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A burst of island light, held in glass. The Pink Sardinia Butterfly opens coral, fuchsia, and tangerine wings across a warm cream field, like a page torn from a naturalist's album and saved for your table. It feels sunny and a little glamorous, the way an evening in the Mediterranean does.
In our New York studio we practice French decoupage with care and patience. The artwork is laid in reverse on the underside, sealed with hand-brushed varnish, and the glass is gently bent so the color lifts when the light moves. Ben signs each piece before it leaves the bench. The back is felted, the surface wipes clean, and the tray is food safe. A folded note explains the time-honored process.
Style it on a vanity to catch rings, on a bar cart for citrus and olives, or stand it upright for a bright cabinet-of-curiosities moment.
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Style No. DPI-4615
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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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