# Glass Art Urns These Artful Ashes Urns Turn the Deceased Into Beautiful Glasswork By Malika Renee Butss | Published 2016-03-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-art References: [luxurylaunches](http://luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/these-beautiful-glass-art-creations-preserve-beautiful-memories-of-the-dear-departed.php) & [mymodernmet](http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/artful-ashes-memorials) Seattle-based company [Artful Ashes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crackerology-cracker-kits) have devised a way to turn late loved ones into [beautiful pieces of glass art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tip-top-glass). While most cremated individuals are either placed inside of a beautiful urn or sprinkled to rest in a meaningful location, Artful Ashes has proposed a new way to grieve with a line of [beautiful glass art memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/navazi). The company's dedicated artists capture the essence of the late loved one's spirit in a swirl of color and ashes, sealed within a unique glasswork orb. Using the art of blowing glass, the company takes one tablespoon of a departed one's ashes and incorporates them into a glass-made orb or heart. These pieces allow the dearly departed to hold onto the beauty of their deceased loved one. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personalized Memorials:** Incorporating the ashes of late loved ones into unique glass art memorials offers personalized and emotional ways of grieving and remembering the deceased. - **Artful Cremation Services:** Providing artful ways of handling cremation offers creative options for bereaved families and opens up growth opportunities for businesses in the funeral industry. - **Green Funeral Alternatives:** Using cremation and glass art memorials also offers eco-friendly alternatives to traditional burials and embalming processes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Funeral Services:** Funeral homes and cremation services can incorporate artistic and personalized options in their offerings, expanding their customer base and increasing revenue streams. - **Art and Design:** Artists and designers can collaborate with cremation services and create beautiful and unique glass art memorials that celebrate the lives of the deceased. - **Environmental Services:** Considering eco-friendly alternatives in the funeral industry, such as cremation and glass art memorials, opens up opportunities for environmental services businesses to provide sustainable and innovative solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [3D-Printed Ecological Funeral Reefs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resting-reefs.md) - [Deep Sea Funerals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-sea-funeral.md) - [Expandable Spherical Monolithic Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urna-project.md) - [Mycelium-Made Biodegradable Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sail-funerary-urn.md) - [Design-Forward Funerary Urn Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn.md) - [Post-Mortem Pet Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cirius-beam-projector.md) - [Biodegradable Pet Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paw-pods-1.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pet Tree Burial Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofriendly-pet-tree-burial-kit.md)