Held Impermanence Earrings

Exclusive acrylic earrings created for the Museum by Bold Standards. Art and words always live together in the same space.

Bold Standard is an independent, female-owned small business offering original designs handcrafted by Raleigh artist Kathleen Grebe from her studio in NC. Armed with a 500lb laser cutter and 20 years of computer design, Kathleen transforms flat sheets of material into bold statement pieces. Her work is guided by her background in graphic design and boasts themes of empowerment and wit. After fifteen years of directing design for brands like Nike, Adidas and T-Mobile, K.G. put her advertising career on hold in search of a more artistic path—one that offered creativity without compromise. Her jewelry hobby led to an artist residency at Savannah College of Art & Design, catapulting her into the world of contemporary jewelry. 

Love Me Still Earrings: Still's art is like a love song for the eyes. Description and materials: 304 stainless steel, lever-back hinged design: just pull open and squeeze shut, 1/4" acrylic, each earring weighs only 0.2 ounces, handcrafted and laser engraved in NC.

Color Field Earrings: Still was one of the pioneers of color field painting, characterized by large areas of a more or less flat single color. These earrings have an '80s vibe, you will look amazing when in the mood for dancing.  Description and materials: 304 stainless steel, lever-back hinged design: just pull open and squeeze shut, 1 13/16" acrylic, each earring weighs only 0.2 ounces, handcrafted and laser engraved in NC.

Emotional Earth Earrings: Katherine Simóne Reynolds: "Emotional earth" is a concept that can describe the way that the earth, like us, holds residues of memory. This is a poetic phrase that evokes the idea of the Earth as a sentient being, capable of feeling and expressing emotions, implying that the Earth itself is imbued with the residue of human experiences.    

Description and materials: 304 stainless steel, lever-back hinged design: just pull open and squeeze shut, 2" acrylic, each E weighs only 0.2 ounces, handcrafted and made in NC.