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throwing direction ; was: re: not

updated sat 5 feb 00

 

Lee Love on fri 4 feb 00

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:45:12 EST
From: Don Hoskisson
Subject: Re: not

>Here is my chance to beat another dead horse.
>"Sad not to have the option to choose," sounds
>like a line I used when we were discussing giving
>the opportunity to throw right or left handed.

>Don (licking my chops) in rainy Oregon 8^)

Related to handedness: in school, when I told Mark Pharis that I
was left handed, he said I could choose which direction I wanted to throw,
but that all his demos were counter-clockwise. Because I am somewhat
dyslexic and switching what I see in my head is difficult, I decided to
learn counter-clockwise.

Here in Japan, the "Deshi"(apprentice) in charge of me, told me to
throw clockwise like everyone else, but the shop foreman (who has probably
seen30 or more foregin deshis come & go in the workshop) said to go ahead
and throw countrer clockwise if I wanted to. I'm throwing on a Korean
kickwheel, so it is really helpful to throw in the direction I am used to.
The wheels are lighter than the Western type kickwheels I learned on.
Also, because you mostly pull instead of kick (though I do both)
counter-clockwise is ideal for a lefty. I love these wheels. I want to
get one for my own studio. My wife Jean and I move into a new house
this month, that includes a studio larger than the house. The previous
owner is taking the modified fast fire kiln with him, and I'll be too busy
to do a lot of my own work in the studio, but I hope to find a wheel and
practice at home. Jean is a printmaker and painter, so she will make good
use of the studio. We are real lucky to find this space right in
town. Most young potters have to go into the mountains to find a place to
make a studio.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
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