So, you can choose to tell your family or friends the real meaning of that sculpture in your garden – or not.

How do I go about commissioning a personal memorial?

Just come to me using the link below and I'll reply promptly. You are under no obligation. I offer a second to none design service where you will be fully involved from start to finish. I'll ask you for your written thoughts and emotions, all about your memories of the person you've lost, their interests and how your lives worked together. We shall work through various design ideas to translate all of that into either a 3D sculpture or a 2D illustrated panel. Often text works well and can be very thought provoking. In the end, you shall end up with a piece of your own design to help your own grief in your own home or garden.