Thinking with Shapes in Artistic Experience: A Workshop on Two-Dimensional Exercises, Shape Rules, and Compositions Cultivation of the senses is a key element of art and design education. Yet, artistic appreciation of our environment does not solely take place in this realm. In general education, as well as in daily practices, your sensory explorations of the world create meaning and heighten your awareness to the beauty and delight of all our surroundings. For training your senses to better understand the meanings and aesthetics around you, it is essential to generously observe the world and formulate your experiences. Capturing your experiences in the form of art and design is going to give the opportunity to see how your creations touch you and others around you, generating novel experiences. This workshop offers a framework to experiment with two-dimensional shapes and shape rules to explore your experiences and unique views of the world, as well as hands-on exercises in drawing and producing artistic compositions based on the rules and schemas you wish to investigate. Active engagement in explicit discussions is encouraged, both with ourselves and with others on how our artistic thinking transpires. These discussions provide increased consciousness about our decisions based on our unique perceptual experiences and designerly thinking. No advanced design or crafting skills are required; only an eagerness to sense, experiment, and discuss.