Debbie Tarsitano

Debbie Tarsitano "The Snake Charmer" painted and etched paperweight. Diameter 4 7/8". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano purple flower with leaves paperweight. A purple flower, with a bottom tier of six petals and an upper tier of four, is punctuated at the center by a cluster of black and yellow stamens and is dramatically crowned by the lush leaf fronds which share its stem along with a shy, sepal-encased bud. Signature cane. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano lily of the valley bouquet pedestal paperweight. A dozen crimson torch flowers, five sprays of lily of the valley and eight rippled, shaded green leaves are bound together into a rustic bouquet with a piece of blue ribbon. Clear ground over a translucent cobalt blue pedestal base. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4", height 2 9/16". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano magenta blossom and buds compound paperweight. In the top layer of the design, a white flower, variegated in an antique leaf mold with magenta pink and with yellow stamens, blooms on a thick branch, accompanied by a bud and leaves. On the lower layer, a more delicate branch carries four tightly shut buds and one that is just starting to bloom in white and magenta with a bright yellow center. Clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane under a top layer leaf. Diameter 3 1/14". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano two pink flowers and a bud paperweight. Two pink flowers, each with five petals festooned in pinks and white and each with a bright tuft of yellow stamens at its middle, are accompanied by a single bud and share a forking, leafy stem, over clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Early Debbie Tarsitano (late 1970s) experimental bee and pink zinnia faceted paperweight. Many tiers of fine pink-shaded petals radiate around a yellow filament stamen center to create a lush zinnia. Two trios of green leaves halo the bloom on opposite sides and space four stems, with a three petaled bloom each, and two single green leaves. A rare bumblebee has been drawn by the sweet smell of the artist's favorite flower. Clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets by Ed Poore. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano bouquet and gloved hand paperweight. The bouquet, with five shaded dark pink tulips, a green bud, dark green leaves and long stems, is held by a white gloved hand, on clear ground. A pink ruffle borders the glove's cuff, and blue and pink dots decorate the wrist. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano blue and white anemone flower paperweight. Reminiscent of the antique Baccarat Anemone flower, a white flower has five petals festooned in blue around a bright tuft of yellow stamens. Two blue buds share its forking leafy stem, over clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 13/16". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano red and white fantasy flower paperweight. A ruffle cane, with a red core and a yellow exterior, has a cane of yellow filament stamens at the center and in turn stands at the center of radiating tiers of short red petals. A final tier of six spaced white petals supports the smaller inner petals to create a sharply contrasting bloom that sits atop a thin green stems with tendrils and green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano fuchsia faceted paperweight. A gently curving stem diverges at the top into a bud and an emerging magenta and purple fuchsia flower. Clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano passion flowers petite paperweight. Two purple passion flowers, with bright pink spokes lining their petals, share a leafy green vine with a companion bud and two curling tendrils. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8". [hide]