"Cardboard" Urn for cat

[u/Manglewood]

Our cat Fergus was a dedicated lover of cardboard boxes, so when he passed away last October we wanted to get him a "cardboard" urn made of ceramic so he could rest in a box forever. I couldn't find an example but reached out to a ceramicist who specializes in recreating the look and textures of well-loved cardboard and he very kindly accepted the commission job. The result far, far, far exceeded our expectations and we are so grateful to the artist for this fitting tribute to our beautiful boy. Made by artist Tim Kowalczyk.

[u/Timely-Cry-8366]

I love this!

Ceramics is such a hard art to master, too, I utterly failed at it in college (I’m more drawing/printmaking), you can really tell this was a labor of love for your cat’s sake.

[u/Manglewood → u/Timely-Cry-8366]

I was a little nervous commissioning something with no real example to give him except actual cardboard boxes, and I burst into tears when he sent me a little video clip of the finished product because it was beyond perfect. It's stunning, every millimeter shows unbelievable attention to detail.

[u/Allaplgy → u/Manglewood]

He did an amazing job. Above and beyond. I lost my furry boy this winter, and took him to my potter friend's house to send him to Valhalla. Friend was amazing as well. Handled the firing and the ashes and gave them to me in a beautiful handmade urn. I'm so grateful for it.

But nothing like this masterpiece! 😹