ABOUT

During the U.S. election in 2016, Hollie watched women across the country come together and integrate their individual viewpoints to form a powerful collective voice. While watching the Women’s March on Washington and participating in her local march, she was reminded of the first protesters for women’s suffrage, those inspiring women who came before us to fight for social justice and equality.

Hollie created Protest Pearls to honor trailblazing women of accomplishment. Remembering how it can take years for mollusks to transform an imposed burden into something highly valued, Hollie chose the pearl to represent the iridescent beauty that came out of years of hard work and struggle by rights workers to achieve their goal of equality. Wearing Protest Pearls can remind women of their collective power and inspire them to continue to work for positive change.

mixed media artist, hollie taylor

ABOUT THE JEWELRY:

Protest Pearls jewelry features archival photos of trailblazers worn elegantly with freshwater pearls or gemstones. Each unique necklace is designed by Hollie Taylor. Hollie welcomes custom orders of family sheros to honor the trailblazers in your family.

ABOUT THE MIXED MEDIA ARTIST:

Hollie Taylor received her BFA degree in printmaking from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned an MFA degree at the University of Georgia, Athens in printmaking and taught printmaking at Converse College in Spartanburg, SC and at Chapel Hill, North Carolina high schools. Hollie presently works in mixed media and mono print collage series. She celebrates feminist icons from the past and present in her work. Taylor has been a juried member of the Orange County Artists Guild in Chapel Hill, NC since 2002.Her work can be found at the North Carolina Craft Gallery in Carrboro, NC and at Gerrie and Co, at University Place in Chapel Hill, NC.