On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, I attended Linda Weintraub's W orkshop for Arts and Sciences. Inside the workshop, she had a series of circles with boxes that contained instructions on them. Inside each box were materials such as bones, dirt, acorns, and other objects pertaining to more rural areas. She explained that the point of her workshop was to expose yourself and your senses to materials that we usually do not experience, given the fact that we live in an urban society. My favorite task to complete was the breaking down of tree bark into dirt. Somehow, that task was the most gratifying because t he feel of the bark as it crumbled into dirt in my hand and the smell of it were very refreshing and, somehow, soothing. It was almost a meditative experience for me because I allowed senses that I usually do not pay attention to take precedence over senses I utilize and favor on a daily basis, such as sight for example. In addition, I ...
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