Enameling in Context

with Judy Stone

A podcast exploring the medium beyond the studio: history, social issues, and more. Now available wherever you get your podcasts.

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View fullsize Enamels as art for everyday life. Hal Nelson explains how the 1930s push to make art accessible paved the way for handmade objects in homes all over the country. Hear more in Episode 3: In Perpetuity, available wherever you get your podcasts. Photo
View fullsize Episode 3: In Perpetuity is now available! In Part 2 of this 2-part conversation, host Judy Stone continues her talk with Hal Nelson and Bernard Jazzar, founders of the Enamel Arts Foundation. What began as a love of the medium grew into a mission t
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View fullsize Dedicated exhibitions of enamel are rare, and in-depth ones even more so. In our latest episode “Hidden Collections,” Hal Nelson and Bernard Jazzar discuss their pioneering 2005 exhibition and book, “Painting with Fire: Masters of E
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View fullsize Episode 2: Hidden Collections is now available! In this Part 1 of 2, host Judy Stone talks with Hal Nelson and Bernard Jazzar—museum curators, art historians, and founders of the Enamel Arts Foundation. Learn how chance encounters with enamel
View fullsize Thank you to @theenamelistsociety for hosting us at a recent Tuesday Talk! Judy and Nina put together a wonderful presentation featuring additional context, some clips from episode 1, and sneak previews of our next several episodes. Check it out on o
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View fullsize Even artists working with similar media can be unfamiliar with enameling. In our first episode Katy recalls a surprising conversation with a glass artist: "She didn’t know about what types of kilns we needed, or how long it took to fire, o