selected 2024 earring show artists - Craft Council of British Columbia

meet the artists featured in this year’s earring show

The 11th edition of the exhibition features over 200 pairs of earrings by over 90 artists from around the world. Earrings in a wide array of mediums, techniques and materials will be on view and for sale starting May 9, 2024 – mark your calendars!

Preview all the earrings for sale starting April 25th in the CCBC Online Shop.

Stay tuned for updates through our social channels @craftcouncilbc.

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Marzieh Aghasi

Embodying the boundless metamorphosis of human imagination.

Dilsad Anil Gürel

Weaving a narrative through forms that echo with timeless simplicity.

Sinae Baik

Sinae Baik, an artist who paints on metal.

Akiko Ban

A work that wraps her emotions and moments.

Carmel Boerner

Raw elegance crafted by hand.

Özlem Böge

Özlem Böge enjoys incorporating the joy of creativity through experimental techniques and inner happiness of hands-on work in her artworks.

Noa Capelle

Refined, feminine pieces, handcrafted for the wearer to cherish.

Jiaqi Chen

My process of making jewellery and table objects always starts with brainstorming, sketching, sampling, and modelling. The fabrication process uses metal sheets, hand sawing, and soldering, enamel was done as the last touch.

Yidan Chen

The inspiration is from the honey stick. One time she was making honey water, and she looked at the shape of that stick which gave her the idea of the shape.

Wai Yin Corinne Cheng

Corinne is a first-year student in VCC's Jewellery Art & Design program.

Cicy Sze-Yin Ching

Through recomposes fragmented materials and outdated objects, Cicy sorts out her personal and collective memories and the newly completed works become carriers of her thoughts.

Mara Colecchia

I keep revamping a traditional bead weaving technique pop way, to give birth to sculptural statement jewelry for uncommon tastes.

Fia Cooper

For Fia, the context for jewelry is created by the body; there’s a play between an ornament and the person it adorns that animates jewelry and amplifies its appeal. That interface is a subject of intrigue for her.

Sherry Cordova

Marine Fauna Meets Industrial.

Hannah W Craig

Hannah W Craig uses traditional techniques to create narrative jewellery that speaks to our inner landscapes and the collective subconscious.

Marian De Gier

Making wearable art comes out of a desire to create beautiful things and the joy of connecting with people.

Jasonda Desmond

Evocative wearable art made from plant-based plastics and natural textiles.

Cody Ellis

Cody’s work is intuitively driven. He often manipulates his materials using a variety of techniques until arriving at a pleasurable outcome. The evocative use of sharp angles, decisive folds, and rich textures are signatures of his design aesthetic.

Lori Francescutti

A meditation on the grounding elements that come together to create a piece of whimsical yet bold hand-forged jewellery.

Hannah Fraser

Designing jewellery pieces for any walk of life, evoking smiles and positive feelings.

Natalie Friesen

Jewellery created to evoke an authentic feeling of inner and outer beauty for the wearer.

Jennifer Froh

Jennifer Froh makes sterling silver wirework statement jewelry.

Bego Fuente

Bold, playful and provoking jewelry art.

Carly Furneaux

Bold, Intricate and Statement Designs.

Christopher Gerber

Inspired by the wild and natural world of the PNW and beyond, Gerber brings elements of the landscape into his work, using traditional metalsmithing techniques, and he allows the exploration to continue long after the wild spaces are left behind.

David Gomez

I seek to evoke emotions, committed to excellence and artistry in each of my creations.

Jessica Graham

Your body is a canvas, fashion is a medium.

Stevie Gwynne

Stevie's creative design is based on trying new things, successful or not she's always looking to learn from her experiences.

Faye Hall

Colourful, playful and tactile jewellery inspired by collage and drawing.

Rosie Harris

Joie Designs creates West Coast-inspired fine jewellery to effortlessly elevate your everyday style with a sophisticated nod to the beauty of the natural world.

Melissa Hudson

Inspired by sea foam, brutalism and cutesy protuberances, House of Hudson Jewellery is beautiful little memories made permanent.

Crystal Jiang

Inspired by the beauty of asymmetry, she showcases her creativity through mismatched earrings.

Cindy Karimun

Sterling silver earrings featuring cage-shaped designs with animals symbolize our affection for the well-being of animals.

Juliet Kemble

Julie fabricates narrative art jewellery using a minimum of tools by combining mixed metals and found objects to create jewellery that is sculptural, irregular, organic and evokes a sense of mystery.

Haley Kondra

Haley uses traditional metalsmithing techniques within her jewelry practice and likes to incorporategive various gemstones to give her work bright pops of colour.

Anna Kovbasiuk

In her artistic practice, she orchestrates controlled (almost) chaos, infusing her creations with dynamic energy and unpredictable allure.

Andrea Kumer

Simple form and bold designs capture the timeless beauty and complexity of the world.

Ye-jee Lee

Ye-jee Lee is pressing leather or metal, using collected metal molds in a different way from its typical use.

Marianna Lewis

The Martian Metalsmith, by Marianna Lewis, crafts “out of this world jewellery, for out of this world people,” with the aim of encouraging everyone to embrace their distinct allure and beauty every time they wear her creations.

Xiaoduo (Jessica) Li

Cheeky little voice in your head that takes over sometimes.

Eunice Lin

Hand-fabricated jewellery inspired by magic.

Yingyi Liu

Use your eyes to look at the world.

Peggy Logan

Peggy casts, enamels, and constructs jewellery designed to reference all essential aspects of nature.

Katherine Maclean

The artist's work merges intricate craftsmanship with symbolic depth, inviting contemplation on the intersections of humanity through luxurious art jewellery.

Sara Mahmoodi

The work that connect her to nature life.

Stephanie Mak

Stephanie loves to create pieces that make her smile.

Katherine McHugh

Jewellery which evokes personal meaning through the universal experience of nature.

Alessandra Mei

Alessandra work is a testament to her lifelong fascination with natural art forms, and commitment to exploring issues of sustainability within the fine jewellery industry.

Zaheeda Merchant

Designed to be sophisticated, edge, glamorous and fun.

Cynthia Mijares

Cynthia Mijares' glass jewelry practice seamlessly blends artisanal traditions with cutting-edge technology, infused with a touch of enchantment, evoking ethereal worlds inspired by her love for magic and science fiction.
Supported by CONARTE, Programa Finaniarte 2024.

Michelle Miller

Michelle is a sculptural jeweller, influenced by the natural and the manufactured world around her.

Rana Mireskandari

Geometric designs inspired by Persian tribal carpet motifs.

Elise Muller

Elise Muller uses Metals such as Bronze and Brass to capture Organic subject matter such as the Changing Seasons and the Passage of Time.

Judy and Janette Mulloy

A hand made life.

Ali Munn

Ali Munn creates modern fine jewellery and bold classic pieces.

Erika Novak

Erika's pieces, which are minimal in structure, encompass geometric shapes arranged as an ode to the optical and pop art and shapes that she loves.

Judi Patson

Crafting unique, clever jewellery, my work blends meaningful themes with originality, offering wearable art as distinctive as you are.

Mirielle Pearson

Wearable art inspired by the theatrical world of Shakespeare that invites us to escape our daunting reality through phantasma.

Sherri Pelican

Sherri creates sculptural, texture-rich jewellery that combines the tactile materials and architectural forms found in the urban landscape.

Viyan Petekkaya

Primarily abstract and non-representational, Viyan’s work carries modernist influences and constructs a visual narrative that invites contemplation and self-reflection.

Lisa Tieu Phi Phan

Progression in life is a continuous venture.

Jessandra Phillips

Jessandra's work, under the name Waters Edge Silver, is nature-inspired jewellery created with found objects and precious metals.

Susan Remnant

Susan Remnant creates wearable jewellery combining bold graphic shapes with colour, texture and detail inspired by the intricate patterns and sculptural forms of the natural world.

Christine Rio

Christine Rio handcrafts small batch contemporary metalwork jewelry that strikes a balance between classic minimalism and luxurious details, giving voice to her organic “modern relic,” style, blending modern lines with a sense of found objects, to create timeless pieces of wearable sculpture.

Maya River

Maya River's earring designs intricately blend nature-inspired patterns with sustainable craftsmanship, embodying a timeless allure rooted in the earth's organic essence.

Adam Russcher

Adam believes originality in form and function comes with intimacy and abandon.

Pinar Sahin Ünlü

Handmade sculptural jewelry design inspired by nature.

Mina Saneei

Creating fluid statement pieces to take people out of their comfort zone.

Anvi Shah

Anvi Shah uses traditional beadwork techniques to create timeless, labour intensive, one of a kind pieces that can seamlessly find a home anywhere in the world.

Linda J Shea

Linda J shea designs classic jewellery using natural gemstones, precious metals, organic shapes and texture, all combined to make a personal statement, tell your story, reflect who you are.

Sarah Sindler

Elements inspired by nature and a painterly hand are juxtaposed by Sarah Sindler's sharply fierce design.

Suzanne Spisani

Suzanne’s multidisciplinary practice merges found objects and gemstones with traditional goldsmithing techniques focused on quality craftsmanship while highlighting the nuances found in nature and scavenged items.

Swetha Sridharan

Nature has no straight lines or boundaries, neither should creativity.

Margot Sutton

Each piece embodies a balance of glamour and city energy.

Mina Tafazoli

Mim Té by Mina Tafazoli is a collection of contemporary handcrafted jewelry inspired by the magic of reflection and light. Influenced by Persian heritage, every item is a piece of wearable art that embodies a woman’s sparkle from the inside out.

Patricia Tozer

For artist Patricia Tozer, jewellery is an emotional, highly personal vehicle through which we can foster connections with others by revealing our hearts.

Porsha Troost

Colourful, textural and unexpected.

Anna Ugolkova

In her jewellery works Anna explores analogies and correlations between forms of man made objects and geometry we daily see in life and think about their possible narratives.

Monica Urbaniak

Monika aims to create pieces that help the wearer express their uniqueness through jewelry that's uncommon, fun and distinctive!

Isabella Vincze

Playful storytelling Contemporary Jewelry inspired by the Imperfection, Irregularity and Curiostity of Nature, made for Surface Addicts & Structure Lovers to carry Memory, and Meaning.

Kexin Wen

An intimate approach to the body.

Sharon Wong

Bringing brightness, light, and colour, it's adornment with a sense of playful elegance.

Vicky Zomenou,

Artistry & Design intertwine, crafting tales you can wear