Welcome to my blog
My name is Lisa Havelin…….welcome to my very first blog post. I started Pet Reliquaries in 1991 when my beloved cat Miss Moppet died, she was 23 and she and I had been together all of those years. At the time I was in graduate school studying toward a master of fine arts degree in metalsmithing. Reliquaries are an ancient form developed to contain a relic and were part of the history of metalsmithing so it was a natural move to want to work with Miss Moppet’s ashes and the reliquary form as part of my work as an artist. Since then I have been making these reliquaries for people who want to create a memorial object for their beloved animal. I am honored to be able to do this work with people which is tied to my most authentic self. My first post offers insights about how to honor our beloved animals during the holidays.
