One of the best parts of Jacobs Hall was the workshops that they offered to students. Each of these workshops was focused on a specific type of project, was led by a design specialist, and was intended to build students' skillsets and spark creativity. These workshops were such a blast. I had the fortune of attending many of them, such as Pillow Talk (which teaches students how to sew and embroider their own pillow, as well as cut fabric with a laser cutter), using a laser cutter to etch photographs into wood, box-making, making an Oski ornament with a light-up nose, and lifecasting. The lifecasting workshop was incredible and opened my eyes to a whole new type of project! Led by the talented design specialist Adam Hutz, students were able to create their own molds using alginate, which was super easy to use. Everyone in the workshop made a mold of their hand! Using the skills I learned in the workshop, I was later able to make a mold of my hand holding up a piece sign! Aniket attended this workshop with me, which made it extra fun. We both helped each other out with the lifecasting process, because it can be difficult to hold all of the necessary materials and, if one doesn't make the mold fast enough, the alginate solidifies to the point that it can't be made into a mold anymore. I would like to use lifecasting to make more things in the future, such as an ice cube tray with friends' and family members' faces.