Glass Headstones — 'Ars longa, vita brevis'

Greg Lundgren and his partner, Jim Nelsen, are stained glass artists in Seattle.

In the spring of 2002 they started making glass headstones.

Their grave markers, which cost between $10,000 and $20,000 apiece, are designed to last more than 500 years.

As if you'll care.

OK, OK, I know — don't be a hater.

Where was I?

Oh, yeah, Lundgren Monuments.

From the website:

Every human has a unique fingerprint, an original voice and a personality entirely their own.

It seems so strange that the memorials crafted to honor these unique individuals are so uniform and pay little homage to the person remembered.

With so many cultures and histories, individual quests and life pursuits, shouldn’t we have a diversity of options to remember our beloved?

Lundgren Monuments creates handmade translucent cast glass memorials as an alternative to the traditional granite and bronze headstones.

Luminescent, organic, rugged and incredibly beautiful, cast glass monuments actually glow with life and spirit, standing out as a beacon amongst a field of stones.

Lundgren Monuments presents the original cast glass memorial.

There is nothing like it in the world.

Isn’t that the way you want to be remembered?

Order yours today.

FunFact: "Ars longa, vita brevis" is attributed to Hippocrates.