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Pansies tumble across the glass in velvet purples and sunlit golds, each blossom rendered with the charming, slightly unusual eye that runs through all of Ben's work. Beneath bent glass the petals gain a painterly depth, as if pressed from a garden and saved for the table.
Handcrafted in our New York studio in the French tradition of decoupage, the illustration is laid in reverse beneath the bent glass and individually signed by Ben. Both practical and lovely, the piece is food safe, wipes clean, and is finished with a felted back. It hangs beautifully with a plate hanger or stands on a gallery easel, and a folded card explaining the time-honored decoupage process accompanies each one.
Set it by the bedside for rings and earrings, or let it hold sweets on a console where the color can do its quiet work.
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Style No. DPI-2235
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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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