primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM on tue 31 oct 00
I have a young clay student (10) who is itching to try the wheel. He was born missing part of one arm, and on the left side has an upper arm and kind of an elbow, then a few inches of forearm, rounded. I am eager to let him "have at it" but want him to succeed. I know he can center with his short arm, the way I do with the inside of my wrist. Has anyone here (short term or otherwise) done any one handed throwing? I would be grateful for any advice. I suspect this very innovative and adaptable kid will find his way without my help, but like to be as helpful as possible...
Thanks in advance. Kelly in Ohio
p.s. former english major/college writing teacher here, and I would no more criticize poor spelling than i would mock a stutterer or berate someone with a lisp... too many students have learned to fear expressing themselves in writing for fear of red ink. By third grade either you can or you can't. In friendly company I say, come as you are, fait comme chez toi. And this list seems friendly enough to me.
and: I once had a raccoon leave terra cotta slip footprints across the lid of my kiln (still there) on his way to rake four clawmarks into the cheek of a leather hard face (mine) from a plaster cast. I fired it like that... now i belong to the clan of the raccoon ;0)
off to raid the halloween candy...
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Karin Abromaitis on wed 1 nov 00
Had to throw one- handed last year when I broke my left wrist. Centered by
pulling towards myself with my right hand. Couldn't throw anything bigger
than a small cereal bowl (threw off the hump), but at least it was
something. Also discovered that making a mess with one hand was much easier
than cleaning it up one handed! Good luck-its definitely possible! There
was a thread awhile ago about a double amputee who is now a full time
potter-amazing man.
Karin
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Behalf Of Butters, Marion
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 9:17 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: throwing one handed?
There is a segment on a Stephen Jepson video that demonstrates one
handed throwing on the wheel. If you look in Ceramics Monthly, you can
find an ad that has Jepson's phone, email address, and the list of videos.
I believe it is a beginning to throw on the wheel type of video.
mbutters@qg.com
(414) 566-2610 (office)
(262) 246-5433 (fax)
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From: primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM [mailto:primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 8:16 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: throwing one handed?
I have a young clay student (10) who is itching to try the wheel. He was
born missing part of one arm, and on the left side has an upper arm and kind
of an elbow, then a few inches of forearm, rounded. I am eager to let him
"have at it" but want him to succeed. I know he can center with his short
arm, the way I do with the inside of my wrist. Has anyone here (short term
or otherwise) done any one handed throwing? I would be grateful for any
advice. I suspect this very innovative and adaptable kid will find his way
without my help, but like to be as helpful as possible...
Thanks in advance. Kelly in Ohio
p.s. former english major/college writing teacher here, and I would no more
criticize poor spelling than i would mock a stutterer or berate someone with
a lisp... too many students have learned to fear expressing themselves in
writing for fear of red ink. By third grade either you can or you can't. In
friendly company I say, come as you are, fait comme chez toi. And this list
seems friendly enough to me.
and: I once had a raccoon leave terra cotta slip footprints across the lid
of my kiln (still there) on his way to rake four clawmarks into the cheek of
a leather hard face (mine) from a plaster cast. I fired it like that... now
i belong to the clan of the raccoon ;0)
off to raid the halloween candy...
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Jennifer F Boyer on wed 1 nov 00
HI Kelly,
After I'm done centering, I use one hand primarily for the
initial raising of the walls. I make the first hole in the
centered clay with the fingers of my left hand, leaving the
thumb on the outside. That hand is at 6 o'clock. To raise the
wall, I grab the wall so that the the clay is compressed between
the thumb outside the pot and the fingers inside. Just grab, and
pull up. I switch back to a hand inside and a hand outside later
when the pot is bigger, but I'll bet your young friend could get
a good pot just doing the grabbing. The thing is, you'd need to
have the wheel going clockwise, so the clay would slide through
his right hand. I'm left handed(the best people always are!!)
and counter clockwise is fine for me.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, since a good friend
(who did pottery as a hobby) had her left hand amputated this
summer. This happened because of the mishandling of a shot at
her clinic! The pain killer went into her artery instead of her
vein. She's a musician......guitar playing will now be a major
challenge. She wants to come to my studio to try to figure out
if she can still throw somehow. Keep us updated on your progress!
Take Care
Jennifer
primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM wrote:
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> I have a young clay student (10) who is itching to try the wheel. He was born missing part of one arm, and on the left side has an upper arm and kind of an elbow, then a few inches of forearm, rounded. I am eager to let him "have at it" but want him to succeed. I know he can center with his short arm, the way I do with the inside of my wrist. Has anyone here (short term or otherwise) done any one handed throwing? I would be grateful for any advice. I suspect this very innovative and adaptable kid will find his way without my help, but like to be as helpful as possible...
>
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Marcia Selsor on wed 1 nov 00
Kelly,
I had a student with an artificial arm/hand. He did wonders and really
enjoyed it. I also had a friend in college who was born with two short
arms. We thought he had an advantage of no weak elbows for centering. He
was great on the wheel. We envied his ability.
Marcia
primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM wrote:
>
> I have a young clay student (10) who is itching to try the wheel. He was born missing part of one arm, and on the left side has an upper arm and kind of an elbow, then a few inches of forearm, rounded. I am eager to let him "have at it" but want him to succeed. I know he can center with his short arm, the way I do with the inside of my wrist. Has anyone here (short term or otherwise) done any one handed throwing? I would be grateful for any advice. I suspect this very innovative and adaptable kid will find his way without my help, but like to be as helpful as possible...
>
> Thanks in advance. Kelly in Ohio
>
> p.s. former english major/college writing teacher here, and I would no more criticize poor spelling than i would mock a stutterer or berate someone with a lisp... too many students have learned to fear expressing themselves in writing for fear of red ink. By third grade either you can or you can't. In friendly company I say, come as you are, fait comme chez toi. And this list seems friendly enough to me.
>
> and: I once had a raccoon leave terra cotta slip footprints across the lid of my kiln (still there) on his way to rake four clawmarks into the cheek of a leather hard face (mine) from a plaster cast. I fired it like that... now i belong to the clan of the raccoon ;0)
>
> off to raid the halloween candy...
>
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Butters, Marion on wed 1 nov 00
There is a segment on a Stephen Jepson video that demonstrates one
handed throwing on the wheel. If you look in Ceramics Monthly, you can
find an ad that has Jepson's phone, email address, and the list of videos.
I believe it is a beginning to throw on the wheel type of video.
mbutters@qg.com
(414) 566-2610 (office)
(262) 246-5433 (fax)
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From: primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM [mailto:primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 8:16 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: throwing one handed?
I have a young clay student (10) who is itching to try the wheel. He was
born missing part of one arm, and on the left side has an upper arm and kind
of an elbow, then a few inches of forearm, rounded. I am eager to let him
"have at it" but want him to succeed. I know he can center with his short
arm, the way I do with the inside of my wrist. Has anyone here (short term
or otherwise) done any one handed throwing? I would be grateful for any
advice. I suspect this very innovative and adaptable kid will find his way
without my help, but like to be as helpful as possible...
Thanks in advance. Kelly in Ohio
p.s. former english major/college writing teacher here, and I would no more
criticize poor spelling than i would mock a stutterer or berate someone with
a lisp... too many students have learned to fear expressing themselves in
writing for fear of red ink. By third grade either you can or you can't. In
friendly company I say, come as you are, fait comme chez toi. And this list
seems friendly enough to me.
and: I once had a raccoon leave terra cotta slip footprints across the lid
of my kiln (still there) on his way to rake four clawmarks into the cheek of
a leather hard face (mine) from a plaster cast. I fired it like that... now
i belong to the clan of the raccoon ;0)
off to raid the halloween candy...
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Cindy Strnad on wed 1 nov 00
Hi, Kelly.
I love it--the clan of the raccoon. I'm jealous.
I often throw small forms basically one-handed, just using my left hand to
steady the walls of the piece. I think your friend will be able to do the
same with his short arm. Once he gets good at small pieces, he'll find a way
to expand his horizons if he wants to. But encourage him to stick with,
maybe, 1-2 pounds at first.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
USA
earthenv@gwtc.net
http://www.earthenvesselssd.com
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