TAPESTRIES OF GRIEF
4 - 19 September 2021
What is Tapestries of Grief ?
Tapestries of Grief is a multi-platform ‘festival’ that combines virtual talks, face-to-face experiential workshops, and a community art exhibition
GALLERY
Welcome to Tapestries of Grief events' photo gallery.
Join us to witness the meaningful work of our partners and participants' experiences.
 Bereaved participants immerse in song and music to express their grief and emotions. |  Bereaved participants express their grief through song and music, with facilitation from board certified Music Therapist, Calvin and Senior Director of Grief Matters, Wai Yee. |  Participants are engaged in using different music instruments to express themselves when there are no words. |
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 Participants are engaged in using different music instruments to express themselves when there are no words. |  Dr Alicia Pon conducting an experiential sandplay workshop and using symbols for helping professionals supporting bereaved children. |  Participants engaged in pair work using sand to express and process their thoughts and emotions related to self and bereavement work. |
 Participants engaged in pair work using sand to express and process their thoughts and emotions related to self and bereavement work. |  Participant engaging in texture rubbing and art-making as a warm up activity to express their grief experience. |  Participant engaging in texture rubbing using natural objects in their environment as a warm up activity to express themselves. |
 "Coming Out Of It" - a piece of land art created by a participant using natural objects. |  |  Participants gathering around to witness one another's land art. |
 Participant engaging in land art at Botanic Gardens to honour memory of their significant one. |  |  Participant using art materials to create texture rubbings using natural objects around them. |
 Participant exploring textures of natural objects in the environment to support mindfulness and meaning-making. |  Bereaved participant creating an artwork using textures and the natural environment to express her grief experience, including challenges and how she coped with the loss. |  Bereaved participant exploring textures using natural objects in their environment as a warm-up activity. |
 Caseworkers from SOS created bookmarks to reflect on their personal & professional grief. |  Caseworkers from SOS created bookmarks to reflect on their personal & professional grief. |  Caseworkers from SOS created bookmarks to reflect on their personal & professional grief. |
 Caseworkers from SOS created bookmarks to reflect on their personal & professional grief. |  Participants are guided through a warm-up art activity by exploring their natural objects around them through mindfulness and touch. |  Workshop facilitator guiding through participants a forest-bathing activity that activates the body, mind and senses. |
 Closing session with a tea ceremony through invitation of senses and sharing. |  Workshop facilitator from Mindful Space supporting bereaved participants in mindfulness, journaling and emotional freedom technique (tapping). |  Workshop facilitator from Mindful Space supporting bereaved participants in mindfulness, journaling and emotional freedom technique (tapping). |
 Lena, workshop facilitator supporting bereaved participants through reading texts and poem-writing to process and express their grief reactions. |  Bereaved participants are facilitated through reading texts and poem-writing to process and express their grief reactions. |  Lena, workshop facilitator supporting bereaved participants through reading texts and poem-writing to process and express their grief reactions. |
 Mother and daughter observing natural surroundings and making art in nature. |  Group making art after a body scan and setting intention for the session. |  Group circle sharing on their experience and reflections after practising mindfulness and making art in nature. |
 Couple taking in the sights and sounds of nature, making art in shared contemplation. |  Group practising mindfulness and engaging in sights and sounds - observing a family of hummingbirds singing and nestling in nature. |  Participant making an art response to natural surroundings - what do you see? what do you observe? what does this mean for you? |
 Gentlemen joining the group experience in observing, contemplating and art-making in response to the sights, sounds, smells of nature. |  Mingli (exhale) conducting a somatic healing workshop for participants using movement, breathwork and meditation. |  Mingli (exhale) supporting a participant in session. |
 Participants being guided through different body movement postures. |  Mingli (exhale) conducting somatic healing experience for bereaved parents. |  Supporting participants in session using movement, breathwork and meditation. |
