Human Ashes Portraits
Adam Brown, a Missouri-based painter, is offering his clients a unique way to connect with their deceased loved ones. He mixes the ashes with paint pigments and uses them to create portraits of the dead, as a lasting memory.
He takes these ashes, which have the texture of sand, and mixes them with paints, craft glues and resins. Brown also incorporates the deceased's favorite colors and personality into the artwork. He puts a written inscription at the back warning that the painting contains human remains. This is in case it ever leaves the family and goes into auction, so people know what they're buying.
