ashman

artist daniel  roberto   Ortega  from  san diego  California  turns the  ashes of  dead people and  pet into cherished works of  art. His first  human cramation piece  included the  ashes of his late  father bereaved  relatives or  pet owners send the  former morticians assistant ashes  and bone fragments thghther with  photograph and biography. He mixes the cremated remains into  a paste adds artifacts representing  aspect of the subject's life and then paint the resulting pattern  before  drying  it and applying an acrylic finish.
 from is book called ripley believe it or not