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Black and white cat urn with closed eyes, a white chest, Lulu Bean script lettering and broad gold bands.

Gold bands need somewhere to pass around the name.

Grey cat urn with closed eyes and long blue, green and yellow decorative leaves across its chest, held in a hand.

A portrait can make room for something more graphic.

Front of a black and white cat urn with bright green eyes, pale muzzle, white chest and irregular dark marks along the lower body.

Black and white is a description, not a finished brief.

Small dark ceramic jar with a reclining black cat figure on its lid and Guinness painted in white on the body.

The portrait can sit above the vessel.

Soft grey ceramic jar with a flat lid, red RIO lettering and a dark paw print on the front, photographed on a studio shelf.

A nickname and a paw can be the whole brief.

Two tone jar with a pale green upper glazed section, sandy lower body, gold Momo lettering and a subtle paw outline. Heading reads: Two surfaces. One quiet piece..

The finish can carry the design without a portrait.

Flat outlined black and white seated cat ceramic memorial with drawn front paws and a pale border around the silhouette. Heading reads: A portrait with a different outline.

An outlined cat form offers another starting point.

Black and white cat urn with blue green eyes and an irregular dark patch down one side of its pale body.

The uneven patch is the point.

Pale cat urn with green eyes, small dark coat flecks and the name Princess on a mostly clear chest.

A mostly clear chest can be a complete design.

Side view of a black and white cat urn with a long white bib stretching from the muzzle down the chest.

The length of a white bib changes the portrait.

Close view of a dark ceramic form with a small orange autumn leaf motif painted on its side. Heading reads: One small autumn leaf.

A small autumn leaf can change the feel of a surface.

Side view of a colourpoint cat urn with dark ears, face and tail area against a warmer pale body.

A side reference can explain a colourpoint coat.

Pink ceramic jar with a painted red bow and a separate small cat figure standing beside it. Heading reads: Soft pink. A little bow..

Start with the form before you choose every detail.

Dark cat urn in side view with a pale muzzle, fine lighter coat marks and one small gold star low on the side.

One small star can be enough.

Front of a tortoiseshell cat urn with an uneven dark and ginger face, pale chest and the name Reeses.

Two sides of a face do not need to match.

Side of a ginger cat urn with dark coat lines and a small green branch with red accents painted along its pale front.

A branch can follow the shape instead of covering it.

A hand holds a black and white cat urn with a gold crescent, stars, bands, the name Tux and small dates. Heading reads: A name with room around it.

A name, dates and gold need planning together.

A hand holds a grey cat urn with greenish eyes and a small pale chest patch in the ceramic studio.

A hand gives useful context, but it is not a measurement.

Side view of a nearly black cat urn with a pale muzzle line, a smooth surface and no visible added motif.

There is work to see in a nearly plain surface.

The profile deserves the same attention as the face.

Side of a rabbit urn with dark upright ears and a dark upper and lower body separated by a broad pale band. Heading reads: A rabbit remembered in three colours.

A familiar outline can begin with one broad band.

Side of a calico cat urn showing dark and ginger patches beside orange flowers and green leaves.

A flower does not have to replace a coat marking.

Pale cat urn with blue eyes, fine tabby face marks, Milo lettering and a small brown patch on the chest.

One small patch can be more useful than a colour label.

Pale cat urn with dark ear and face markings, blue eyes and large blue flowers with green leaves across the body. Heading reads: The flowers are your choice too.

The flowers and the portrait need their own room.

Pale colourpoint cat urn in side view with dark ears and a darker patch along its flank.

Colourpoint markings need more than a dark face.

Seated black and white bespoke cat sculpture with carved looking fur texture, separate front legs and a bushy white chest. Heading reads: Some portraits need sculpture.

Painting is only one part of a sculpted portrait.

Plain softly grey ceramic jar with a flat lid and Storm with dates painted on the front. Heading reads: Their name can be enough.

A personal memorial does not have to have a sculpted face.

Follow one stripe around the curve.

Side view of a dark tortoiseshell cat urn with loose gold orange and cream flecks through the coat. Heading reads: No two patches quite alike.

Tortoiseshell is not one repeating pattern.

Side view of a ginger and white cat urn with a sharply changing white chest and irregular orange patches.

That uneven edge is part of the portrait.

Grey raised paw Maneki Neko cat urn with a pink collar, bell, fine floral painting and Pretty girl on a small name panel. Heading reads: A raised paw. Your own design..

A Maneki Neko urn can still be unmistakably personal.

Side view of a cream and dark corgi shaped urn with upright ears, a white muzzle and a red collar. Heading reads: Keep the collar.

Was their collar part of the picture you remember?

Back view of a tabby cat urn showing irregular dark stripes and spots across a brown grey coat. Heading reads: The back is part of the portrait.

The back is not a spare space for a repeated pattern.

Glossy black cat urn with a broad unlettered white chest and a small white patch around the muzzle.

You can choose a memorial without writing a message.

Ginger and white cat urn with closed eyes, red flowers and green leaves across the chest.

Open eyes or closed eyes changes the whole expression.

Glossy black cat urn seen from the side with a white chin and chest, sitting on a dark work surface.

This is why I show the side of a finished urn.

Black and white cat urn with open eyes, pink nose, the name Killian and small gold stars across its pale chest. Heading reads: Stars around a familiar face.

The space between the stars is a design decision too.

Side view of a ginger cat urn with a softly painted orange coat and pale muzzle.

Turn the piece and the portrait changes.

Dark cat urn with yellow green eyes, white chin and chest, and TOAD painted on a pale rectangular name panel.

The name you used every day belongs in the conversation.

White calico cat urn with orange and dark face patches and bright orange and blue flowers on leafy stems. Heading reads: A memorial with colour in it.

Who says a memorial has to be muted?

Pale rabbit shaped urn in side view with long upright ears and closed eyes. Heading reads: Those ears belong in the portrait.

For a rabbit portrait, start with the ears.

Pale tabby cat urn with dark eyes, the name DeeDee and dark leafy stems with blue flowers below. Heading reads: Flowers can leave room for a face.

Flowers need somewhere to sit.

White cat urn with dark ears and face patches, closed eyes, a pink nose and a few fine dark stems below.

A few small marks can carry a whole face.

Grey cat urn with yellow eyes, gold stars and broad gold bands, photographed in daylight.

A single photograph cannot show every side of a finish.

Pale ceramic jar held in a hand, pink blossom painting and a small resting cat figure on its lid. Heading reads: A small figure. A familiar shape..

A portrait on the lid leaves a different kind of space below.

Black and white cat urn with green eyes, gold bands and stars below a white chest.

Where should the gold stop and the portrait begin?

Side and back of a dark ceramic cat urn with vivid orange irregular coat bands. Heading reads: Follow the colour around.

The view you remember might be the back.

Front view of a tabby cat urn with closely painted dark coat stripes and a small pale chest patch.

I do not paint every tabby with the same stripes.

Dark grey cat urn with yellow eyes, gold sun, crescent moon, stars and sweeping gold bands. Heading reads: A little night sky.

A memorial does not have to be a quiet colour.

Tabby and white cat urn with yellow green eyes, a broad white chest and the name Chrissie. Heading reads: The face comes first.

What makes a cat urn feel like your cat?