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This butterfly feels like a moment caught midair. Wings spread wide in saturated blues and inky blacks, touched with sunlit yellow and soft white markings, it hovers between stillness and motion. There is something quietly transportive about it, as if it drifted in from a 19th-century specimen drawer or an old naturalist’s notebook, preserved not out of curiosity alone, but out of reverence.
Handcrafted in our New York studio using the French tradition of découpage, this bent-glass tray layers the Blue Pansy butterfly beneath glass through a meticulous, time-honored process. The result is depth, permanence, and a gentle luminosity that brings the illustration to life. Each piece is individually signed by Ben and finished with a felted back, honoring both craft and care in equal measure. A folded card accompanies the tray, sharing the centuries-old technique behind its making.
Both practical and poetic, the tray is food-safe, wipe clean, and versatile enough to live wherever beauty is welcome. Style it on a tabletop, hang it with a plate hanger, or let it stand quietly on a gallery easel. Whether holding jewelry, notes, or nothing at all, it offers a sense of calm and wonder. A small object with presence, a reminder that nature has always been the most enduring muse.
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Style No. DPI-5446
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The French call it découpage, pronounced day-coo-pahzh. It flourished in the salons of 18th-century France, where paper, patience, and a steady hand turned everyday objects into works of art.
Ben honors the French technique, in reverse. The artwork goes on the underside of the glass, by hand, so you look through the glass to see it. Nothing sits on the surface. The image seems to float, lit from within, the way a pressed flower looks when you hold it up to a window.
Every design starts with something Ben discovered or created. A pattern he drew. A botanical plate or a scrap of antique paper carried home from a market in Europe, chosen because it meant something.
Decoupage is a science of perfection. Each piece is made slowly in our New York studios by a talented team of artists, patient and exacting, who will not settle for less than a perfect result. Each one is backed in felt, so it can rest safely on a cocktail table, and signed by the artist, Ben Busko.
Each tray is decoupaged by hand beneath the glass. A little care keeps the artwork beautiful.
Suitable for hanging with a plate hanger or standing on a gallery easel.
I sent my best friend a butterfly tray and she loves it Beautiful design and great for rings
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