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Hands and fingers are tools people use every day, whether it is to grab a cup or open a door. This is even more true for a sculptor who uses their hands to make art. John Powers, a sculptor in New York鈥檚 Hudson Valley, shares how his life was changed after an accident in his workshop.
Powers was using a table saw to cut wood for a fence when the wood jammed and his hand slipped, leaving him with a missing thumb and ring finger. Although this accident was devastating, it鈥檚 also inspired Powers to think differently about his art.
Jacques H. Hacquebord, MD, co-director of the Center for Amputation Reconstruction, speaks to PBS NewsHour about Powers, the complex anatomy of the fingers, and prosthetics. 鈥淔ingers are some of the most complex sculptures that there are. They are functional sculptures,鈥 Dr. Hacquebord says. 鈥淎nd so he just understands the anatomy without even knowing the anatomy. And I think he kind of looks at the finger and just imagines what the anatomy should be, and how it鈥檚 working, and why it鈥檚 working, why it鈥檚 not, and what he can do to make it better.鈥
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