# Death As Art Oil Paintings Using Your Loved One's Cremated Ashes By Trendopoly | Published 2007-05-19 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/death-as-art-oil-paintings-using-your-loved-ones-cremated-ashes References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/18/ashes-into-paintings/) & [ashestoportraits](http://www.ashestoportraits.com/) Ashes to Portraits is a company that will take your family member' (or pet's) cremated ashes and create a timeless portrait to preserve your loved ones likeness for years to come. The process involves creating a special mix of the cremated ashes with oil paint. The artist then works from a photograph of your lost loved one and creates a one-of-a-kind portrait using the newly mixed paint. **Implications** - You can see some of the creative works made by Ashes to Portraits in the gallery. The paintings are very precise and wonderfully detailed. The company says that creating a [portrait of the deceased](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/persona-ai) with ashes is a special way that can help deal with [feelings relating to grief and sadness](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 48% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Memorialization Art:** The trend of using unconventional materials for memorialization art presents an opportunity for artists to create unique, sentimental pieces of art for grieving families. - **Personalized Portrait Services:** Creating portraits using unconventional materials such as cremated ashes presents an opportunity for entrepreneurs to launch personalized portrait services that cater to specific niches. - **Grief Support Services:** Innovative grief support services that incorporate personalized sentimental art can provide a unique experience for individuals coping with the loss of a loved one. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Funeral Services:** Funeral services can incorporate the use of sentimental art and personalized portrait services in their offerings to enhance the memorialization process. - **Art & Design:** Art and design businesses can explore using unconventional materials to create unique pieces of sentimental art that can be used for memorialization purposes. - **Mental Health & Counseling:** Mental health and counseling services can incorporate the use of personalized memorialization art in their grief support services to provide a unique and comforting experience for their clients. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Custom Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portrait-mom.md) - [Post-Mortem Pet Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cirius-beam-projector.md) - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [Digital Memorialization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembermeai.md) - [Deep Sea Funerals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-sea-funeral.md) - [3D-Printed Ecological Funeral Reefs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resting-reefs.md) - [Customized Numeric Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-by-numbers-customized.md) - [AI Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawmypet.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md)