Welcome

Many of us have found joy in celebrating the important milestones of our lives in personally meaningful ways. At Mourning Dove Studio we aim to bring this same creative energy to planning for life's final passage.

We offer products and services that will help you to think through issues, stay true to your values, and honor and commemorate life and loss.

We work with local artists to produce one-of-a-kind-handmade caskets, urns, shrouds and other forms of mourning art. We offer creative workshops and private consultations to support you in making your own memorial art.

Commonly-offered burial practices have a significant environmental impact, yet alternative choices are available. Review these practical issues with us, and think through what makes sense for you and your loved ones. We can help you find green funeral directors and cemeteries, and we offer eco-friendly products such as the Ecopod, an organically shaped biodegradable casket made of recycled paper, and the Somerset Willow casket, two new imports from the UK. You may want to consider a pine, plywood, or cardboard casket, painted by a local artist or embellished with art made by a group of your family and friends.

Home funerals are legal in Massachusetts and 42 other states and can be a natural way to honor the death of a loved one.

Our mission is to help you to take control of how you mark the milestones of life and death. Our products and services will assist you in personalizing final rites of passage and creating a conscious legacy of love.