I have to admit I never heard of sculpting using gourds, but I was pleasantly surprised when I attended the event. I have always loved anything created to arts. As a child, my favorite pass time was arts and crafts. I have multiple of my various artworks just hanging in awkward locations around my house and I am glad I was able to gain another artwork to add to the collection. I found this event to be very relaxing. I was very stressed the whole week due to academics and really needed something where I could channel that stress. The gourds really allowed me to get rid of any tension that I had and I found to be overall more relaxed after the event was over. This event inspired me to take more time during the day for myself and to do activities that allow me to destress. I even bought myself a coloring book that I could use to continue expressing my creative side and have a helpful, artistic way of de-stressing. This event really showed me the importance of taking the time to care for your mental wellbeing and to reconnect with my artistic side that I have forgotten due to focusing on school.