Handmade Black Locust Burl Urn: Mineral Inlay, Azurite Malachite Lid

Shopping for an urn is not what you want to do. My mission is to make this process a little bit easier, creating pieces that breath beauty, bringing some light in dark times. My urns are not about death, but about celebrating the life of someone who meant a lot in someones life.

Black Locust Burl is my favorite wood, because it is a beautiful metafor for life. This one of a kind piece carries its own story, just like the loved one you commemorate. The tree has been through some rough times. Resulting in beautiful figuring and voids in the wood. These scars give me the perfect opportunity to add more beauty to this piece. As I am a lover of nature I do love gemstones as well. Combining wood with stone is a perfect symbiosis of nature to me. This burl has such an amazing figuring. The wood is bronze, it has a golden glow. There were several voids to be inlayed. The inlayed voids in this urn are natural, I never add voids to the wood. If you look closely at the lines in the wood you can see it.

I have inlayed the voids with blue and green minerals and put a beautiful sparkling Azurite Malachite on top. The urn is finished with high gloss lacquer. You can clean it with a damp or dry cloth. The ring in the opening is made of curly walnut. The base of the lid of the urn is made of Black Locust Burl. The wood is reclaimed from near my shop. Please keep it out of direct sunlight, don’t place it near a heating source.

Dimensions:
diameter 10 ” , 25,5 cm
height 8 4/5 ", 22,5 cm
capacity 180 c.i., 3 liter

This urn can hold 80 to 100% of the ashes of an adult. Please check the capacity you need.

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My urns are shipped with DHL express outside the EU. They only ship to a normal address, P.O. boxes are not allowed. DHL requires a phone number so please add your phone number to guarantee a quick delivery! DHL might use this number if you need to pay import taxes. Etsy does not collect this for you.

Take a look at the frequently asked questions for more information about shipping, the size of your urn, filling instruction etc. Feel free to contact me for any further questions.