Barbara Allen has worked as an artist since 1968, in painting, clay, and metal. Throughout the various mediums, she is always fascinated by color, line and texture.

Bending and shaping wire lets me play, and some of my best work evolves from this playful exercise. My love of color is satisfied by the use of stones and beads in my work as well as the color of the metals. I find myself wanting to simplify -- shape as well as process; cold connections as opposed to soldering.

Barbara's work includes: Crocheted baskets and vases using copper wire, brass, colored wire and silver; raised and forged copper and brass bowls; spool knitted chains in copper, silver and goldfilled wire. Bracelets, pendants and collars in silver, copper, goldfilled, and bronze wire are crocheted with freshwater pearls and beads. Vase sleeves, figures and collages are crocheted and fabricated with metal foils, meshes and wire using corrugation and folded metal techniques. Floral and leaf patterns decorate forms handmade with colored copper wire and foils. The inspiration for the wirework comes from Alexander Calder's work.  

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