MycoElegy

Mycelium Caskets for Green Burial

Work Samples

United States Utilty Patent 11638671

Mycelium casket Mock-Up

(About parakeet size)

And full size casting of scallop shell for detail reference in full size pieces.

Mycelium, Hemp Straw, and Beeswax

10x5x5 inches

Shell approximately 7 inches wide

This miniature version of the mycelium sarcophagus is intended to show the aesthetic potential of the medium. The life size shell shows the kind of detail that could be created on a full scale burial container.

Mycelium Casket Model

Mycelium, Hemp Straw, and Beeswax

10x5x5 inches

Shell approximately 7 inches wide

Utilty Patent 11638671

One of the many mycelium frames that I've cast for fine art purposes. I include it as an example of the beautiful forms, surfaces, and details that can be achieved with cast mycelium.

This is the natural appearance of the surface with no finish layer of any kind. It is velvety to the touch, as light as a feather, and very strong.

Cast Picture Frame

Mycelium and Hemp Straw

27x17 inches

2020

When a mycelial colony has become established, it sends up fruit bodies in a ring around the core of the colony in order to procreate. These rings have been called Faerie Rings for centuries, and can be observed forming and then disappearing for several years after the colony has matured.

A Faerie Ring around a loved one's resting place would grow and evolve. The soil would be enriched, and plants, flowers, and bees would thrive there. Watching the ground become alive with local mycelium varieties would offer fascination and wonder, and provide a calming place for reflection and acceptance of our part in nature.

Mycelium interment is a loving tribute to life.