Memorializing the rich and famous…or infamous as the case may be.
Enjoy the slideshow.
Cemetery Art – 9/16/12
A Resting Place For Hunting Hounds In Alabama
Listened to this delightful story on NPR the other day: A Resting Place For Hunting Hounds In Alabama. Got me to thinking about our intimate connections with our pets. This kind of cemetery art is a genre all its own.
Cemetery Art – 9/04/12
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh NC
Sit for a Spell- Three
One grand great life throbs through earth’s giant heart,
And mighty waves of single Being roll
From nerve-less germ to man, for we are part
Of every rock and bird and beast and hill,
One with the things that prey on us, and one with what we kill.
— Oscar Wilde, Panthea
Cemetery Art – 8/25/12
Some random photos.
Cemetery Art – 8/12/12
Idealized human depictions in cemetery art abound. I suppose they’re meant to represent a world without death. Yet it’s clear that time and the elements ravage even what is supposed to have been immutable.
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Cemetery Art – 8/06/12
Angels are probably the most popular image in cemetery art. Here we see three examples from the bereft to the sexy.
We’ll feature more angels in the future.
Cemetery Art – 8/02/12
I hope to create a gallery of such art. These pieces tell us a lot about who we are and what we believe about death. I invite your contributions.
