The Loss Lab: Making Play out of What Hurts

A collage workshop for grief with and without a name Some losses never got a memorial. The job that vanished. The loss of a pet. The family or relationship structure you thought you would have. The thing you can't name but keep tripping over. Come to the lab. Join facilitator, creative, and healer Sol Garcia Jones (they/them) for an afternoon of cutting, pasting, and play. We'll use collage to give shape, color, and texture to grief that doesn't fit always fit neatly. No art experience needed, only curiosity and a willingness to make a beautiful mess. Nobody will grade your art, and nobody is here to be fixed. Be held in community by people who know many forms of grief, as the holidays approach and the season asks us to gather and and slow down. • 15-min: Welcome & Community Building • 10-min: Loss without a name: ambiguous grief and why play helps • 50-min: Collage lab: making what grief looks and feels like • 15-min: Community Close & Tea Time We honor all grief and all losses, including the ones that don't come with permission to mourn. We aspire to create an equitable, inclusive space that especially honors the needs of queer folks and people of color. Scissors and glue will be provided plus some magazines, paper, and general art supplies. Feel free to bring other materials call to you. Sliding Scale: $35-55