SCULPTURAL CUPS IN PORCELAIN WITH HAND PAINTED BIRDS Flats inspired by Mediterranean port cities

inspired by Mediterranean port cities and their way of life

made in Turkey

Features ruched details throughout the bodice

Material: Borosilicate Glass

paints and glazes each work individually

SCULPTURAL CUPS IN PORCELAIN WITH HAND PAINTED BIRDS Flats inspired by Mediterranean port citiesThese tea cups are made in porcelain and painted with cobalt oxide. It took six weeks to make, progressing through the full process of building, drying, first firing, painting, glazing, and final firing to become a finished piece. Food safe and liquid tight. The work emerges from Tlay Kulbay's exploration of her layered cultural heritage, Turkish, Swedish, and French, and her ongoing dialogue with materials, form, and the body. Two hand painted birds