Saturday, January 10, 2015

Ozler Centre Artisanal and Onyx, Cappadocia, Turkey

Mehmet Buyukata, (buyukata_mehmet@hotmail.com) took me to where Onxy is turned into pottery and vases. Onxy ware from Cappadocia was used in the Dolmadabe Castle in Instanbul.
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Mehmet and me.
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Finished onyx
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Large slabs of Onyx piled against the wall.
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Modern onyx work with rotary and chisel.
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Glazing the onyx
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Upstairs where onyx and other fine work was being done on jewelry
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Upstairs in the Ozler Centre Artisanal there was a wonderful display of finished onyx work. There was also lovely jewelry in gold and silver with precious and semi precious stones. Sultanite was a new found stone that changed colour with light.  Turquoise - actually is named for Turkey.  The blue of the local turquoise stone was resplendent.

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