Super Nova: Sheffield's Jewelry Instructor
Sarah Van Arsdale Monday, May 2, 2011 at 9:00AM We can’t help it: we’ve got to brag about the talents of Nova Colette Bronstein, our firecracker of an instructor in what’s proving to be the best online Course in Jewelry Design ---the one offered here at the Sheffield School, of course! Nova’s work is thoroughly contemporary, wending along the border between the soft and the rough, the sharp-edged and the gently curved.
Photo: Nova ColetteNova’s inspiration often comes from fabrics, and her pieces have the undulations of velvets and lace, yet are crafted from some of the toughest metals to be found. They’re a unique expression of seemingly conflicting elements that nevertheless not only live together in harmony, but which create a dynamic, compelling expression.
Photo: Nova ColetteNova’s fascination with conflicting elements also plays out in her larger art pieces: her steel 2007 installation “Facets” brings the shapes of gemstones, painted peony pink, to a construction site.
Photo: Nova ColetteAs the daughter of two artists, Nova has been making art most of her life; she started her formal training in the late 1990s, working with textiles at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and most recently earning a BFA in Metalsmithing from the State University of New York.
We’re so proud to be working with Nova, that we just had to let you know! You can see more of her work in person at the Museum of Art and Design in New York. One of her latest pieces on display include the silver heart earrings below.
Photo: Nova Colette
Reader Comments (240)
They’re a unique expression of seemingly conflicting elements that nevertheless not only live together in harmony
The designs here are very nice and I agree they do in fact have an appearance of fabric inside of the metal. The srudents will be lucky to learn form somone with this kind of skill and design.
I love the designs,quite contemporary and bold.Perfect art works ! :)Beautiful Jewelery just makes me feel like I have new blood .. :)
Excellent article and it fits in so well with my current exploration of metal beads.
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It certainly would, as you would find grey margarine, coke or mint icecream a lot less appealing. Think about all the food that is colorful by nature: fruit, vegetables, fish, meat… All healthy stuff!
Very nice job on the jewelry. Beautiful designs and a nice clean look to the manufacturing
excellent work on the original designs. very tastefully done
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I love it, Jewelry with heart shape
very beautiful pictures of jewelry. any idea how to find this kind of jewelry in europe specially germany?
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The Facets is beautiful! I want to have a necklace like that!
Its nice to see other people work.
Very good article, never seen before. Thanks!
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My girlfriend is would love to attend this course however we live in Nottingham and she is Bulgarian would this be a problem? We are to be married next year and the commute is not a problem.
Thank you for sharing this with the rest of the world!
Thank you for the link too.
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Wow, what a gorgeous necklace!!! I love the design and it really a classic one. I'd always wanted to learn jewelry making but too bad not a single school here in our place is offering it.
Your jewelry is spectular