Pet Memorials
Pet memorial commissions are custom artworks created to honor and celebrate the life of a beloved animal companion. These pieces can include preserved elements such as fur, feathers, or ethically sourced remains, and may incorporate taxidermy, photos, or symbolic items. Each memorial is thoughtfully designed to reflect your pet’s personality and your unique bond, offering a meaningful, lasting tribute and a beautiful way to keep their memory close.
How It Works
Pet memorial commissions begin with a consultation where you share details about your pet, such as their personality, favorite activities, and any items you'd like included (like fur, a collar, or photos). Based on your preferences, we will design a custom piece—this could be a shadow box, framed artwork, or taxidermy display. You'll review and approve the concept before creation begins. Once completed, the memorial is carefully packaged and delivered, providing a heartfelt, lasting tribute to your beloved companion.
Here’s how the process typically works:
- Initial Consultation: You’ll discuss your pet, sharing their name, personality, special memories, and any items you’d like to include (such as fur, ashes, photos, collars, or tags).
- Design & Concept: Based on your input, I will create a design concept tailored to your wishes. This may include preserved elements, symbolic objects, or artistic representations that reflect your pet’s spirit.
- Material Collection: If you’re including personal items like ashes or keepsakes, these will need to be safely sent to me. I will guide you through the packaging and shipping process.
- Creation: Once the design is approved and materials are received, I will begin crafting the memorial. This may take several weeks, depending on complexity.
- Review & Delivery: You’ll receive updates or photos of progress biweekly, or monthly depending on the process. Once complete, the artwork is carefully packaged and shipped to you, ready to display as a meaningful tribute to your pet.
Each memorial is unique, offering comfort, connection, and a lasting way to remember your pet.
General Information
Pet Memorials
Getting Started
Preparing to order a pet memorial commission piece involves reflecting on your pet’s life and the type of tribute you’d like to create. Start by gathering meaningful details—your pet’s name, personality, favorite colors, and any items you might want to include, such as ashes, a collar, tags, or photos. Consider the style and format of the artwork: a shadow box, framed piece, sculpture, or even mummified or osteological pieces, if applicable. Think about the mood or message you want the piece to convey—peaceful, symbolic, joyful, or sentimental. Setting a budget and timeframe is also helpful. The more you share with me, the more personal and meaningful your custom memorial will be.
Selections
When ordering a pet memorial commission piece, you can choose from a variety of personalized options to create a meaningful tribute. Selections may include:
- Artwork Style: Choose from shadow boxes, framed displays, glass domes, or mixed-media pieces.
- Inclusions: Incorporate personal items such as ashes, collars, tags, paw prints, or photographs.
- Materials: Options may include natural elements (flowers, wood, stones), resin, preserved specimens, or symbolic objects.
- Design Themes: Select a theme that reflects your pet’s spirit—peaceful, nature-inspired, whimsical, minimalist, or sentimental.
- Color Palette: Customize colors to match your pet’s appearance or favorite accessories.
- Processiong Options: Available options for pet memorials include preserving elements such as the skull, fur, or loose bones, as well as full-body or partial (i.e. paw) mummification (small animals only), allowing for a deeply personal and respectful tribute tailored to your preferences.
Each piece is thoughtfully crafted to honor your pet’s memory in a beautiful and lasting way.
Pricing Estimates
All pet memorial commissions begin at $350 and will be priced according to the materials and time involved in creating or procuring the commissioned work, therefore final prices will naturally vary. Some pieces will require additional costs, whilst others will fall in right at $350.
60% of total cost is due at agreement, prior to creation and is non-refundable; the remaining 40% to be paid at completion. Payment plans are available for deposit; if selecting a payment plan, creation will not begin until 60% of the total cost has been paid.
Finer Details
Execution times are estimated; all is dependent on shipping, processing of specimen, collection of needed items, and curation time. Expedited items will come with an additional cost, if I am able to confidently complete within the expedited timeframe. Most items will take a minimum of eight (8) weeks to complete; some pieces can be completed sooner, and some longer. Photo updates of progress will be sent biweekly until completion. At any time during creation the ability to change artistic direction can be done for an additional fee.
All specimen selections/recommendations can be changed prior to signed commission agreement; if you’d prefer a different color scheme, or different specimens, please let me know so I may revise the proposal to reflect changes. Etsy is an excellent source to review and research specimens should you so choose. I am more than happy to provide additional specimen recommendations. Once agreement is signed, specimens cannot be changed unless signee is willing to pay the additional charge and wait the additional time. If providing your own specimen, once the piece is paid in full or 60% of the total has been received, a shipping address will be provided for you to ship your specimen at your own cost; return shipping is included in commission price. You will be notified the moment I receive your provided specimen and work will begin at that time.
60% of total cost is due at agreement, prior to creation and is non-refundable; the remaining 40% to be paid at completion. Payment plans are available for deposit; if selecting a payment plan, creation will not begin until 60% of the total cost has been paid.
Ready to honor your beloved pet with custom memorial artwork? Inquire below to receive more information on pet memorial artwork, handcrafted to reflect your pets life. Custom pet memorial artwork is a heartfelt, personalized tribute that honors your pet’s memory through meaningful, handcrafted design. Let’s create a meaningful, one-of-a-kind tribute together.