Sher Novak
Sher Novak makes objects and jewelry that express her appreciation of form and texture. She especially loves to use the foldforming technique; a method of folding, hammering, and unfolding flat sheet metal to transform it into three dimensions. The resulting foldforms can vary from simple to very intricate shapes. They show the marks of both the folds and of the hammers she uses.
Novak loves to experiment with materials, often combining traditional metalsmithing techniques with sewing, wrapping, weaving, and knotting to make unique mixed-media jewelry and sculpture.
After a career as a patternmaker in the fashion industry, Novak became a student at the California College of the Arts. She earned a BFA in Jewelry and Metal Arts in 2015.
Awards
Jurors Choice Award, Charles Lewton-Brain Foldforming Competition, Center for Metal Arts, Johnstown, PA, 2017
American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD, 2017
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed. 4 Best Mechanism, https://snagmetalsmith.org/exhibition/we-are-snag-anthology-ed-4/, 2024-2025
Smithsonian Craft2 Wear, National Building Museum, Washington, DC, 2016
Art in the Redwoods; First Prize, Jewelry, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA, 2025
Jurors Choice Award, Charles Lewton-Brain Foldforming Competition, Center for Metal Arts, Johnstown, PA, 2015
Flash, in Conjunction with the Art Jewelry Forum Symposium, A21 Gallery, CCA, Oakland, CA, 2018
Art in the Redwoods, Gualala Arts Center, Gualala, California, 2025
American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 2018