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The 15th Blog

My relationship to my material allowed me to think about my experience differently for each time I created the piece. The reason for this is because of the fact that when I recalled the material for my first draft, I had recalled most of the materials in a more summarized state encompasing more facts. The the revised draft, I recalled the same materials and facts but then I recalled even more about my experience. I also was able to make more clearly defined connections between the materials I recalled and I think that this made it look a little more coherent than my first draft.

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S. Chandler said…
I had trouble understanding this entry. Which piece are you referring to? What was your relationship to your material? I feel like I must have missed somethng.

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