b kirby jewelry

Barbara Kirby is a jewelry artist who handcrafts one-of-a-kind pieces in silver and bronze, using both traditional metalsmithing and modern metal clay techniques.

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She began designing jewelry in 2003 during a personal battle with breast cancer. What started as a creative outlet soon became a lifelong passion for making original, handcrafted studio art jewelry.

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Barbara often works with metal clay — a unique medium made of microscopic silver particles mixed with an organic binder. First developed in Japan in the 1990s, metal clay can be shaped like traditional clay, then kiln-fired to create pure silver or bronze pieces.

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Barbara studied metalsmithing and metal clay at the Westchester Arts Workshop in White Plains, NY, and continued her training at the Boca Raton Museum Art School, the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill (MA), and MetalWerx in Waltham, MA. She continues advanced study with renowned metal clay artist Terry Kovalcik.

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In addition to her studio practice, Barbara now teaches metal clay workshops and parties, helping others discover the joy of creating their own wearable art .Here's a video produced by News 12 Westchester in June 2025.