A Dying Art: The Last of the Morticians

I watched Anthony Saldivar and other elite undertakers compete to restore silicone heads at the Restorative Art Technical Showcase. Their skills, honed by horror movie techniques and military service, are increasingly obsolete as cremation rates surge and traditional funerals become too costly. This cultural shift threatens the future of mortuary beautification, leaving these 'sheepdogs for the dead' fighting a losing battle against time and changing consumer tastes.