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An artist is offering to use the ashes of cremated spouses to paint their portraits as a lasting memorial.
Mike Smith hopes that he will be approached by bereaved people who would appreciate having a likeness of their loved one created from their mortal remains.
"Why not use a fraction of the ashes from an urn sitting on a mantelpiece for a portrait, so you can have that person physically there with you?" said Smith, 46, from Mary Tavy, Devon.
"Some people may think it is a macabre idea, but personally I do not think so, as long as the portrait is done with loving care," said Smith.
"Personally I cannot think of anything more macabre than being buried six feet under and eaten by worms," he said.
"I would have used the method to paint my father's portrait if I had thought of it when he died," he added.
He said he would spend at least a day talking with the family to get to know something of the deceased person before painting the portrait from a photograph.
Originally posted by mad scientist
Would you have your loved one's portrait painted from their ashes ?
I'm not sure. It's a very weird idea and I never thought about it.
Originally posted by mad scientist
Would you have your loved one's portrait painted from their ashes ?
Originally posted by helen670
There was an article in the paper ''Herald Sun'' a few weeks ago about some guy that made a ''gem'' stone ring out of his daughters ashes!
Pretty wierd.....