[blindkid] Ceramics class

[Marsha Drenth]

Pat,

I am a totally blind mother of 3. I have used a pottery wheel both at a
state rehab facility and at a commercial ran business. Both times I was able
to use the wheel successfully. Yes it took some getting use to it. And both
wheels were the type that you pump, the harder you pump the faster the wheel
would go. So at first I was able to go slower, once I got use to the speed,
I would speed it up. 

Working with clay and ceramics is a lot of fun for blind children. Push hard
to get your child to be able to do this. 

Marsha 


-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pat Renfranz
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:23 PM
To: blindkid
Subject: [blindkid] Ceramics class

Hi everyone,

My 9th grader is taking a ceramics class at school. The teacher is saying it
is not safe for her to use the pottery wheel and furthermore that she
wouldn¹t be successful. So much for art being in the eye....er hands of the
beholder.  

Has anyone¹s child successfully used a pottery wheel, or do you know of any
blind adults who have used one? Any tips?

Thanks,
Pat Renfranz
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