During this residency, I explore the fragility and fluidity of glass
juxtaposed with the warmth of nostalgic colour and traditional
design of Türkiye. Pulling inspiration from my childhood home as a
Turkish immigrant and transforming these nostalgic bits of memory
into my contemporary glass style of today.

Growing up, I always loved sitting on the rug, richly decorative and
reminiscent of a home across the world, playing backgammon.
After several prototypes, full and contour fuses, I was able to create
this memorable pastime into a playable glass backgammon board
with reversible checkers.

The kilim rug consists of many firings ranging between
1150-1570°F to take advantage of the different melting points of
glass. CCGG has allowed me time and access to play with various
firings combined into single pieces of art to create this cozy, glass
living room complete with entertainment and lighting.