Helen Bates on sun 11 feb 01
These are archived Clayart posts about one-handed throwing:
http://www.potters.org/subject18961.htm
http://www.potters.org/subject34908.htm
http://www.potters.org/subject34861.htm
http://www.potters.org/subject34895.htm
This next URL is about a video one can order for $35 US about learning
to do everyday activities one-handed after a stroke, using some aids:
http://www.avhealthservices.com/rehab.htm
Here's the "blurb":
> "ONE HAND CAN DO THE WORK OF TWO"
>
> At age 30, Carrie Wright experiences a cerebral
> hemorrhage leaving her right side paralyzed. With
> strength and determination, Carrie overcomes
> her obstacles, demonstrating one-handed
> techniques during self-care, homemaking and
> driving. This is a great motivational and teaching
> tool for patients who have lost the use of one side
> of their body!
>
> Approximate running time 20 min
> Item #1120
> $35.00
>From my own experience with patients who've suffered strokes, I can
suggest that if the student could have his hand powdered and gloved
earlier in the day, then the idea of protecting the skin with the
glove and using the hand as a kind of support for the pot would have
some validity, if the arm mobility is good enough.
I think it's great that your student wants to try!
And certainly, some throwers, especially some British ones, use the
knuckles, not the fingers, to pull up the walls of their pots, so
using anything he can push against the pot is well worth a try.
If he can't get a glove on over his fingers, maybe just arrange the
glove's fingers so they are inside, and, using a large enough glove,
just help him get it on over his fist (which I assume is closed.)
I throw with two layers of surgical gloves, one expensive, next to my
skin and a good snug fit, and the other, cheaper, over that, to
protect my "investment". The second pair is not quite as small as the
first (different brand as well as different quality.) He'd need to
get good gloves from a pharmacy. Cheap ones (I use vinyl to avoid
allergies) can be purchased from cleaning supply places, perhaps, and
both can be found in boxes of 100.
I have used the heavier rubber kitchen gloves for throwing too, and
again, if they are a very snug fit, they do work, but there is less
sensitivity with these. They would certainly last a lot longer,
though.
Good luck!
Helen
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