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Artful Funerary

Burial Shrouds Provide Personalized, Ecological Alternative to Caskets

— February 5, 2010 — Eco
Textile artist Marian Spadone helps to ease the pain for mourners with the beauty and creativity of handmade burial items. The Portland, Oregon woman creates beautiful burial and cremation shrouds through her business, A Fine Farewell. Her handmade shrouds are cost-effective, personalized and fully biodegradable.

The burial shroud adds elegance and creativity to the ritual of caring for the dead, which in turn help the living to grieve and heal from loss. 

Spadone is also a licensed minister and ceremonial facilitator who,“helps people create meaningful rituals that mark important passages in their lives.”

All designs and use of photography courtesy of Marian Spadone & A Fine Farewell.
Trend Themes
1. Personalized Funeral Items - Opportunity to disrupt the funeral industry by offering personalized, handmade burial and cremation shrouds.
2. Ecological Burial Alternatives - Disruptive innovation opportunity exists to provide fully biodegradable burial options as an alternative to traditional caskets.
3. Creative Mourning Rituals - Opportunity to disrupt the funeral industry by offering services that help people create meaningful and creative rituals to grieve and heal from loss.
Industry Implications
1. Funeral Services - The funeral industry can embrace the trend of offering personalized burial and cremation shrouds as a more cost-effective and eco-friendly option.
2. Textile Manufacturing - Opportunity to enter the textile manufacturing industry by producing handmade burial and cremation shrouds to meet the growing demand for personalized funeral items.
3. Event Planning - Event planners can tap into the trend of creative mourning rituals by offering services to help people design meaningful funeral ceremonies and rituals.
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