Small Dog Pet Urn – Celtic Sleeping Dog Pet Urn – Handmade Yellow glazed

Small to Medium Dog Pet Urn Design Influence (Capacity suitable for dogs cremated remains up to 48lbs) Available Green, Blue or Yellow. Suitable for dogs up to 48 lbs, the sleeping dog urn is a beautiful hand-crafted ceramic urn elevated by Celtic design and symbolism. This urn is unique as it is handmade by one of Ireland's top ceramicists.   The sleeping dog design was inspired by the ancient legend of Cú Chulainn, Ireland’s most famous warrior. Protector of the home and loyal companion the Celtic dog/Irish wolfhound features throughout Irish history most famously immortalised in the book of Kells, 800 AD. A Celtic collar knot on this pet urn represents how the dog and companion are bound together for eternity.   The urn is thrown by hand, air dried, then fired and left to cool and the glazes are mixed by our Artisan Ciarán who individually hand pours over each Urn to create unique colour tones and textures. Then it is fired again to complete this art piece.    The colour of the urn reminds us of the timeless beauty found in Irish nature, this specific urn colour named Slieve Foy Green is a mysterious deep green found in the moss and heather across the Mourne and Cooley mountains that surround the home of ceramicist Ciarán.   ►Ciarán- Artist, Ceramicist, designer Ciarán, an Irish language speaker has a love of Irish history and design. He ties his Irish heritage creations with his own glazes for his Celtic Cremation Urns. A range of locally inspired colours fired in his self-made kiln. Ciarán studied and lectured in Art and Design as well as being a highly regarded Ceramicist for the last 30 years. Each of his Celtic Cremation Urns represents our history, our people, and the colours found on land and sea. As Ciarán says, “they are each an expression of Ireland”. Ciarán walked the coast, fields, and mountains looking for the colours he wanted to inspire his glazes. He then went about mixing and testing the glazes to match his imagination. According to Ciarán you need to be as much a Chemist as a Ceramicist to get it just right. He spent months and months perfecting the colours that don’t truly show themselves until after firing.