Pepple Studio
Hand-painted design

Angel Wings Pet Urns

An angel wings pet urn has a pair of wings sculpted in relief — either rising from the body of the jar or folded around the figurine on the lid. The wings are built up in clay by hand, feather by feather, rather than pressed from a mould.

Made to order · 4–7 weeks · ships worldwide

Angel Wings ceramic pet urn with a hand-sculpted figurine on the lid

Why people choose angel wings

Wings are the oldest shorthand we have for something that has gone somewhere better and is still, in some sense, looking after us. It is the most openly sentimental theme we make, and nobody who chooses it is apologising for that.

It is also the theme most often ordered by someone other than the owner — a sibling, a friend, a colleague who wants to send something and does not know what else to send.

Pieces we have made

Angel Wings pet urn shown from the side
Close-up of the angel wings detail on a handmade ceramic urn
Angel Wings urn lid with the sculpted pet figurine
Angel Wings pet urn shown next to a hand for scale

Product images are digital visualisations, not photographs of finished pieces. Every piece is genuinely made by hand in our studio, and because of that yours will differ from what you see here.

Yours will differ — each figurine is sculpted from your own pet's photos.

How this design is made

Each feather is laid on individually while the clay is still soft, working from the tip inwards so they overlap the way real feathers do. A pair of wings takes longer than the figurine itself.

Relief work is fragile before firing. Wings are the piece most likely to need remaking mid-process, which is part of why this design sits at the higher end of our range.

We usually leave the wings unglazed or barely glazed, so the matte clay catches light differently from the glossy body of the jar.

Read more: What to do with your pet's ashes

Best suited to
Anyone buying a sympathy gift for someone else, and owners who want something unmistakably tender.
Typical palette
Cream or warm beige wings against a soft sage or pale blue body.
Material
High-fired ceramic, fired at 1200°C
Sizes
S, M and L — size guide

Order this design

Any of our urns can be made in the angel wings style — mention it when you order, or just send a photo of the piece above and say "like this one".

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