Ken Bova holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing and a MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. Both areas of this training are integral to his work. He combines the two in one-of-a-kind mixed media wearable assemblages, sometimes known as jewelry, made of colored, painted, patterned, and textured bits of unusual materials combined with silver and gold.
Bova's work actively seeks to convey his fascination with color, intimate objects, personal history, the landscape (both external and internal), and the wonder of weird things he finds lying around.
You can find his jewelry in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Racine Art Museum, the Georgia Art Museum, and the Tacoma Art Museum among others, as well as in numerous private collections.
Image: “Parva Miracula.” Brooch: 3 x 2.5 x .25 inches, enamel on copper, (sgraffito, over-fired), 23k gold leaf, assorted found plastic things, armadillo shell, butterfly wing, beetle leg, rose petal, walrus whisker, bone, coral.
Bova's work actively seeks to convey his fascination with color, intimate objects, personal history, the landscape (both external and internal), and the wonder of weird things he finds lying around.
You can find his jewelry in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Racine Art Museum, the Georgia Art Museum, and the Tacoma Art Museum among others, as well as in numerous private collections.
Image: “Parva Miracula.” Brooch: 3 x 2.5 x .25 inches, enamel on copper, (sgraffito, over-fired), 23k gold leaf, assorted found plastic things, armadillo shell, butterfly wing, beetle leg, rose petal, walrus whisker, bone, coral.
