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Retrieved from the Enamel Arts Foundation website: [https://www.enamelarts.org/outside-in-cup/]
Regarding this piece, Darty wrote: “The dense and fiery autumn foliage of the North Carolina mountains inspired this piece which is about a sense of place, a personal narrative, and rooted in the traditions of functional hollowware. Piercing and forming the metal produces reflections in both color and light, suggestive of the shadows of leaves that flicker through sunlight in the woods….I work intuitively, responding to what comes out of the kiln, and using whatever techniques I need to develop my ideas. The process can be spontaneous or intentional, and the color palette is as rich as nature itself.”
[IR 06/24/2025]