The remains are shot from another boat in the distance, Drobnis said. They had prearranged the loading of the ashes and coordinated the firing of the shells to the music we had brought. Fifteen miles outside Biloxi, Miss., Bettye Brokl arranges to incorporate the ashes of loved ones into paintings, including landscapes and postmodern works. Brokl got the idea after her own mother died four years ago. She did the artwork herself.
Urns are fine, but they hide the physical being of a person and their spirit.
In three weeks, Jennifer Keller of Stockton, Calif., will see her husband Dennis' painting. He died in January of melanoma. The two were married nine years and have two small children. I have a space on the wall of my husband's favorite room already picked out. I think this is a unique and beautiful expression of love.