The Earring Show | 2026 edition
Buds on Branches
Buds on Branches
by Carmel Boerner
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This piece is part of The Earring Show, an annual fundraiser for the Craft Council of BC that highlights contemporary jewellery design. The exhibition sheds light on the timeless connection between craft and culture, and how they influence each other.
4.6 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm
sterling silver, patina
Soldering.
Carmel Boerner lives and works in Penticton, BC, Canada, on the lands of the Syilx Okanagan people. She studied jewellery design at Vancouver Community College, graduating in 2017. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the US, and Europe. Carmel has worked for over 30 years in non-profits in Canada and the US. She is an avid reader, seamstress, slow stitcher, gardener, and dog lover.
Inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi—the acceptance of impermanence and imperfection—Carmel's work often features decaying objects revealed as raw gems, remaining exactly as they were found. Marks of hand fabrication are important—she wants the wearer to feel the maker's presence.
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CCBC acknowledges that the land on which we work is the unceded shared traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.