Barbara Danzi is an artist making large scale quilts with bold colors and hard edged flowing shapes where the “hand of the maker” is evident in the composition.
She begins each piece by hand cutting expressive lines and shapes from solid colored fabric then arranging the pieces on the 14’ design wall in her studio to create a composition that is compelling with figure/ground tension.
She then stitches the pieces together preserving the hand drawn shapes which creates a painterly aesthetic. She layers the quilt top with batting and a backing fabric and stitches through all three layers to add additional texture.
The color in her work is inspired by her outdoor adventures and urban life. From backpacking in the lush green forest in Maine to kayaking in California’s Channel Island caves, SoCal beaches and NY’s Hudson River. She also incorporatse shapes from city buildings, bridges, train tracks, gates and archways.
“My professional and educational background in engineering, technology, and cybersecurity trained my brain to be curious, absorb information through diffuse awareness, and assimilate disparate facts and images into a cohesive vision. My goal is to make beautiful art following good design principles, and I often incorporate a deeper meaning from social justice or environmental concerns.”
Barbara Danzi
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