Blown Glass Memorializing - Generational Evolution Or Environmental Legacy?
There is no dispute to the fact that the American populace is aging.
The impact of the Baby Boomer generation, as it's called (loosely described as the postwar generation born between 1945 and 1965), is a huge demographic that by some estimates could be as many as 80 million people in the US alone.
It is small wonder that this "generation" has made some of the most significant contributions to our country, our culture and disputably, our world, human kind has ever seen.
This kind of influence contributes to every corner of our lives from music, art, technology and government...
the list is almost endless.
As the 'boomers generation comes of age, increasingly, their ultimate contribution may be changing the way we pass away.
If asked if there is a singular issue that has come to the forefront during the boomers time it is the environment.
Contemporary choices regarding human interaction with our world and the impact we have made and will make can be greatly credited to this generation's contributions.
Rising concerns connected our impact on the environment extends beyond life; including how our death impacts the environment.
With land at a premium and questions about the impact on the environment from embalming chemicals and treated materials in caskets, traditional burial has a questionable future.
Because of these epiphanies, Baby boomers are choosing cremation at an ever increasing rate.
The National Funeral Association quotes numbers like nearly 35% already choosing cremation nationwide, with western states like Oregon, California, Washington and Hawaii choosing cremation at a rate approaching 65%.
With the growth of families choosing cremation, choices for how to keep the ash remains have expanded exponentially.
Replacing the family plot concept associated with traditional burial isn't easy, but Artists in Blown Glass mediums are offering families a range of methods for both family and personal memorials.
Memorial Glass Art Urns are becoming a common choice offering color and shapes that traditional urns do not.
Broad customization allows the family to include personal effects or characteristics to the Glass Urn, better representing their loved one.
Baby boomers as a generation have iconic times and events to look back on, that changed history and will, without doubt, be incorporated in their memorials: Woodstock; the summer of love; the peace sign; the anti war movement.
Pop Culture contributions from the art and culture world offer images of famous actors and actresses; comedians; art icons; cultural geographical icons like landmarks and favorite places.
Perhaps even more commonly associated with the boomer generation is the music and musicians that came from the period: The Beatles; The Who; The Rolling Stones; Elvis...
All offering copious opportunity to personalize a 'Boomer memorial in a way no prior generation might have.
Memorial Jewelry adds a personal touch to remembrance by allowing a small amount of cremated remains to be included and held close in an amulet, medallion or a sealed small vessel.
Whether hung on a necklace, ring or bracelet, the loved one is always kept close and remains a source of strength for the family and a unique keepsake.
The same opportunities for personalization exist on Jewelry memorials as do on Urn memorials, on a smaller scale.
The merging of a concern for the environment with individualism and artistic expression found in Memorial Glass Art are almost analogous to the Baby Boomer Generation.
In a interesting twist, many in this generation will carry their colorful spirits into the ever-after in vessels created in their generational "image".
The impact of the Baby Boomer generation, as it's called (loosely described as the postwar generation born between 1945 and 1965), is a huge demographic that by some estimates could be as many as 80 million people in the US alone.
It is small wonder that this "generation" has made some of the most significant contributions to our country, our culture and disputably, our world, human kind has ever seen.
This kind of influence contributes to every corner of our lives from music, art, technology and government...
the list is almost endless.
As the 'boomers generation comes of age, increasingly, their ultimate contribution may be changing the way we pass away.
If asked if there is a singular issue that has come to the forefront during the boomers time it is the environment.
Contemporary choices regarding human interaction with our world and the impact we have made and will make can be greatly credited to this generation's contributions.
Rising concerns connected our impact on the environment extends beyond life; including how our death impacts the environment.
With land at a premium and questions about the impact on the environment from embalming chemicals and treated materials in caskets, traditional burial has a questionable future.
Because of these epiphanies, Baby boomers are choosing cremation at an ever increasing rate.
The National Funeral Association quotes numbers like nearly 35% already choosing cremation nationwide, with western states like Oregon, California, Washington and Hawaii choosing cremation at a rate approaching 65%.
With the growth of families choosing cremation, choices for how to keep the ash remains have expanded exponentially.
Replacing the family plot concept associated with traditional burial isn't easy, but Artists in Blown Glass mediums are offering families a range of methods for both family and personal memorials.
Memorial Glass Art Urns are becoming a common choice offering color and shapes that traditional urns do not.
Broad customization allows the family to include personal effects or characteristics to the Glass Urn, better representing their loved one.
Baby boomers as a generation have iconic times and events to look back on, that changed history and will, without doubt, be incorporated in their memorials: Woodstock; the summer of love; the peace sign; the anti war movement.
Pop Culture contributions from the art and culture world offer images of famous actors and actresses; comedians; art icons; cultural geographical icons like landmarks and favorite places.
Perhaps even more commonly associated with the boomer generation is the music and musicians that came from the period: The Beatles; The Who; The Rolling Stones; Elvis...
All offering copious opportunity to personalize a 'Boomer memorial in a way no prior generation might have.
Memorial Jewelry adds a personal touch to remembrance by allowing a small amount of cremated remains to be included and held close in an amulet, medallion or a sealed small vessel.
Whether hung on a necklace, ring or bracelet, the loved one is always kept close and remains a source of strength for the family and a unique keepsake.
The same opportunities for personalization exist on Jewelry memorials as do on Urn memorials, on a smaller scale.
The merging of a concern for the environment with individualism and artistic expression found in Memorial Glass Art are almost analogous to the Baby Boomer Generation.
In a interesting twist, many in this generation will carry their colorful spirits into the ever-after in vessels created in their generational "image".