Coffins

There’s an abundance of the odd and macabre on the internet- there are probably other things too but its one big echo chamber and if you really want to have fun closing your eyes and playing point and click is the way to go.

Anyway.

Here are a few things that I found a bit curious with some small effort and not a thought in my head.

Photo A.M. Moscoso

This is a coffin. Not for a dog- it’s for a human and I think it’s BRILLIANT.

Coffin by Joseph Ashong (better known as Paa Joe)

This is a great work of art- and I liked the price ( sly wink )

Max-Cast Sculpture and Foundry Services

I’m not sure which I like more- the black cookie or the rusty spoons that are suggested as a place setting.

Black Macarons- Recipe HERE

That’s what I’ve dug up over a few days and I am sure there is more out there to find.

Wish me luck!

Daily Addiction Prompt: Abundant

This is a traditional solid pine coffin- you can get it in made pine and other materials and it will come in a array of colors too.

And then there are Non Traditional Coffins

They are made to look like ballet slippers and Nintendo game controllers and even cellphones , and then there are coffins like these-

behold

Fantasy Coffins made in Ghana, Africa

Photo A.M. Moscoso

These fantasy coffins are made to order.

Six people can all order a the same guitar-shaped coffin from a manufacture who specializes in that choice but the African Fantasy Coffins are designed specifically for an individual and reflect an aspect of their personality.

The craftsmen are as involved in the Funeral Planning as the Funeral Director which is not such a bad idea. Death is such an overwhelming process that we can all use a guide or two can only be helpful.

I think if my family had to sit down and design a coffin for me they would go traditional and it would probably be pink because they know I would choose this: