In a society that feeds and profits on our fear of death, we feel a dearth of public rituals that not only normalize loss but actually celebrate what letting go liberates in us. We want to share and co-create a version of Grand’s ritual with you by making sets of mini-wings in community.

 

We’re embracing the widest possible definition of death, in that any important life transition is potentially coupled with some loss and grief. Here are some examples of how you might focus your set of mini-wings:

 

• honor and memorialize someone who has died or is in the process of dying (like Bess’ wings for her father)

• honor and process a significant change in a relationship, job, home, etc. (maybe a divorce or kid leaving home, etc.)

• mourn and amplify an important issue or problem (COVID-19, climate catastrophe, racial violence and injustice, erosion of reproductive rights, etc.)

 

Photo by Molly Haley