Environmental moon jars (Sea)
Site-specific cremation urns, made from materials gathered on the shoreline and intended for a water ceremony in the same location. These ephemeral sculptural vessels encourage conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speak of closing the circle.
Simon Frend
Bournemouth, England
Hengist's Beard - Environmental moon jar, artistSunshine, Sand and Hydrozoa ‘Mussel Beards'. Eco cremation urn, in the form of a moon jar, handbuilt from natural materials collected by the artist, from the beach at Hengistbury Head, Dorset. It is site-specific and designed especially for a water ceremony at this location. Offered to the sea, it will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the collected materials of the vessel and the contained ashes to the environment without impact. This ephemeral vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speaks of closing the circle.
Hengist's Beard - Environmental moon jar, artistSunshine, Sand and Hydrozoa ‘Mussel Beards'. Eco cremation urn, in the form of a moon jar, handbuilt from natural materials collected by the artist, from the beach at Hengistbury Head, Dorset. It is site-specific and designed especially for a water ceremony at this location. Offered to the sea, it will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the collected materials of the vessel and the contained ashes to the environment without impact. This ephemeral vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speaks of closing the circle.
End of the Promenade - Environmental moon jar, artistCuttlebone, gull feathers, mermaid’s purse, sand, cold fingers and seaweed. Eco cremation urn, in the form of a moon jar, handbuilt from natural materials collected by the artist from Southbourne Beach Dorset. It is site specific and designed especially for a water ceremony at this location. Offered to the sea, the urn will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the materials that formed the moon jar and contained ashes to the environment without impact.This ephemeral vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speaks of closing the circle.
End of the Promenade - Environmental moon jar, studioroost.co.ukCuttlebone, gull feathers, mermaid’s purse, sand, cold fingers and seaweed. Eco cremation urn, in the form of a moon jar, handbuilt from natural materials collected by the artist from Southbourne Beach Dorset. It is site specific and designed especially for a water ceremony at this location. Offered to the sea, the urn will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the materials that formed the moon jar and contained ashes to the environment without impact.This ephemeral vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speaks of closing the circle.
Bonefire 2, artistMade from sand, wood ash, charcoal, cuttlefish bone, oyster shell, sun bleached seaweed and hope, collected from the shore in Poole Harbour. It is designed especially for a water ceremony and when offered to the sea, it will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the moon jar and cremated remains to the environment with zero impact.This ephemeral sculptural vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speaks of closing the circle.
Bonefire 2, studioroost.co.ukMade from sand, wood ash, charcoal, cuttlefish bone, oyster shell, sun bleached seaweed and hope, collected from the shore in Poole Harbour. It is designed especially for a water ceremony and when offered to the sea, it will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the moon jar and cremated remains to the environment with zero impact.This ephemeral sculptural vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment and speaks of closing the circle.
Hengist's Bones - Environmental moon jar, studioroost.co.ukCuttlefish bone, oyster shell, sand, black seaweed and frost. The materials were hand collected from the beach by the artist. It is a unique cremation urn for a water ceremony on the coast and offered to the sea, it will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the moon jar and cremated remains to the environment without impact. This ephemeral vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment, evoking a sense of place and speaking of closing the circle.
Hengist's Bones - Environmental moon jar, studioroost.co.ukCuttlefish bone, oyster shell, sand, black seaweed and frost. The materials were hand collected from the beach by the artist. It is a unique cremation urn for a water ceremony on the coast and offered to the sea, it will dissolve in the time between tides, returning the moon jar and cremated remains to the environment without impact. This ephemeral vessel encourages conservation, contemplation and connection with our natural environment, evoking a sense of place and speaking of closing the circle.