In this episode of Made With These Hands, Hugh McNeill sits down with Navah Langmeyer, a retired mathematician who has embraced a remarkable second career as an enamel artist and jewellery maker. Blending analytical precision with boundless creativity, Navah's journey is an inspiring story of following a passion and discovering new ways to express it.

Join us as we explore the captivating world of enamelling, discuss the joy of creating interactive jewellery that invites curiosity and play, and hear what continues to inspire Navah's work as an artist today.

Website      https://nlenamels.com/

Yael Braha is a ceramic artist of North African descent who applies her formal studies in Graphic Design (BA) and Cinema (MFA) to ceramics. In 2021 Yael received the Multicultural Fellowship Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Yael’s work has been exhibited in Museums and Art Galleries in the Usa and Japan, and is part of permanent collections in the Usa. Yael has been a Ceramic Artist in Residence in the United States (Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Starworks Ceramics) and in Japan.

Kate Marotz currently lives in Marshfield, WI where she shares a studio with her spouse. At UW-Stout Kate earned a BFA in Ceramics and BS in Art Education. Kate pinches pots combine sculptural qualities with functional objects and preserves the handbuilding process on the finished terra sigillata surfaces.