JACQUELINE CULLEN UPDATE

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WHITBY JET RING W 24CT GOLD.JPG
WHITBY JET RING W 24CT GOLD

 

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NECKPIECE BACK

 

WHITBY JET BANGLE W 24CT GOLD.JPG
WHITBY JET BANGLE W 24CT GOLD

 

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WHITBY JET BOWL EARRINGS W 18CT GOLD

 

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WHITBY JET BOWL LAPEL PIN W 18CT GOLD2

 

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WHITBY JET BOWL LAPEL PIN W 18CT GOLD

 

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WHITBY JET BROOCH W 18CT AND 24CT GOLD

 

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WHITBY JET FEATHER BROOCH

 

WHITBY JET NECKPIECE W 24CT GOLD.JPG
WHITBY JET NECKPIECE W 24CT GOLD

 

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WHITBY JET PENDANT W 18CT AND 24CT GOLD

 

JACQUELINE CULLEN: JEWELLERY DESIGNER

Whitby jet is 180 million years old fossilised black wood that has formed into a young coal and is almost solely associated with intricately carved Victorian mourning jewellery. My fascination with how Whitby jet has been appropriated as a potent symbol of grief and mortality developed out of my interest in challenging materials that might be said to have a language of their own due to their cultural associations. I studied these preconceived notions of how Whitby jet should be perceived and have tried to subvert these ideas physically, technically and traditionally.

Hiatuses inform the aesthetic driving my work. I am fascinated with the tension and distress created by violent points of impact and the interruption, or breaking up of a fluid form is central to my work in Whitby jet. Although each piece is extremely wearable appearances are deceptive and ambiguous and I aim to blur the boundaries between jewellery, art and sculpture.

I am the only designer who is working in Whitby jet in a non-traditional way and I am committed to producing innovative and exciting jewellery objects whilst introducing this extremely seductive material to a contemporary audience.

 

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