Crafting a different path: Enamellist often gets mistaken for working with teeth

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Charlotte Hoe, 27, is Singapore's youngest master enamellist. She paints powdered glass on objects using centuries-old techniques.

SINGAPORE - When Charlotte Hoe, 27, tells people she is an enamellist, they often assume she works with teeth.
Applying powdered glass to fine silver - jewellery, medals and luxury gifts - is something she has been doing for five years at bespoke gifts company Royal Insignia.
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