Where can one buy an urn in Chicago?
September 2, 2010 11:11 PM Subscribe
Where can one buy a tasteful urn on FRIDAY (9/3) in Chicago? (Maybe an art gallery?) Something like this would be good. The request was for something tasteful, homemade and different, unlike what the funeral home offers. (Asking for a friend under a great deal of stress in a tough situation, so any help would be appreciated.)
Presumably you're looking for one to use to hold ashes left over from a cremation?
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 11:35 PM on September 2, 2010
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 11:35 PM on September 2, 2010
Why don't you get that one from etsy? The cremains can be in a temporary container until it's ready.
I'd argue that it's best to get what you want in this case rather than what's easiest to obtain.
posted by inturnaround at 12:08 AM on September 3, 2010
I'd argue that it's best to get what you want in this case rather than what's easiest to obtain.
posted by inturnaround at 12:08 AM on September 3, 2010
The pottery store at the Lill Street Art Studios (Montrose and Ravenswood) may have something similar, although I can't swear to it.
But i think the answer above-- put it in something temporary until you can get what you want -- is the best one.
posted by ohio at 5:56 AM on September 3, 2010
But i think the answer above-- put it in something temporary until you can get what you want -- is the best one.
posted by ohio at 5:56 AM on September 3, 2010
I'd try P.O.S.H. in the 600 block of North State. We have an urn (similar shape, totally different colors) which came from Art & Artisan, which has a shop on Michigan by the Art Institute.
Also, on Fridays, local crafters, artists and artisans hang out and talk about their craft at the Water Tower--in the building where the Looking Glass theatre is. I don't have any more detail than that (I walk pas the sign on the way to work every morning), but someone there might have a suggestion.
posted by crush-onastick at 6:00 AM on September 3, 2010
Also, on Fridays, local crafters, artists and artisans hang out and talk about their craft at the Water Tower--in the building where the Looking Glass theatre is. I don't have any more detail than that (I walk pas the sign on the way to work every morning), but someone there might have a suggestion.
posted by crush-onastick at 6:00 AM on September 3, 2010
Consider a carved box. You might be able to find some at nicer import stores, as well as other galleries.
Best wishes to your friend at this tough time.
posted by Madamina at 7:22 AM on September 3, 2010
Best wishes to your friend at this tough time.
posted by Madamina at 7:22 AM on September 3, 2010
Seconding Lil Street on Montrose & Ravenswood. Beautiful pottery there.
Also, check out Ten Thousand Villages in Evanston or Oak Park (carved stone receptacles). Sacred Art in Lincoln Square is another possibility.
posted by jeanmari at 8:20 AM on September 3, 2010
Also, check out Ten Thousand Villages in Evanston or Oak Park (carved stone receptacles). Sacred Art in Lincoln Square is another possibility.
posted by jeanmari at 8:20 AM on September 3, 2010
At her request, my mother's ashes were interred in a ceramic pot my sister made. The pot was not large enough for the volume of ashes. So, check with the funeral home on this. I'd guesstimate the pot held @ 1 qt. and that a 2 qt. container would have been adequate.
If you're wondering, we took the opportunity to take some ashes to her favorite childhood place on the ocean, and another favorite place at a lake, so it was all good.
posted by theora55 at 8:51 AM on September 3, 2010
If you're wondering, we took the opportunity to take some ashes to her favorite childhood place on the ocean, and another favorite place at a lake, so it was all good.
posted by theora55 at 8:51 AM on September 3, 2010
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posted by clorox at 11:31 PM on September 2, 2010