Language in the Open Studio
I went to the Open Studio Project in Evanston for its Introduction To The Open Studio Process: One Day Workshop . Here is my drawing done this afternoon. Overall, I enjoy and appreciate the experience very much. The workshop is a very process-oriented group and we have a no-comment rule which creates a safe environment for art making processes. It focuses on improving the awareness of our own thoughts and feelings. The facilitator is informative, gentle, and professional. I would recommend this studio and its workshops. One of the activities was to spend 5 minute writing down our internal reactions, ideas, or connections to one picture we select in the studio. Then, we need to read it aloud and share with people. But we are not allowed to comment on each other. It's called " Witness to an Image". It was interesting that I had an impulse to write in Chinese. Here is the passage I wrote down: 即使是下坡，他還是努力踩著踏板； 像被什麼追趕著。 前頭有光，但他看不清楚； 山那麼巨大，怎麼騎上來的， 他並不知道。 下坡會比較輕鬆...