A Moment in Time — Postcards to the Sky

A Moment in Time — Postcards to the Sky

Grief changes us. But so does love.

Join us for A Moment in Time, a two-part grief workshop blending silent mindfulness, creativity, and remembrance. Together, we’ll create space to connect with our departed loved ones, not through words, but through presence.

This event begins with a silent, guided Grief Walk in the form of a photo walk, where participants will be invited to photograph a moment, object, or scene that brings them into connection with a memory of someone they’ve lost.

Following the walk, we’ll gather in a cozy, creative circle for the Postcard Writing Workshop. Using polaroids taken during the walk, you’ll craft a postcard to your loved one—anchored in where you are today, and how their love still lives within you. All materials will be provided.

You are also welcome to bring a personal object that helps you feel reconnected with someone you’ve lost.

What to bring

• A camera or smartphone for taking photos
• (Optional) An item that reconnects you to a departed loved one
• Comfortable shoes
• An open heart

A Moment in Time is hosted by Jaz Espinal of Sunny Side Up and photographer Paola Katherine Rodriguez of #Photowalk305. This workshop is an activation of the Love Never Dies exhibition by the photographer and curated by Dr. Rebecca Friedman and Alon Skuy.

This was made possible by by the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation through the CreARTE grant, in partnership with the Miami Foundation, the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab at FIU, iWitness and IPC ArtSpace.

is a nonprofit mental wellness initiative devoted to creating safe spaces for connection, healing, and emotional exploration through movement, art, storytelling, and community events. Every offering is designed to meet people where they are and invite them into deeper relationship with themselves and others with gentleness, warmth, and presence.

is a community builder, creative guide, and wellness advocate passionate about merging art, emotion, and storytelling to support others on their healing journey. Through Sunny Side Up, she curates heart-forward experiences that honor grief, celebrate connection, and offer gentle tools for personal transformation. Jaz believes that the most powerful form of healing often begins with presence and continues in community.

is a visual storyteller that examines identity and belonging, social justice, grief / loss, empowerment, healing and transformation through analogue photography and interdisciplinary and community-based work. She is the co-creator and facilitator of the monthly photography and community building event and has been hosting them since 2019, facilitating a space for photographers to explore and exchange knowledge and experience with one another, while building a solid photography community here in Miami.

Paola has worked on several series, including , a photo and text based project that aims to promote awareness of victimization while encouraging survivors to break the silence in order to end the violence. She is currently working on a photomemoir titled Nonón (Spark of my Life), in honor of her late life-partner of twelve years, Juan Alexander Caraballo, also known as DJ Jonnie Sparko. An iteration of this work is currently on view as a solo exhibition titled Love Never Dies at IPC ArtSpace in Miami, Florida.

Love Never Dies is a photography exhibition centered on the final chapter in the life of DJ Jonnie Sparko (Juan Caraballo), as documented by his partner and photographer Paola Katherine Rodriguez. Curated by Rebecca Friedman, PhD, and Alon Skuy, the exhibition traces the couple’s shared journey—through illness, tenderness and artistic collaboration—culminating in a poignant record of Jonnie’s last days.

At the heart of the exhibition is the camera, serving as both witness and medium. The photographs offer insight into Jonnie and Paola’s connection, shaped in part by Paola’s Broken Free Project, which used portraiture to support healing for survivors of trauma. In Jonnie, she found her final subject—someone who brought vulnerability and resilience into focus in equal measure.

Love Never Dies invites viewers to reflect on themes of dignity, grief and enduring emotional bonds, encouraging a collective space for contemplation and empathy.

This exhibition is supported by the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation through the CreARTE grant, in partnership with the Miami Foundation, the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab at FIU, iWitness and IPC ArtSpace.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

IPC ArtSpace, 225 Northeast 59th Street, Miami, United States