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A ferry horn in the distance, a sea glass green chart, and the island you never quite leave. This Martha’s Vineyard Sound map floats under clear glass, roads threading through Edgartown and Vineyard Haven, up to Menemsha and Aquinnah, like a summer you can hold in your hand.
In our New York studio we practice French decoupage with care and precision. The map is laid in reverse on the underside, sealed with hand brushed varnish, then the glass is gently bent so light moves like water. The surface wipes clean, the back is felted, the piece is food safe, and Ben signs each one before it leaves the bench.
Set it by the door for keys and matchbooks, on a bar cart for citrus and sea salt rims, or stand it upright like a small framed horizon. A folded note travels with it, telling the time honored process that marries paper and glass. For island people, weekenders, and anyone who knows the pull of the Vineyard.
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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.
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