Urn Commissions. Turning Sculpture into Something Deeply Personal

In 2025 I was approached by The Urn Studio about adapting a couple of my sculptures into urns. It was quite a challenging project, with many practicalities to consider. They did not want a traditional urn with a lid. They wanted to offer their customers something unique that would not be identifiable as an urn, so that visitors to a home would never know what it was.

That brought plenty of challenges. The sculpture had to be redesigned with an opening large enough to fill the urn, but one that could not be seen. I also had to think about capacity and how to seal it once filled, all while keeping the piece looking beautiful and sitting on a stable base.

It was a really interesting project, and a very heartfelt one. Recent months have brought further commissions, both through The Urn Studio and independently. It has been a surprising new strand to my business, but one I have thoroughly enjoyed, and I consider it a real privilege to be asked.