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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams" — Thoreau's charge, set in vintage typeset on a warm cream ground and preserved beneath a dome of genuine French crystal. The crystal is dramatically heavier than ordinary glass and throws a brilliant, sparkling light, magnifying every letter of the well-loved line. Each Go Confidently paperweight is individually handcrafted in our New York studio and finished with a felted back, measuring a substantial 3.5" × 3.5" × .675". A folded card explaining the découpage process accompanies each piece. Keep it on a desk as a daily nudge toward the life you are building, or give it to the dreamer, the graduate, or the friend standing at the edge of something new.
Style No. DPWQ-604
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.
Perfect gift for Christmas!
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