JacBonet Designs
Jacqualine Boney McCullough is a gifted designer with a passion for African art and beads. Her desire for design began as a child. Growing up in rural North Carolina, the oldest of 4 children, she lacked the resources to fulfill that passion, so she quietly dreamed of the day when she could pursue her passion. After graduating from high school, she attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC where she graduated with a degree in Public Health Administration. Though she majored in a more traditional curriculum, fashion and design to this day, remain her passion.
During Jacqualine’s second trip to Africa in 2004, she visited the village of Odumase in Ghana, West Africa. There she studied under the Master Bead artisan, teacher and manufacturer, Nomoda E. Djaba (Cedi). Cedi’s innovative designs and business practices have revolutionized what was the dying art of bead making. Students from all over the world have studied under Cedi. Jacqualine studied first hand the actual firing and designing of the century old technique of developing African handcrafted beads and designs. She has put this training to use in her designs of African jewelry.
She is a member of several Bead Societies, including The Bead Society of Greater Washington, D.C. and The Bead Museum in Washington, D.C. Pieces of JacBonet jewelry are on display at The Bead Museum.
During Jacqualine’s second trip to Africa in 2004, she visited the village of Odumase in Ghana, West Africa. There she studied under the Master Bead artisan, teacher and manufacturer, Nomoda E. Djaba (Cedi). Cedi’s innovative designs and business practices have revolutionized what was the dying art of bead making. Students from all over the world have studied under Cedi. Jacqualine studied first hand the actual firing and designing of the century old technique of developing African handcrafted beads and designs. She has put this training to use in her designs of African jewelry.
She is a member of several Bead Societies, including The Bead Society of Greater Washington, D.C. and The Bead Museum in Washington, D.C. Pieces of JacBonet jewelry are on display at The Bead Museum.
