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The Squid, Custom Infant Urn

Chris Harvan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:20:37 +0000

The only way I know how to make any sense of death is to make something beautiful to commemorate the life lost. I hope this work helps my friends continue to heal from the tragedy they experienced and still struggle with. The process forced me to think about Dylan and process the event more than I would have otherwise.

Dylan Lucas Mathews was referred affectionately as “The Squid” while in utero. The choice to focus on this seemed obvious, but I don’t normally work so subjectively. Keeping the approach respectful and beautiful was imperative to keep it from becoming comic or kraken like.

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Squid and Ink Dry Run

Chris Harvan — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:43:00 +0000

Final sanding and finishing is all that remains.

Squid Ink and Tentacles

Chris Harvan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:15:28 +0000

Started roughing out the tentacles on the squid and have the first phase of the walnut “ink”. The walnut is from the tree we took down to build the garage shop.

Butterflies

Chris Harvan — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:51:44 +0000

Butterflies to be sure this stick doesn’t split itself in two during seasonal movement.

Trillium Jewelry Design

Chris Harvan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:04:26 +0000

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Mike Beganyi started this project and passed it off to me. Was a great pleasure to make and a heartbreak to let go of and deliver to the client.