Please, I really need fucking help. I’m on the edge of just killing myself. Please. Check profile. #suicide #mentalhealth #sciencesky #deathsky #booksky
October 26, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Please, I really need fucking help. I’m on the edge of just killing myself. Please. Check profile. #suicide #mentalhealth #sciencesky #deathsky #booksky
Joining Green Burial Council for their free webinar "Building Community in Green Burial Spaces" ~ 26 August, 7-8pm EDT. Focusing on community engagement and deepening connection to the land.
Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bur...
#interfaith #deathsky
Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bur...
#interfaith #deathsky
Beyond Burial: Building Community in Green Burial Spaces
August’s installment for the Monthly Free Webinar series hosted by the Green Burial Council
www.eventbrite.com
August 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Joining Green Burial Council for their free webinar "Building Community in Green Burial Spaces" ~ 26 August, 7-8pm EDT. Focusing on community engagement and deepening connection to the land.
Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bur...
#interfaith #deathsky
Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bur...
#interfaith #deathsky
We'll be running a workshop this Saturday on creating treasure hunts as DIY remembrance rituals at the Modern Funeral Rituals Conference in Todmorden.
We've enjoyed reflecting on the antecedents of this approach. These led us to set up a public geocache in memory of our dad.
>KV
#deathsky
We've enjoyed reflecting on the antecedents of this approach. These led us to set up a public geocache in memory of our dad.
>KV
#deathsky
June 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We'll be running a workshop this Saturday on creating treasure hunts as DIY remembrance rituals at the Modern Funeral Rituals Conference in Todmorden.
We've enjoyed reflecting on the antecedents of this approach. These led us to set up a public geocache in memory of our dad.
>KV
#deathsky
We've enjoyed reflecting on the antecedents of this approach. These led us to set up a public geocache in memory of our dad.
>KV
#deathsky
Bringing green burial into the public imagination is a core aim of ours.
We talked eco-funerals non-stop at the Big Planting Conference in Sunderland today.
It really is okay to decay.
Let's all become trees, brambles, wildflowers & mushrooms when we die.
Bury me in an orchard.
>KV
#deathsky
We talked eco-funerals non-stop at the Big Planting Conference in Sunderland today.
It really is okay to decay.
Let's all become trees, brambles, wildflowers & mushrooms when we die.
Bury me in an orchard.
>KV
#deathsky
May 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Bringing green burial into the public imagination is a core aim of ours.
We talked eco-funerals non-stop at the Big Planting Conference in Sunderland today.
It really is okay to decay.
Let's all become trees, brambles, wildflowers & mushrooms when we die.
Bury me in an orchard.
>KV
#deathsky
We talked eco-funerals non-stop at the Big Planting Conference in Sunderland today.
It really is okay to decay.
Let's all become trees, brambles, wildflowers & mushrooms when we die.
Bury me in an orchard.
>KV
#deathsky
Two months ago, I uploaded 4 images from our October funerals photoshoot to Unsplash. I got a message today to say this one image of our willow coffin topped with jars of sustainable handpicked flowers has been downloaded over 1000 times in 60 days.
THIS IS WHAT WE HOPED FOR!
>KV
#deathsky
THIS IS WHAT WE HOPED FOR!
>KV
#deathsky
May 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Two months ago, I uploaded 4 images from our October funerals photoshoot to Unsplash. I got a message today to say this one image of our willow coffin topped with jars of sustainable handpicked flowers has been downloaded over 1000 times in 60 days.
THIS IS WHAT WE HOPED FOR!
>KV
#deathsky
THIS IS WHAT WE HOPED FOR!
>KV
#deathsky
Little video on this sunny morning. Sitting in my garden, making some mint tea, watching the kittens play, and thinking about next week.
Dying Matters Awareness Week
&
Sustainability Week
Perfect match with our values and social objectives.
>KV
#deathsky
Dying Matters Awareness Week
&
Sustainability Week
Perfect match with our values and social objectives.
>KV
#deathsky
May 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Little video on this sunny morning. Sitting in my garden, making some mint tea, watching the kittens play, and thinking about next week.
Dying Matters Awareness Week
&
Sustainability Week
Perfect match with our values and social objectives.
>KV
#deathsky
Dying Matters Awareness Week
&
Sustainability Week
Perfect match with our values and social objectives.
>KV
#deathsky
Instead of an elevator pitch, we've opted to create a quirky music video to communicate our DEAD GOOD work & vibes.
Careful, though, LV's song is a total ear worm.
You'll be singing it all week.
www.deadgood.org
>KV
#deathsky
Careful, though, LV's song is a total ear worm.
You'll be singing it all week.
www.deadgood.org
>KV
#deathsky
Dead Good
DEAD GOOD death education sisters, Katy and Lindsey Vigurs. We work with the living, the dying, and the dead
www.deadgood.org
April 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Instead of an elevator pitch, we've opted to create a quirky music video to communicate our DEAD GOOD work & vibes.
Careful, though, LV's song is a total ear worm.
You'll be singing it all week.
www.deadgood.org
>KV
#deathsky
Careful, though, LV's song is a total ear worm.
You'll be singing it all week.
www.deadgood.org
>KV
#deathsky
Who wants to be part of an upcoming conference 'Funeral & Death Ritual for the Modern World'?
naturalendings.co.uk/conference-f...
The event looks incredible. Me & LV have been invited to run a workshop on curating treasure hunts as DIY remembrance rituals.
Day ticket £125.
>KV
#deathsky
naturalendings.co.uk/conference-f...
The event looks incredible. Me & LV have been invited to run a workshop on curating treasure hunts as DIY remembrance rituals.
Day ticket £125.
>KV
#deathsky
Funeral and Death Ritual for the Modern World | Natural Endings funeral directors
naturalendings.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Who wants to be part of an upcoming conference 'Funeral & Death Ritual for the Modern World'?
naturalendings.co.uk/conference-f...
The event looks incredible. Me & LV have been invited to run a workshop on curating treasure hunts as DIY remembrance rituals.
Day ticket £125.
>KV
#deathsky
naturalendings.co.uk/conference-f...
The event looks incredible. Me & LV have been invited to run a workshop on curating treasure hunts as DIY remembrance rituals.
Day ticket £125.
>KV
#deathsky
Tonight I was invited to a zero-waste community cafe to run a lively workshop on ways to have an eco-funeral for their family of volunteers.
We discussed the operational & embodied carbon costs (as well as financial costs) of different UK funeral options.
Then we shared a meal 💚
>KV
#deathsky
We discussed the operational & embodied carbon costs (as well as financial costs) of different UK funeral options.
Then we shared a meal 💚
>KV
#deathsky
April 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Tonight I was invited to a zero-waste community cafe to run a lively workshop on ways to have an eco-funeral for their family of volunteers.
We discussed the operational & embodied carbon costs (as well as financial costs) of different UK funeral options.
Then we shared a meal 💚
>KV
#deathsky
We discussed the operational & embodied carbon costs (as well as financial costs) of different UK funeral options.
Then we shared a meal 💚
>KV
#deathsky
LV's new piece in The Mortal Portal.
Have you entered yet?
If you're keen to stay in touch with LV & KV, signing up (free) to our mortality museletter is the best way to keep connected.
Come on over. You'll get a warm welcome. Kettle's on, pal.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
Have you entered yet?
If you're keen to stay in touch with LV & KV, signing up (free) to our mortality museletter is the best way to keep connected.
Come on over. You'll get a warm welcome. Kettle's on, pal.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
![[ID: 1 creepy illustrated zombie with brain exposed drawn by LV, 2 a pile of Shrouds Aloud zines, 3 a display of illustrated funeral planning zine kits, 4 close up of our illustrated A-Z grief poster, 5 KV - a white woman in her 40s with orange hair and purple glasses - in front of a DEAD GOOD eco-endings banner]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z6qw3thvgs7xkyccaud2gjwl/bafkreibmpbnx7vv5tg44b5t7tpcyear7k5maueckul5p52dxmfjsuwm4mq)
April 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
LV's new piece in The Mortal Portal.
Have you entered yet?
If you're keen to stay in touch with LV & KV, signing up (free) to our mortality museletter is the best way to keep connected.
Come on over. You'll get a warm welcome. Kettle's on, pal.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
Have you entered yet?
If you're keen to stay in touch with LV & KV, signing up (free) to our mortality museletter is the best way to keep connected.
Come on over. You'll get a warm welcome. Kettle's on, pal.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
New piece published today. A little reminder that personal acts of remembrance can be simple yet effective. 2022 was the year Sudoku-ing helped me traverse grief & loss.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
ID: a Sudoku puzzle left unfinished by my dad when he died in February 2022.
#deathsky
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
ID: a Sudoku puzzle left unfinished by my dad when he died in February 2022.
#deathsky
March 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
New piece published today. A little reminder that personal acts of remembrance can be simple yet effective. 2022 was the year Sudoku-ing helped me traverse grief & loss.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
ID: a Sudoku puzzle left unfinished by my dad when he died in February 2022.
#deathsky
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
ID: a Sudoku puzzle left unfinished by my dad when he died in February 2022.
#deathsky
Today I was part of the Waste Not Collective. I talked with about 80 people at the event about green funeral options in the NE.
I also sold our funeral planning zine kits and the Shrouds Aloud zines.
And it turns out homemade shroud demos & workshops are a total crowd pleaser.
>KV
#deathsky
I also sold our funeral planning zine kits and the Shrouds Aloud zines.
And it turns out homemade shroud demos & workshops are a total crowd pleaser.
>KV
#deathsky
March 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Today I was part of the Waste Not Collective. I talked with about 80 people at the event about green funeral options in the NE.
I also sold our funeral planning zine kits and the Shrouds Aloud zines.
And it turns out homemade shroud demos & workshops are a total crowd pleaser.
>KV
#deathsky
I also sold our funeral planning zine kits and the Shrouds Aloud zines.
And it turns out homemade shroud demos & workshops are a total crowd pleaser.
>KV
#deathsky
Today, six local eco-entrepreneurs are taking over The Pavilion in Sunderland's Keel Square to spark lively public conversations about ways we can live (& die) more sustainably.
I will be showing the art of homemade shrouds (perfect for a green burial).
>KV
#deathsky #ecosky #greensky
I will be showing the art of homemade shrouds (perfect for a green burial).
>KV
#deathsky #ecosky #greensky
March 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Welcome to Nana's House.
A creative takeover of an empty shop.
I ran a Nana Exchange workshop this afternoon.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
People joined me to tell stories about their nanas. We wrote these down on postcards & pinned them up on the Nana Noticeboard inside the exhibition.
>KV
#deathsky
A creative takeover of an empty shop.
I ran a Nana Exchange workshop this afternoon.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
People joined me to tell stories about their nanas. We wrote these down on postcards & pinned them up on the Nana Noticeboard inside the exhibition.
>KV
#deathsky
March 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Welcome to Nana's House.
A creative takeover of an empty shop.
I ran a Nana Exchange workshop this afternoon.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
People joined me to tell stories about their nanas. We wrote these down on postcards & pinned them up on the Nana Noticeboard inside the exhibition.
>KV
#deathsky
A creative takeover of an empty shop.
I ran a Nana Exchange workshop this afternoon.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
People joined me to tell stories about their nanas. We wrote these down on postcards & pinned them up on the Nana Noticeboard inside the exhibition.
>KV
#deathsky
Today I've been running an eco-funerals stall at the No Time For Waste event. I spoke with over 80 people about natural burial options in the North East. There was a surprising amount of interest in shrouds.
>KV
#deathsky
>KV
#deathsky
March 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today I've been running an eco-funerals stall at the No Time For Waste event. I spoke with over 80 people about natural burial options in the North East. There was a surprising amount of interest in shrouds.
>KV
#deathsky
>KV
#deathsky
You can now order our new SHROUDS ALOUD zine from our webshop.
Learn the art of DIY shroud-making.
Perfect for green & woodland burials.
We have riso-print hard copies or a downloadable PDF version.
Designed by LV.
www.deadgood.org/shop/downloa...
>KV
#deathsky
Learn the art of DIY shroud-making.
Perfect for green & woodland burials.
We have riso-print hard copies or a downloadable PDF version.
Designed by LV.
www.deadgood.org/shop/downloa...
>KV
#deathsky
March 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
You can now order our new SHROUDS ALOUD zine from our webshop.
Learn the art of DIY shroud-making.
Perfect for green & woodland burials.
We have riso-print hard copies or a downloadable PDF version.
Designed by LV.
www.deadgood.org/shop/downloa...
>KV
#deathsky
Learn the art of DIY shroud-making.
Perfect for green & woodland burials.
We have riso-print hard copies or a downloadable PDF version.
Designed by LV.
www.deadgood.org/shop/downloa...
>KV
#deathsky
Making and being in close proximity to Dad's willow coffin before, during, and after his death was one of the best things we did to tend to our grief.
It was purely intuitive.
One of the antecedents that led to us to DEAD GOOD as it is now.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
It was purely intuitive.
One of the antecedents that led to us to DEAD GOOD as it is now.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
Making friends with a coffin
Our dad's woodland burial was three years ago this week. The relationship we forged with Dad's willow coffin mattered a lot. It accompanied the whole family as we traversed his dying, death & funeral.
open.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Making and being in close proximity to Dad's willow coffin before, during, and after his death was one of the best things we did to tend to our grief.
It was purely intuitive.
One of the antecedents that led to us to DEAD GOOD as it is now.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
It was purely intuitive.
One of the antecedents that led to us to DEAD GOOD as it is now.
open.substack.com/pub/deadgood...
>KV
#deathsky
Our new riso print zine has arrived. SHROUDS ALOUD - Learn the art of DIY shroud making. Available in our webshop tomorrow as a hard copy zine or as a downloadable PDF version to print at home
If you want a green burial a homemade shroud is a very real possibility. No coffin needed.
>KV
#deathsky
If you want a green burial a homemade shroud is a very real possibility. No coffin needed.
>KV
#deathsky
March 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Our new riso print zine has arrived. SHROUDS ALOUD - Learn the art of DIY shroud making. Available in our webshop tomorrow as a hard copy zine or as a downloadable PDF version to print at home
If you want a green burial a homemade shroud is a very real possibility. No coffin needed.
>KV
#deathsky
If you want a green burial a homemade shroud is a very real possibility. No coffin needed.
>KV
#deathsky
Hand-me-down Histories: the art of reusing heirloom textiles
6th May 19:30 BST online
Explore the idea of stitching new life into heirloom textiles through creative reuse & personal storytelling.
Join us in person or watch replay later.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky
6th May 19:30 BST online
Explore the idea of stitching new life into heirloom textiles through creative reuse & personal storytelling.
Join us in person or watch replay later.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky
Hand-me-down histories: The art of reusing heirloom textiles
Join us online to explore the idea of stitching new life into handed down heirloom textiles through creative reuse and personal storytelling
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hand-me-down Histories: the art of reusing heirloom textiles
6th May 19:30 BST online
Explore the idea of stitching new life into heirloom textiles through creative reuse & personal storytelling.
Join us in person or watch replay later.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky
6th May 19:30 BST online
Explore the idea of stitching new life into heirloom textiles through creative reuse & personal storytelling.
Join us in person or watch replay later.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky
We'll soon be hosting our next modern funerals photoshoot for celebrants & death educators. Eco-endings, living floral tributes & natured-based participative rituals.
We create images to show how funerals can be.
Got to see it to be it.
www.deadgood.org/events
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
We create images to show how funerals can be.
Got to see it to be it.
www.deadgood.org/events
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
March 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We'll soon be hosting our next modern funerals photoshoot for celebrants & death educators. Eco-endings, living floral tributes & natured-based participative rituals.
We create images to show how funerals can be.
Got to see it to be it.
www.deadgood.org/events
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
We create images to show how funerals can be.
Got to see it to be it.
www.deadgood.org/events
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
We've just added four new images of modern green funerals to our unsplash profile. These are copyright free images and free for you to use.
A little gift from us to you.
www.unsplash.com/@deadgood
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
A little gift from us to you.
www.unsplash.com/@deadgood
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
DEAD GOOD LEGACIES (@deadgood) | Unsplash Photo Community
See 14 of the best free to download photos, images, and wallpapers by DEAD GOOD LEGACIES on Unsplash.
www.unsplash.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We've just added four new images of modern green funerals to our unsplash profile. These are copyright free images and free for you to use.
A little gift from us to you.
www.unsplash.com/@deadgood
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
A little gift from us to you.
www.unsplash.com/@deadgood
>KV
#deathsky #modernfunerals
This month, we'll be showing families in the North East of England how homemade shrouds created from fabrics you already own can be beautiful acts of love (as well as being eco-friendly and free). We'll also be advocating for green burials.
>KV
#deathsky
>KV
#deathsky
March 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This month, we'll be showing families in the North East of England how homemade shrouds created from fabrics you already own can be beautiful acts of love (as well as being eco-friendly and free). We'll also be advocating for green burials.
>KV
#deathsky
>KV
#deathsky
What fabrics have been handed down to you? What textiles hold meaning for you? Clothing? Handkerchiefs? Tablecloths?
We're running an online session on repurposing heirloom textiles.
Join us?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky #legacysewing #heirloomfabrics #dyingmatters
We're running an online session on repurposing heirloom textiles.
Join us?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky #legacysewing #heirloomfabrics #dyingmatters
Hand-me-down histories: The art of reusing heirloom textiles
Join us online to explore the idea of stitching new life into handed down heirloom textiles through creative reuse and personal storytelling
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What fabrics have been handed down to you? What textiles hold meaning for you? Clothing? Handkerchiefs? Tablecloths?
We're running an online session on repurposing heirloom textiles.
Join us?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky #legacysewing #heirloomfabrics #dyingmatters
We're running an online session on repurposing heirloom textiles.
Join us?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hand-me-do...
>KV
#deathsky #legacysewing #heirloomfabrics #dyingmatters