Shadowy Figures A174693 Inspired by the artist's love

Inspired by the artist's love of fabric and textiles

but many of these elements began to take on a 'need' for the light to filter through in various ways

cutting curves freehand without using templates

These small triangular earrings cast in sterling silver have a delicate shell pattern accented with tiny silver beading

with select areas pierced to mirror the organic markings

Shadowy Figures A174693 Inspired by the artist's love"Shadowy Figures" is an improvisational study in figure and ground tension, grey values, and scale. Barbara Danzi exaggerated the differences in size, scale, curve, thickness, and how much each figure intertwines. Danzi designed this without pre planning, sketching, or pattern making, and cut all the pieces freehand without rulers or templates. After sewing on her machine, she layered the design on top of cotton batting and a fabric backing and sew