About the Item

Confetti Half Moon Swing Loops

2026

"'Half Moon Swing Loop Stud Dangle' earrings are created with a custom 'confetti' pattern etched in sterling silver with rainbow patina. The half moons are articulated with 18k gold tubings and hinges, hand forged sterling silver loops with 14k gold posts."

37 mm long x 27 mm wide x 2 mm deep

About the Artist

Barbara McFadyen is a metalsmith and enamelist who has been designing jewelry in gold, silver, and enamel for nearly five decades. Barbara received her MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University and BA from Eckerd College. Her award-winning work is nationally recognized through exhibitions with the American Crafts Council, the Smithsonian Institution, SNAG, and the Enamelist Society, and numerous gallery exhibitions, such as the Craft Council of British Columbia's Excellence in Metal Technique. Barbara's work is found in the collections of The Enamel Arts Foundation, the Mint Museum, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, the Crocker Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery.

In addition to her love of metalwork and enameling, Barbara finds inspiration through teaching others, and has led workshops at fine craft schools throughout the US, including Penland, Arrowmont, Haystack, and John Campbell, as well as teaching in Japan and Italy. Currently, Barbara serves on the Board of Directors for The Enamelist Society. She maintains her studio practice in Chapel Hill, NC. on a farm where she enjoys the practice of Beekeeping and raising chickens with her husband Douglass Phillips.

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