“Earth, Air, Fire & Water: A Celebration of Cremation and Art”
The local cremation rate ranges between 68% in Albuquerque to 75% in Rio Rancho. One in five families keep a loved one’s cremated remains at home. Why not make their urn a unique lasting tribute that’s a work of art? Honor the life and times of a beloved person or pet by keeping their remains in a special container made by New Mexico artists.
“Earth, Air, Fire & Water: A Celebration of Cremation and Art” features some of New Mexico’s top artists in ceramics and wood, including:
Luisa Baldinger, one-of-a-kind ceramic vessels, Santa Fe
Mike Gutierrez, wooden cremation urns, Albuquerque
Sandra Harrington, functional pottery and ceramics, Taos
Linda Hayden, soda, raku and pit-fired ceramics, Santa Fe
Judy Nelson-Moore, ceramic and mixed media sculptures, Santa Fe
Mary Sharp-Davis, porcelain and stoneware funerary sculpture, Albuquerque
Lynn Ann Vukonich, The Old Pine Box caskets and urns, Edgewood
Coff-urn from The Old Pine Box
Attendees at all Before I Die ABQ Festival events, including this art show, can enter drawings for a free cremation from The Neptune Society of Albuquerque and a cedar “coff-urn” from The Old Pine Box.
Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 21, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, noon to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
The studio of Mary Sharp-Davis, 1911 Poplar Lane SW, Albuquerque – South Valley
Directions: From Bridge Street, turn north at Goff, then left onto Poplar.
Register your interest in all festival events here.
The Before I Die ABQ Festival is made possible by these sponsors:
- A Good Goodbye, funeral planning for those who don’t plan to die;
- French Funerals & Cremations, Albuquerque’s largest and oldest family-owned funeral service company;
- The Neptune Society, America’s most trusted cremation service;
- Lasting Legacy, Inc., providing estate and trust services to New Mexico families;
- Express Legal Solutions, LLC, offering “documents you need at a price you can afford;”
- Retirement Extender®, a team of specialists making the most of your finances;
- Morris Hall, PLLC, a premier estate planning law firm;
- LifeIZShort.com, practical guides for dealing with the inevitable by Peter Callan;
- The Old Pine Box, specializing in pine and cedar coffins and caskets, and specialty urns;
- My Final Checklist, a master file for personal information; and
- Zia Trust, Inc., serving clients in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and 38 other states.