My name is Mary Ellen Ionetz.
Nearly ten years ago, God placed a beautiful and meaningful idea on my heart: to create artwork that helps families honor the lives and memories of their Loved Ones.
I create one-of-a-kind memorial artwork by carefully incorporating your Loved One's cremation ashes — including your beloved fur baby's ashes — into the artistic medium and transforming them into beautiful angel wings.
Each piece is created with tremendous care, respect, and attention to detail. My goal is not simply to create a painting, but to create something personal — something that reflects the spirit, story, personality, and memory of the individual (or cherished pet) being honored.
For years, this idea remained close to my heart, but I had never created the first piece. That changed when my best friend asked me to create angel wings using her father's ashes as a birthday gift for her. I poured myself into that first painting, working tirelessly to create something worthy of the memories she carried of her father.
Since then, I have had the privilege of creating commissioned memorial pieces for others, including artwork honoring beloved family members and cherished pets. Our “fur babies” become part of our families, and their loss can leave an enormous space in our hearts. Their ashes can also be incorporated into a meaningful piece created in their memory.
Angel Ash Wings was born from the belief that the remains of someone (or a beloved pet) we love can become part of something beautiful, visible, and deeply personal rather than remaining tucked away and unseen.
My mission is to create artwork that brings comfort, beauty, remembrance, and hope into your home — a piece that honors not simply a passing, but a life that mattered and a love that remains.
“Every set of wings tells a story. Every piece represents a life — and even from ashes, God can bring forth something beautiful.”
Mary Ellen IonetzArtist & founder, Angel Ash Wings
