The final five gather at a reserve in Connecticut to hear their challenge.
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China announces that this week's work of art should express the artists' connection with nature. The artists should also physically include elements of nature that they find at the reserve.
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Nicole is extremely comfortable with the challenge, eager to use the treasures she finds.
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Miles is extremely focused, as usual.
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Jaclyn is bummed about the weather, wishing it was a nicer day.
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Abdi's spirituality serves as the inspiration for his piece.
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Peregrine brings her goodies back to the car, ready to start her project.
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Miles begins yet another one of his grand installments.
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Jaclyn is confused as to where to begin on her piece.
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After weeks of being on the buttom, Abdi finally feels good about his piece.
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Peregrine decides to make a sculpture, a risk she feels is worth taking.
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Miles constructs one of the many elements to his installation.
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Fast-working and methodical, Miles is confident that his piece will work.
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Peregrine checks out the castings for Nicole's sculpture piece.
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Buddies Nicole and Peregrine discuss each of their works, giving each other tips.
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Miles is off, sanding in the corner.
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Who knows what Miles is up to?
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Peregrine uses the branches and leaves of the trees in her sculpture.
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Jaclyn is not happy about having to compete with a bad cold.
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Abdi uses the dark stones from the reserve as the material to sketch his drawing.
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Miles tests out one of his many contraptions.
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Simon and Peregrine discuss her work-in-progress, and Peregrine gets nervous.
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Simon feels that Nicole's piece may be a bit too small.
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Miles gives Peregrine an idea, and she runs with it.
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Peregrine explains her work to the gallery guests.
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Jeanne and Jerry take a close look at Nicole's installation.
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China gets a really close look at Miles's bleach design.
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Abdi is overcome with emotion.
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The gallery guests seem to really like Abdi's piece.
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The contestants line up, ready for their critiques.
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The judges are ready to hear what the contestants have to say.
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Abdi explains his piece, saying that the water at the reserve gave him a spiritual awakening similar to a baptism.
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Nicole, Jaclyn, and Abdi wait to hear what the judges have to say.
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Peregrine explains how her piece reflected her ambivalence with nature.
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Jaclyn demonstrates how her piece expresses freedom in nature.
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Nicole gets emotional when she explains how her ancestry inspired her for her piece.
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The judges fight for who they feel should stay in the competition.
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They all have a tough decision ahead of them: who will make it to the finale?
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The contestants applaud Abdi's win and his advancement to the finale.
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Jaclyn, Peregrine, and Abdi are overcome with mixed emotions.
