Kintsugi General Loss Group
Sat, Mar 15
|South Salt Lake
A grief and support group to heal through Kintsugi, the Japanese art of of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage, with instructor Michelle Markay Nelson, LCSW
Time & Location
Mar 15, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
South Salt Lake, 2531 S 400 E, South Salt Lake, UT 84115, USA
About the event
Has grief, loss, and hardship broken your heart open? Kintsugi is a technique that symbolizes healing and resilience. This group will work on embracing strength and beauty after the loss of a loved one. In your brokenness you can be stronger, more precious, and beautiful. Join us for a healing experience using the Kintsugi art process and incorporating mindfulness, writing exercises, and group support.
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum; the method is similar to the maki-e technique. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise (Source: "Kintsugi." Wikipedia).
Kintsugi will be held in Room 111, The Art Room, at the Columbus Center Opportunity Center (Co-op),…