Ok. So one of my good friends in high school died about 3 1/2 years ago at the age of 20. He had left for the Marines about a year before, though his death was unrelated. I visit his grave occasionally and it troubles me that he has no grave marker. Just the overgrown little metal box with a soggy piece of paper in it that says his name. Not even his birthday, death date, age, nothing. No flowers. No evidence of anything being left there in a long time. I am getting ready to move out of state and before I go I want to leave something there to mark his grave with his full name, dates, etc. I studied sculpture in college so I am pretty handy but I have second guessed every medium I have considered. Bronze would get stolen, ceramics would break, soapstone would be too hard to get crisp text, and wood would deteriorate. I looked at a guide for making a mortar headstone but it looked kinda creepy? It didn't seem fit to be in a real cemetary. I could be very wrong about some of these assumptions. Let me know!
So my question is, has anyone had any experience with anything like this? How did it turn out? Or, what are some good, long lasting materials that can be displayed outside with little upkeep? I don't need it to last forever, I guess, but I am hoping for a long time at least. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Submitted February 26, 2015 at 07:57AM by DarkMagician-Girl http://ift.tt/1JOq7n3
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