After my mother died in 2004, the casket was one of the things I focused  on. I wished for something beautiful that might have helped me stay more  emotionally present. This became the start of Mourning Dove Studio, co founded with Sue Cross, an artist who was already knowledgeable in these  areas.

After finding out that conventional burial practices have a significant  environmental impact, we decided to also make natural burial practices,  home funerals, and other options a strong focus. 

Mourning Dove Studio was a business focused on the emotional and  practical needs after a death. This primarily meant selling natural burial  coffins, caskets, shrouds and urns. Initially we also had an art making  space as part of this. 

Mourning Dove Studio was featured on CBS Sunday Morning News, Al  Jazeera America, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and elsewhere. 

Mourning Dove Studio is not a business anymore. This website isn't  collecting cookies or trying to sell you anything.