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Artist Creates Memorial Paintings Using People’s Ashes
- Elaine Murray, 54, creates memorial paintings using ashes from cremated remains, inspired by the loss of her parents in 2019 and 2021.
- She developed a method to stabilize the pH levels in ashes, allowing them to be mixed with paint for her artwork.
- Her commissions include landscapes and seascapes, often embodying the essence of those who passed.
- Murray aims to help families retain a loved one's memory while placing ashes in a meaningful context.
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Photographer Sam Burzak used the remains of her late mother to create a two-panel image that was awarded first place at Perspective Gallery’s Eighth Annual Chicago Juried Photography Exhibition. “I wanted to bring her back to life, and make a new portrait of her new life,” said Burzak of her mom, Janet, who died in 2019. Sam sprinkled her mother’s ashes on photo-sensitive paper, then exposed it to light and scanned the result — making what is ca…
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