Mourning Dove Studio

The wrinkled flag of the USA draped onto a blue velvet surface and the text "Memorial Day - Remember and Honor"

Memorial Day

In 2011 the traveling version of the Vietnam War Memorial came to my town for...
Mourning Dove Studio

Stars in the Sky

A friend’s mother died, in commemoration, the family found a program where you pay money...
New Project

Memorial Day flags Story

37,000+ flags planted on the Boston Common in commemoration of each person who’s diedwhile serving...
Piano keys adorned with a white rose

Woven Fiber Casket

A group of cousins spent summers together playing beside a river under a huge willow...
Arm reaching out in golden field

Tributes from Loved Clothing

I make tribute pieces from the clothing of loved ones. Several clients have had me make...
New Project

Community Responses

Among all of the thoughtful commemorations I’ve been hearing about in response to the tenth...
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Reef Balls

“A reef ball is a designed artificial reef module which mimics the structure and function...
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Mosaic Mirror

One example of mosaic scrapbooking is a mosaic memory mirror, which I made for my...
Arm reaching out in golden field

Buttons

There are a number of buttons on Etsy that say various versions of “I’m grieving.” You...
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Windshield Sticker

On the back windshield of a van, I saw an oval-shaped decal with the shape...