Super Nova: Sheffield's Jewelry Instructor

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

Comments

[Aasiyah]

Very beautiful, really impressive!

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Awesome jewellery designs! I love all of them. Really, it is Perfect art works. Thanks for the sharing the information with us.

[Jane]

Beautiful

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You can study Jewelry Design but if you don't have a talent just forget.

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remarkable woman and full of talent. we can learn and gain inspiration from Nova. I think this is not apart from the totality of his hobby and his job. thanks you.

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I must agree with Debra, Colette's fine jewelry designs are very interesting and very elegant! She has an eye for detail, especially when it comes to the textile patterns she uses in her pieces, such a nice touch! I have a great feeling Colette will go very far in her jewelry career and perhaps she should consider getting into designing because then she can make a lot of and cash for her designer jewelry ! Would make for a great living, and from the look of her designs, I am sure she do great!

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