The Momento Mori Collection: Edvard Munch - Rose, Saffron, Oud Wood & Clove

DESCRIPTION:

There will be food and drink and ghosts, and perhaps...a few murders.

This collection was inspired by the Gothmothers and Gothfathers of literature. Only one of each has been created and once it's gone - that's it! Each label was designed by me, taking into account what real tomb stones look like in way of engraving. Each label has been gently distressed to give it that aged-stone look.

We use high quality 100% soy wax which is quite difficult to use but ensures quality candles with an approx. 45 hours burning time. We have chosen wooden wicks for that authentic crackling sound and to ensure minimal smoke. Also, our glass jars are easy to clean and reuse once your candle has finished burning.

This collection comes with a thin, wooden lid painted black to keep your wax dust and dirt free inbetween burnings.

About the author/artist/poet...

Edvard Munch (1863–1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker who’s best known for his famous piece The Scream, which has become one of the most recognizable images in the world of art. His work is often filled with powerful themes like anxiety, love, death, and existential worries. One of his most celebrated series is The Frieze of Life, which looks at the ups and downs of human existence—things like love, fear, sadness, illness, and mortality.

Sadly, he experienced a lot of loss early on—his mother died of tuberculosis when he was just 5, and his sister passed away when he was a teenager. His father also struggled with mental health issues, which made thoughts of death and sickness a big part of his life and deeply influenced his art. Munch was inspired by Symbolist writers and ideas from psychology, especially Sigmund Freud’s theories about the unconscious and human emotion.

He was drawn to the darker, more emotional side of Romanticism and Symbolism, aiming to express the inner feelings rather than just showing reality. His personal life was quite complex, especially with women, and themes of passion, jealousy, and despair show up a lot in his work.