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Text on a typographic card: A new year does not ask you to stop remembering.

A new year does not set a deadline for choosing a memorial.

Text on a typographic card: You can save an idea and leave it there. Choosing a memorial can wait.

You can save a memorial idea without deciding to commission it.

Text on a typographic card: The painted proof is for your questions.

A painted proof gives us something specific to look at together.

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Text on a typographic card: You can point to a marking. Ask about a colour. Tell me what you notice before the finished stage.

Text on a typographic card: You do not need a perfect inscription. A name is a place to start.

A nickname is a complete inscription if that is what you want to see.

Text on a typographic card: Which photos help with a custom pet urn? Start with the face you know best.

For a custom pet urn, start with a clear face and one detail you want me to notice.

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Text on a typographic card: A clear face. A side view. The back markings. If there is a detail you would miss, point it out.

Text on a typographic card: Missing them this Christmas? You can ask your friend what would help.

If a friend is missing their pet this Christmas, give them a question they can answer.

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Text on a typographic card: “Would you like to talk about them, or would you prefer some company without talking?”

Typographic practical guide. Offer something they can answer. A walk. A meal. Quiet company. Leave room for “not today”.

Text on a typographic card: First Christmas without your cat The little routines can be the things you miss.

The Christmas photo of your cat might be welcome one day and difficult the next.

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Typographic practical guide. When the photo memories appear Keep one picture. Close the album. Ask someone to save it for later. You do not have to share it publicly.

Text on a typographic card: First Christmas without your dog You do not have to make everything feel normal.

Your first Christmas without your dog can involve choices you never expected to make.

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Text on a typographic card: Keep a tradition. Change one. Leave one out. You can decide what feels manageable this year.

Typographic practical guide. 1. Their things Keep the stocking, put it away or ask for help. You can change your mind.

Typographic practical guide. 2. Other people “Please ask before moving their things.” You can send one sentence before the day.

Typographic practical guide. 3. A familiar routine The Christmas morning walk can stay, change or wait. Ask for company if you would like it.

Text on a typographic card: Thanksgiving without your dog You can be grateful and still miss them.

If Thanksgiving feels different without your dog, make one small plan before the day.

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Typographic practical guide. Before Thanksgiving dinner “Would you like us to mention them, or would you rather keep that private?” Ask before planning a tribute.

Text on a typographic card: Halloween without your cat You can skip the costume photos this year.

Halloween without your cat can bring a few unexpected decisions.

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Text on a typographic card: Or keep a favourite photograph nearby. There is no one right way to mark the day.

Customer photograph of a blue jar held on a lap, with a grey and white cat figure on its lid, painted toy motifs and Snowball lettering.

The small details are only part of the commission.

Customer photograph of a seated black and white cat sculpture with green eyes, a white chest and white paws.

“Tam communicated with me in detail throughout the process of making the urn.”

Customer photograph of a black and white closed eyed cat urn with gold bands and Lulu Bean lettering, standing on a dark shelf.

Gold looks different away from the studio lights.

Customer photograph of a dark curled sleeping cat ceramic urn on an outdoor wooden table.

A finished sleeping cat, seen through a customer's photograph.

Customer photograph of a pink ceramic jar with a ginger cat figure on the lid and pink blossom painting, standing on a pale textured surface.

The photograph after arrival shows another side of the work.

Painted proof and finished cat urn with the name Peony and pink flowers: the proof has muted colours, the finished portrait has brighter coat patches and a glossier surface. Heading reads: A floral portrait, before and after.

The proof is a chance to ask a better question.

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Painted proof. Painted proof of a calico cat urn with Peony lettering and muted pink flowers with green stems.

Finished ceramic. Finished calico cat urn with stronger orange and dark face patches, Peony lettering and pink flowers with green stems.

Painted proof and finished seated cat sculpture: a pale grey proof beside a darker glossy grey and white finished portrait with front legs and a curled tail. Heading reads: The same sculpture, at two stages.

Look at the shape as well as the colour in a painted proof.

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Painted proof. Pale grey painted proof of a seated cat sculpture with separate front legs and a curled tail.

Finished ceramic. Finished glossy grey and white seated cat sculpture with separate front legs and a curled tail.

Painted proof and finished flat cat silhouette urn: the first has a pale blue grey coat and drawn paws, the finished piece has a darker coat and white chest. Heading reads: A painted proof is a conversation.

A painted proof is not a photograph of the final finish.

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Painted proof. Pale blue grey painted proof of a flat cat silhouette with white chest, face lines and outlined front paws.

Finished ceramic. Finished dark grey and white flat cat silhouette with a pale muzzle and outlined front paws.

A grey and white dog with a broad white face blaze, compared with a dog shaped urn with the same contrasting blaze, dark ears and a heart on the chest. Heading reads: The white blaze is part of his face.

That white blaze is a useful starting point.

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Pet reference photograph. A grey and white dog with a broad white face blaze.

Finished ceramic. a dog shaped urn with the same contrasting blaze, dark ears and a heart on the chest.

A grey cat lying on a sofa, compared with a pale green jar topped by a grey cat figure and painted with a green branch. Heading reads: A little figure. A leafy jar..

A green vessel does not have to mean a green portrait.

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Pet reference photograph. A grey cat lying on a sofa.

Finished ceramic. a pale green jar topped by a grey cat figure and painted with a green branch.

A pale colourpoint cat resting on a patterned surface, compared with a colourpoint cat urn with bright blue eyes and Trixie lettering. Heading reads: The blue eyes are part of the portrait.

Start with the view that shows their face clearly.

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Pet reference photograph. A pale colourpoint cat resting on a patterned surface.

Finished ceramic. a colourpoint cat urn with bright blue eyes and Trixie lettering.

A black cat resting on a floor, compared with a black cat urn with green eyes, a red rose and Sissy on a pale blue name panel. Heading reads: A black cat and one red rose.

A black coat and a bright motif can share the same portrait.

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Pet reference photograph. A black cat resting on a floor.

Finished ceramic. a black cat urn with green eyes, a red rose and Sissy on a pale blue name panel.

A pale calico cat standing near boxes, compared with a pale cat urn with an uneven orange and dark forehead pattern and Cookie lettering. Heading reads: Keep the patches where they belong.

The forehead pattern gives this calico face its structure.

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Pet reference photograph. A pale calico cat standing near boxes.

Finished ceramic. a pale cat urn with an uneven orange and dark forehead pattern and Cookie lettering.

A pale rabbit with dark ear tips and nose, compared with a pale upright eared rabbit urn with dark ear tips and closed eyes. Heading reads: The tips of those ears.

A small dark ear tip can matter.

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Pet reference photograph. A pale rabbit with dark ear tips and nose.

Finished ceramic. a pale upright eared rabbit urn with dark ear tips and closed eyes.

A brown lop rabbit on a purple blanket, compared with a brown rabbit shaped urn with long hanging ears and closed eyes. Heading reads: Remembering a rabbit, down to the ears.

A rabbit reference needs the ears in view.

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Pet reference photograph. A brown lop rabbit on a purple blanket.

Finished ceramic. a brown rabbit shaped urn with long hanging ears and closed eyes.

A tabby cat with a pink bow beside a decorated tree, compared with a pink jar with a small tabby resting figure and a single painted flower. Heading reads: From a tabby photograph to a tiny figure.

A favourite seasonal photograph can still be a useful reference.

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Pet reference photograph. A tabby cat with a pink bow beside a decorated tree.

Finished ceramic. a pink jar with a small tabby resting figure and a single painted flower.

A long haired grey and white cat resting on bedding, compared with a grey jar topped by a cat figure and painted with blue snowflakes. Heading reads: A portrait with a winter palette.

The photograph and the finished piece need different kinds of looking.

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Pet reference photograph. A long haired grey and white cat resting on bedding.

Finished ceramic. a grey jar topped by a cat figure and painted with blue snowflakes.

A pale colourpoint cat with a dark face, compared with a small curled cat figure on a blue pillow shaped ceramic urn with a painted message. Heading reads: A place for the resting pose.

A pillow form gives the little portrait its own place.

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Pet reference photograph. A pale colourpoint cat with a dark face.

Finished ceramic. a small curled cat figure on a blue pillow shaped ceramic urn with a painted message.

A tortoiseshell and white cat curled on a colourful blanket, compared with a curled sleeping cat ceramic urn with warm and dark coat marks. Heading reads: That familiar curl.

The curve comes first in this sleeping cat portrait.

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Pet reference photograph. A tortoiseshell and white cat curled on a colourful blanket.

Finished ceramic. a curled sleeping cat ceramic urn with warm and dark coat marks.

A black and white cat sitting on a patterned chair, compared with a pale green jar topped by a small black and white sitting cat figure. Heading reads: The little figure on the lid.

You can separate the portrait from the colour of the jar.

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Pet reference photograph. A black and white cat sitting on a patterned chair.

Finished ceramic. a pale green jar topped by a small black and white sitting cat figure.

A tabby cat held against a person, compared with a tabby cat urn with blue flowers and leafy stems. Heading reads: A portrait, with room for flowers.

The portrait comes before the blue flowers.

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Pet reference photograph. A tabby cat held against a person.

Finished ceramic. a tabby cat urn with blue flowers and leafy stems.

A tabby cat stretching on a wooden floor, compared with a finished tabby cat urn with the name Sidney. Heading reads: A stretching photo can help too.

I am looking at the coat, not copying the whole photograph.

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Pet reference photograph. A tabby cat stretching on a wooden floor.

Finished ceramic. a finished tabby cat urn with the name Sidney.

A ginger and white cat lying on its back, compared with a jar with a ginger and white cat figure and pink blossom painting. Heading reads: The ginger and the white both matter.

A casual photograph can hold useful portrait details.

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Pet reference photograph. A ginger and white cat lying on its back.

Finished ceramic. a jar with a ginger and white cat figure and pink blossom painting.

A small dark muzzled dog on a sofa, compared with a pale jar with a small dog figure, painted yellow sun and Oskar lettering. Heading reads: From his photograph to a little figure.

The muzzle needs to read at a much smaller scale.

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Pet reference photograph. A small dark muzzled dog on a sofa.

Finished ceramic. a pale jar with a small dog figure, painted yellow sun and Oskar lettering.

A calico cat resting on a chair, compared with a ceramic jar with a calico resting figure on the lid and a red bow on the body. Heading reads: A familiar loaf, made in ceramic.

A resting pose can be a useful reference.

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Pet reference photograph. A calico cat resting on a chair.

Finished ceramic. a ceramic jar with a calico resting figure on the lid and a red bow on the body.

Black cat urn with a broad white chest, pale muzzle, dark eyes and a small white lower body patch.

Choosing a simple portrait is still choosing something personal.

Black and white sleeping cat urn with a pale face blaze, closed eyes and a long curled black tail with white markings. Heading reads: That tucked in shape.

The tail is part of a sleeping portrait.

Tabby cat urn with closed eyes, small blue orange red and yellow flowers, green leaves and a painted name.

Small flowers and large flowers do different things.

Small two tone ceramic jar with a warm pink upper section, pale lower body, Lulu lettering and a painted paw print.

A small jar can keep the choices simple.

Dark tortoiseshell cat urn with closed eyes, warm orange patches across the face and chest and no visible extra motif.

There does not have to be a flower or a symbol.

Calico cat urn with closed eyes, orange and black face patches and Bomi in large dark lettering on the pale chest.

A calico face can work without open eyes.

Pale rabbit shaped urn with long lop ears, a darker grey head and cream body viewed from the side.

Lop ears change the whole outline.

Pale cat urn with closed eyes, grey face marks, the large name Moe and fine paw lines near the base.

A larger name changes the balance of a portrait.

Ginger and white cat urn with open eyes, the name Django and pink roses with green stems on the lower front. Heading reads: A few roses below the face.

The flowers need to work with the chest marking.

Pale blue ceramic jar with a tiny sitting cat on the lid, blue fish motifs and Max painted on the body.

A small figure leaves room for a different story on the jar.

For a dog portrait, look at the muzzle and ears together.

A long haired portrait needs an outline as well as colour.

Pale cat urn with small ginger and dark face patches, yellow green eyes and Mini lettering on a clear chest.

The smaller patches still deserve a place.

Grey and white sleeping cat urn with closed eyes, curled tail and Purral lettering along its front edge.

A sleeping portrait is more than closed eyes.

A hand holds a white pillow shaped ceramic urn with a curled tabby cat figure on top and Promise on the front. Heading reads: A favourite resting shape.

A pillow urn puts the resting pose at the centre.