I have always been drawn to contrast. The contrast of colors, life, situations, people, opinions. There are two different sides to everything. Even more than just two. The light v. Dark is captivating. There is wisdom to perspective, but in order to get there it comes with a struggle. A resistance if you will. Everything is so loud today. Perspectives now come in 30 second videos. There is so much consumption but little resistance. The contrast has always found me. This is where this concept came from. I originally made this necklace in 2021. I wanted to make something that I could wear but I couldn’t find anything I fell in love with so I made it. I used the two things that went with my personal style: safety pins and pearls. Later to find out, there is meaning behind this creation. Pearls signify wisdom through gained experience, and safety pins relate to solidarity and a resistance to the normality of culture. So then that created the project, “Wisdom through Resistance”. An art piece with something to say. It combines the rough, harshness (resistance if you will), to the beautifully softly sculpted pearls. A contrast that reflects the beauty of our nature.