Stone and rock urns:
Transforming rock into incredibly rare memorials
Unique and beautiful, fragile and rare, stone urns are extraordinary memorials for those who are dearest to you. While the thought of a rock urn may initially evoke images of a heavy, clunky piece, it’s quite the opposite. Rather, a stone urn is an elegant work of art that resembles beautiful and delicate glass.
Stone urns capture the essence of eternity
Stone urns evoke a sense of eternity. Since the beginning of time, rocks have held some of the world’s greatest mysteries about life. Plus, many of the world’s most significant structures and monuments are constructed from these enduring pieces of earth. A rock urn represents something that’s timeless.
Creating a rock urn is a labor of love
Stone turning is a highly specialized art, and it’s an honor to include stone urns among our collection of memorial urns.
Most of our stone urns are forged from alabaster, a translucent rock that reflects a variety of colors, from creamy white tones to rosy red and gold shades to marbled gray and black hues. Alabaster stone is a crystallized form of gypsum, and its colors and veins are derived from minerals such as iron and copper.
Using a lathe ― a mechanism for carving stone or wood ― a stone turner takes a piece of alabaster weighing up to 300 pounds and carves out a thin, smooth urn from the fragile rock. To add warmth and depth to each rock urn, one of our stone turners incorporates exotic wood materials from around the world into the rims of the stone urns. The wooden rim is woven into a pattern, giving each urn a unique design element.
How to care for an alabaster urn
A rock urn is fragile, so handle it with care. To maintain the integrity of your alabaster urn, avoid putting the vessel in direct sunlight and keep it dry and away from water. If you want to renew the brilliance of the stone, simply rub it with a soft cloth.
View our urns made of stone
To honor a special person who deserves a beautiful resting place, select a one-of-a-kind urn from our collection of stone urns. To learn more about any of our pieces, please contact us.
