Kusoglu is not only a celebrated scholar of art history who introduces
the arts and culture of the Ottoman civilization to the contemporary
audience, but he is also a master who personally executes the arts and
crafts he writes about. Some know him as an in-layer of mother-of-pearl
or silver; others know him as a jeweler, a metal sculptor, or graphic
designer; others still know him as a brilliant master who brought a new
dimension to the art of engraving. In this study, some of the author's
beautiful silver works are presented along with those from the Ottoman
period.