<p>In this intimate and inspiring conversation, Anna talks with award-winning ceramic artist Hannie Goldgewicht, whose work blends wheel-thrown pottery with pine-needle basketry — a unique hybrid rooted in her Costa Rican upbringing, her travels throughout Latin America and beyond, and her lifelong devotion to handmade craft.</p><p>Hannie’s creative journey began in childhood, learning soldering and jewelry-making from her mother, experimenting with every medium imaginable, and eventually studying sculpture at the Universidad de Costa Rica with honors. She later traveled the world, apprenticed with master artists, and built a career that has earned her multiple Best in Show awards, features in American Craft Council Magazine, and an invitation to the prestigious Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Korea.</p><p>Alongside her husband and creative partner, artist and model-maker Leo Gotlibowski, Hannie has also created life-size sculptures for the Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Gold Museum — work that is now on permanent display.</p><p>In this episode, we explore:</p><p>• Hannie’s lifelong relationship with clay — and why ceramics remains her creative home</p><p>• The grounding, meditative, deeply human qualities of handmade craft</p><p>• How she balances being both an artist and a business owner</p><p>• The surprising ways creativity shows up in the business side of her work</p><p>• What it takes to stay committed through the “messy middle” — the long uncertain stretch all artists face</p><p>• How Hannie navigated doubts, pivots, and experimentation in her early career</p><p>• Her practices for returning to curiosity when inspiration feels far away</p><p>• The importance of patience, devotion, and staying close to the materials you love</p><p>This is a conversation about art, but it’s also a conversation about resilience, craft, and what it means to build a life anchored in creativity over the long term.</p><p> </p><p>Connect with Hannie</p><p>• Website: https://www.hanniegold.com/</p><p>• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanniegoldart</p><p> </p><p>Connect with Anna</p><p>• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna_holtzman/</p><p>• Website: https://www.annaholtzman.com/</p><p>• Free workshop — Let Yourself Be Seen: https://www.annaholtzman.com/beseen</p>