moving forward southpaw leftie a left-handed person
// undergraduate class notes
right
a left-handed person and/or a political liberal
the dominant hand for the majority of people (and oddly enough, the word for ‘correct ’ in English)
Emiko Davies 02 PR Florence
Jason McCloskey
Jenny Chou BArch 04 Catherine McMahon BArch 03 Ahti Westphal BArch 04 Beijing
MFA 12 FD
Denver Manny Flaherty 04 ID Maine
Saba Qizilbash MA 04
Dubai Sonny Liew 01 IL Singapore
Carol Anthony 66 PT Santa Fe
Pia Camil 03 PT Mexico City Patchi Dranoff 15 ID Ghana
“The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.” Jacob Bronowski, 20th-c British mathematician
opposable thumb one of the most essential tools an artist has
thumbs up
middle finger an equally important means of expression
horn fingers
fingers crossed a lovely sign of hope in the western world (but signifying ‘lady parts’ in Vietnam)
index + middle fingers
signals great/good work! for English speakers (but in Thailand, Bangladesh and elsewhere, it’s like sticking your tongue out)
rock on, man! (or in the Mediterranean: ‘cuckold! your wife’s cheating on you’)
= peace, baby (but started as the sign for ‘victory!’ during WWII + if the outside of the hand faces an Australian or British viewer, it = the middle finger)
47 nerves
27 bones
touch
the magic # that makes our fingertips so sensitive 62
the # that contributes to amazing dexterity in our hands
a sense that’s invaluable to makers