Hands | Elyse Georgeson

1. Fingers pulling at excess skin, ready to expose the new layer.

2. Hands reach up to the crown of the head, smoothing and teasing hair in turns in an effort to make it look good.

3. Hands absently drum fingers on the table to an unheard rhythm.

4. Fingers pull rings off other fingers, turn them around a couple of times, then slip them back over the fingers

5. Fingers dismantling a pen. After it’s completely apart, they commence reassembling it to function and take notes.

6. Hands hold the covers of a book, while the fingers rifle through in an attempt to find the right page

7. A large masculine hand holding the seat of a bicycle

8. Wrists together as if glued, palms turned out to form a cup for the chin

9. Hand clenched into a fist, but held gentle enough to provide a cushion for the face to rest

10. Skilled fingers flicking a pen around the middle finger

11. Hand flexing and relaxing in rhythm of the opening and shutting of garden shears

12. Hand deftly flicking some dirt off the knee of his dress pants

13. Hands reverently holding a book near enough to the face to read

14. Hands clasping in greeting or congratulations

15. A hand and fingers gently stroking the fur of a small animal

16. Fingers clasping a pen and maneuvering to create masterful doodles on a blank piece of paper