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known families and high society came to the bazaar (he talks about Grand Bazaar). The
bazaar was so alive, so splendid. It mingled with faces those people couldn’t see in
their daily lives. Consuls, well-known artists/ performers, diplomatists.. I was
carried away somewhat to its magic. But dealing with coppersmithing
comes from inside of me already.”
His father was naturally the first master of Kaya Kalaycı,
who was familiar with coppersmithing since his childhood.
But Artin Usta didn’t teach the work by saying
“You will do like this. Do this way”. “We learned
by looking, watching. He interfered in only when
necessary” says Kaya Usta while he was telling
his apprenticeship beside his first master,
his father. We all know that firsts are
never to be forgotten. Kaya Usta didn’t
forget his first copper work, either. He
sighed deeply and went back to years
before. “I engraved a tray with handdrawn
at first. I was just ten, I guess.
It wasn’t symmetric but it was liked.
I sold it to a tourist. I would hide it
if I knew then what I know now. I
am so regretful that…”
Yesterday’s Copper Craftsman,
Today’s Copper Artist
Until Kaya Kalaycı, the family
made mostly kitchen stuff and repair
them; copper seethers, pots,
trays… Haçik Usta repaired the
pots, the bottoms of seethers so
well that it couldn’t be understood
whether it’s patch. After Haçik Usta,
Kaya Kalaycı’s father also carried on
repairing the old stuff. “He didn’t have
any time to make new things. He repaired
the old goods and sold them to the shops
which sell touristic stuff in Kapalıçarşı. He
made touristic goods mostly. Meanwhile, he
repaired the goods of some definite collectors”
says Kaya Kalaycı.
After graduating from high school, Kaya Kalaycı started to
help his father in studio and he also carried on the repairing
work until 1989. That date was simply a turning point for family’s
coppersmithing adventure. For the Turkish nights that will be held in
Hungary, Hotel Divan ordered a covered copper shallow frying-pan(sahan).
Artin Usta didn’t lean towards this idea at first, “Who will with that” he said.
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