Adrienne Crowther

So many people tell me that they felt so overwhelmed by searching for the perfect memorial for a loved one. Their internet searches took them through pages and pages of website listings, yet all of the products looked the same...... until they found Shine On Brightly, which, they often tell me, is such a breath of fresh air.

I happen to agree. I formed this company in 2008 - the result of a lifelong passion for art, love for people and their stories, and lots of research on the changing trends around life and death rituals (especially among babyboomers). Fifteen months later, the most unimaginable turn of events changed my supposedly carefully navigated path. My husband of 29 years passed away unexpectedly. Nine months after that, his sister, who had been one of my dearest childhood friends, also died.

At first, I felt paralyzed by these losses. But I quickly realized that I had created my own vocation. I am now, more than ever, committed to the importance of memorialization by honoring a spirit with art and beauty.