URN BECOMES HER PET PROJECT.Byline: Mary Daniels Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper When Gwendolyn Gillen's 14-year-old cat died seven months ago, she began looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a pet urn. She found that little was available. So, the Wisconsin sculptor made her own. She created two pet urns in polished bronze. The tapering shape of their tall bases was inspired by Japanese funeral A Japanese funeral includes a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service. 99% of all deceased Japanese are cremated. Most of these are then buried in a family grave, but scattering of the ashes has become more popular in recent candles, she says. Each urn is topped with an exquisite head that is an interpretation of figures from Egyptian mythology - the sloe-eyed cat-goddess Bastet and the dignified canine deity, Anubis. Bastet is a foot high, while Anubis is 16 inches tall. Both wear a decorative headdress headdress, head covering or decoration, protective or ceremonial, which has been an important part of costume since ancient times. Its style is governed in general by climate, available materials, religion or superstition, and the dictates of fashion. . Their color is the blue-green of ancient ceramic faience faience (fāĕns`, –äns`, fī–) [for Faenza, Italy], any of several kinds of pottery, especially earthenware made of coarse clay and covered with an opaque tin-oxide glaze. . For inspiration, ``I went through several books on Egyptian art,'' Gillen says. ``These (urns) are not direct copies. They're sort of a mixture, of ancient design upgraded for a contemporary look.'' The bronze urns, which take four to six weeks to complete, retail at $1,250 each. To order, contact A. Houberbocken Inc., P.O. Box 196, Cudahy, Wis. 53110; or call (414) 481-4000. |
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