The Nova Pendant (Bronze)

If you follow my Instagram stories, you already know the reality behind this piece. The hours of sculpting, sanding, micro-cracks, frustrations, patching and re-firing that went into it. Working with bronze clay and setting stones directly has been a massive undertaking for me. It is messy, unforgiving, and deeply labor-intensive.

But my steady anchor through the entire design process for setting stones in bronze clay was a simple phrase: keep failing until you don’t.

The Bronze Nova Pendant is the physical proof of that persistence. Hand-sculpted in solid bronze, this heavy, structural star was built entirely around a custom warm-toned 7.5mm old mine cut antique cushion cubic zirconia. Every polished line and mirror finish was earned through trial and error.

The back features an open, hand-carved azure window so the light can flood completely through the stone from every angle. I hope when you wear this, it serves as a daily reminder that the magic only happens when you are willing to make mistakes, learn from the flaws, and keep going anyway.

Design Options

• Standard: Features one embedded eyelet and one bronze jump ring.
• Connector/Extender: Features two embedded eyelets at points 2 and 5 with two jump rings to style as a link or chain extender.
• Mixed Metal Shooting Star: Features the bronze main star cascading into three sterling silver rolo chains and three hand-sculpted silver accent stars, including one set with a 3mm cubic zirconia.

Product Details

• Material: Solid bronze main star, hand-sculpted from premium metal clay
• Main Star Weight: Approximately 7g
• Stone: 7.5mm (2.2ct) old mine cut antique cushion CZ (warm-toned)
• Backing: Hand-carved open azure back on the main star
• Bail/Attachment: Bronze eyelet embedded into the piece with a bronze jump ring attached
• Finish: High-shine, mirror-polished finish

Note: This listing is for the pendant only, allowing you to pair it with your favorite chain or a custom option from the shop.

Note from the Artist: Each piece is hand sculpted and fired to order in my Connecticut studio. Please allow 10-14 days for your piece to be crafted, polished and shipped.