Jacqueline strives to be as ethical as possible in her studio, harsh chemicals are replaced with old traditional and natural products and the materials are joined without the use of glue.
Jacqueline strives to be as ethical as possible in her studio, harsh chemicals are replaced with old traditional and natural products and the materials are joined without the use of glue.
Jacqueline Morren, originally from The Netherlands, moved to New Zealand 21 years ago where she discovered the precious stone Pounamu. During her first visit, she took a night class in jade carving while teaching full-time at Tai Poutini Polytechnic. After traveling and returning to the Netherlands, she felt a strong pull to continue working with greenstone. She returned to New Zealand as an international student, earning a Diploma in Jade and Hard Stone Carving in 2003—the same year she won the Sculpture Award at the 10th New Zealand Pounamu and Jade Exhibition.
In 2009, unable to find a silversmith collaborator, Jacqueline began experimenting with silversmithing herself, using traditional, chemical-free methods. She now works full-time from her studio, exhibits regularly, teaches part-time in Christchurch, and is represented by several New Zealand jewellery galleries, including Fingers.
Her work has been featured in Munich Jewellery Week (2021), the Makers Series No. 2 exhibition at The Kauri Museum (which acquired one of her necklaces), and publications such as New Bracelets (2021) and Earrings (2024) by Nicolas Estrada. Her sculpture Still received an excellence award at the NZ Small Sculpture Awards (2021), and in 2024, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris acquired her earrings for their permanent collection. That same year, she was formally recognised as a carver by the Ngāi Tahu Authentication Scheme.
Jacqueline strives to be as ethical as possible in her studio, harsh chemicals are replaced with old traditional and natural products and the materials are joined without the use of glue.
Jacqueline Morren, originally from The Netherlands, moved to New Zealand 21 years ago where she discovered the precious stone Pounamu. During her first visit, she took a night class in jade carving while teaching full-time at Tai Poutini Polytechnic. After traveling and returning to the Netherlands, she felt a strong pull to continue working with greenstone. She returned to New Zealand as an international student, earning a Diploma in Jade and Hard Stone Carving in 2003—the same year she won the Sculpture Award at the 10th New Zealand Pounamu and Jade Exhibition.
In 2009, unable to find a silversmith collaborator, Jacqueline began experimenting with silversmithing herself, using traditional, chemical-free methods. She now works full-time from her studio, exhibits regularly, teaches part-time in Christchurch, and is represented by several New Zealand jewellery galleries, including Fingers.
Her work has been featured in Munich Jewellery Week (2021), the Makers Series No. 2 exhibition at The Kauri Museum (which acquired one of her necklaces), and publications such as New Bracelets (2021) and Earrings (2024) by Nicolas Estrada. Her sculpture Still received an excellence award at the NZ Small Sculpture Awards (2021), and in 2024, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris acquired her earrings for their permanent collection. That same year, she was formally recognised as a carver by the Ngāi Tahu Authentication Scheme.
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