Early Slumped Glass Works
Using glass slumping and fusion techniques, this brooch captures a kilim (flat-woven rug) motif suspended within layers of transparent glass. The elongated rectangular form acts like a lens, holding the pattern in place while softening its edges through heat and gravity.
As the glass seed beads melt, shift, and fracture, the original woven geometry loosens into a mosaic-like structure. Fine networks of cracks, bubbles, and reflective seams catch the light, creating a subtle surface shimmer that echoes the tactile density and interlaced logic of textile weaving. The central motif remains legible yet transformed, its colours compressed, magnified, and partially obscured by the surrounding glass.
Scattered peripheral inclusions, small coloured dots and fragments, introduce rhythm and variation, recalling the incidental marks and imperfections that give handwoven kilims their character. The transparent glass both protects and distances the motif, turning it into an artefact held in suspension.
The result is a contemporary interpretation of a timeless Turkish symbol: a piece where colour, structure, and transparency intertwine to evoke cultural memory, material transformation, and the quiet continuity between craft traditions and contemporary making.