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I carry your heart with me, I carry it in my heart. Ben sets that quiet vow beneath a curve of bent glass, a tray made to keep someone beloved close no matter the distance. Handcrafted in our New York studio in the French tradition of découpage, the illustration reflects Ben's eye for the charming and the unusual, and each is individually signed by his hand. Practical as well as poetic, the signature decoupage is food-safe and wipe-clean, its underside softly felted to guard your surfaces. Hang it with a plate hanger or stand it on a gallery easel; it earns its place on a shelf or an entry table. A folded card explaining the time-honored decoupage process accompanies each piece. Give it to the one you carry with you, and let the tray say what words rarely manage.
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Style No. DPQ-35-42
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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.
Bought these for each of my kids, my favorite poet!
I read this poem at my niece's wedding yesterday. I wanted to get her a special remembrance so I came to Ben's Garden and you HAD IT! She loves it so much and put it on her insta-story. Thank you for always producing the most beautiful products!
I loved the tray and cannot wait to see the special order one I did for a wedding gift!
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