Portrait Urn is based in Maquoketa, Iowa, a small town near the Mississippi River where artists
are relocating through the support of Maquoketa Art Experience, a non-profit that provides
studio spaces on Main St. to skilled artists.  

Maquoketa artists Charles Morris and Thomas Metcalf were commissioned to create works of art for 
Trappist Caskets in Dubuque, Iowa, and both were inspired by Trappist Casket's tradition of
providing finely handcrafted wood caskets and urns.  Morris, who has worked as a portrait artist 
for 30 years, envisioned a way to incorporate portraiture within handcrafted memorial urns.

Gifted portrait artists in New York and Philadelphia expressed immediate interest in
creating Portrait Urns with us.  Through their participation along with Morris and Metcalf,
Portrait Urn is able to offer several highly refined styles of portraiture.   





All images, text, and designs © 2008 Portrait Urn.
Please contact Portrait Urn for permission to reproduce images.
Press contact for Portrait Urn is Charles Morris: cmorris@portraiturns.com.