Glue Sticks and Feelings: an Anti Valentine's Day Grief Crafting Circle

Valentine's Day. Grief. Both can be messy and heavy and complicated. Also funny and strange.

Let's talk about it.

Join us for Glue Sticks and Feelings: an Anti Valentine’s Day Grief Crafting Circle.

Come hang out with other grievers, crafters, grieving crafters, and crafting grievers. Share what you feel comfortable sharing, and make a collage, a mini zine, a Valentine to what or whomever you're grieving – or BYO craft, so long as there is no glitter / oil paints / physical mess that would impact the space.

Our artistic abilities: amateurish. We welcome and adore artistic visions of macaroni art caliber, and celebrate all skill levels.

The vibe: jovial earnestness with space for nuance. All griefs welcome.

We'll bring some art supplies to get you started. Let us bring the glue sticks, everyone brings their feelings.

Friday, February 13 | 7 - 8:30 pm EST

Wooden Shoe Books, 704 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

This event is donation based: $0–$25 suggested

**Masks required!**

The Wooden Shoe is ADA accessible excepting the restroom. Parking is available metered on the street with the two closest paid parking garages at 1457 South St and 545 S 11th St. Please let the organizers know if you have any other accessibility requirements and we will do our best to accommodate.

Registration for this event is not required, but appreciated so we can ensure we will be able to accommodate everyone in the space.

Facilitators:

Catherine (she/her) is the creator of the Mortality Workbook, a toolkit to collect what your loved ones should know before you go, so that you can rest in peace. She has hosted death education events around the globe in multiple languages.

Lori / Elle (she/they) is a psychotherapist, grief activist, death educator, and content creator who specializes in grief, identity shifts, and life transitions, offering work rooted in warmth, ritual, humor, curiosity, and practicality. They cofounded Salt Trails Philly, an art collective honoring grief as a vital and sacred part of the human experience.

Rowan (he/they) is a therapist, life coach, death coach, and photographer based in Philadelphia. With a background in marriage and family therapy, they mostly work with queers, non-traditional relationships, grief, and exploring boundaries and identity.

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