Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith 2018 snow corn snake and succulents paperweight. A sinuous snake, with detailed white and pink scales forming a sectional pattern on its back, raises its textured head and two red eyes to peak from behind a spiky green succulent. It contorts on a rock-strewn pebbly ground framed by a purple succulent near its tail, a gray and pink succulent to one side and a moss-covered rock to the other. Signature cane. Diameter 3 5/8". [hide]

Gordon Smith 2010 blackberries on straw paperweight. A very progressive rendering of the ripening stages of a blackberry is depicted through eight individual berries, each different from the next in color, and two sprigs of pink buds. They are woven together dimensionally by short stems and three serrated leaves on a straw ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Gordon Smith (2017) dragonfly over water lilies paperweight. An elegant pink dragonfly, with aventurine and purple latticinio wings, hovers above two blossoming pink water lilies and their green pads, which float upon a translucent blue pond. Clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Gordon Smith 2018 blooming succulent plants paperweight. A collection of colorful spiky succulents includes a green specimen which is about to burst with yellow blooms. The succulents are gathered on a rocky ground around a patch of delicate moss. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Gordon Smith 2018 succulents and moss paperweight. Four spiky succulents, each of a different color, are spaced by moss-covered rocks around a central corkscrew bladed specimen over a rocky and pebbly ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Gordon Smith 1992 lipstick tang and coral paperweight. A blue tang fish, with a yellow dorsal fin, a white belly and black and white facial details, swims above red coral that grows on a rocky sea floor. Transparent blue ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Gordon Smith 1988 raspberry bouquet paperweight. Two red raspberries and a small green raspberry prepare for harvest amidst trios of pale green leaves, while a defiant white blossom attempts to prolong the growing season. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]