Alison Ruzsa

Alison Ruzsa 2015 "Tom Waits for No One" silhouette and trees compound paperweight. A double perimeter of colorful trees conceals the silhouette of a man enjoying a smoke while leaning on a lamp post, already in the company of his imagination. Clear ground. Based on the animated short with the same title. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/8". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2017 couple and bridge silhouette in trees compound paperweight. A lady, in silhouette, approaches a bridge for a rendez-vous with her special gentleman, also in silhouette, who happens to be punctually arriving just across the way. Spring blooms and blossom trees fill the foreground and background. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4", height 4 3/16". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2017 couple and spring trees compound paperweight. A silhouette gentleman searches for his truelove in layers of spring foliage. A silhouette lady casually lounges on a park bench in the distance awaiting the serendipitous meeting. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4", height 4 1/16". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2016 "Purple Rain" couple chatting under clouds and rain compound paperweight. A gregarious couple continuous to banter as three clouds over head drop a sprinkling of rain over them, surrounded by spring trees that bloom in yellow, pink and shades of green. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2017 "Meet Me at the Lamp Post" silhouettes with trees and clouds compound paperweight. A dainty lady, by a lamp post, chats with a companion, both in silhouette, in the clearing of a double layer of colorful trees, shaded by three fluffy white clouds above. Clear ground. Signed/Dated. Diameter 3 11/16". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2017 "Passages" couple, stone arch and trees overlay high-domed paperweight. A couple is shaded by a gray stone arch at the opposing end of a cluster of trees, visible through two opposing arching windows in a green overlay. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16", height 4 1/2". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa "Peter Gunn" silhouette frosted paperweight. Round clear windows of various size are loosely scattered across a frosted glass dome. Through a side window the black silhouettes of a woman and a gun-wielding man are viewed leaning against one another, facing in opposite directions. Signed. Diameter 3 11/16". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa (2017) "Green Folly" couple and staircase green overlay high-domed paperweight. A black silhouette of an intimate couple holding hands at the top of a gray staircase, belonging to a rotunda, is framed by green trees and viewed through an arched window also framed by green trees in a shimmering green overlay. Signed. Diameter 2 11/16", height 3 1/8". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2017 silhouette dancing couple overlay high-domed paperweight. A black silhouette of a dancing couple, reminiscent of the antique Baccarat Gridel couple, is outside celebrating the spring cherry blooms and bushes. The scene is visible through a pointed opening in a translucent purple overlay. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4", height 4 3/16". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2017 silhouette parent and child on bridge overlay high-domed paperweight. A black silhouette of a small child and a caring adult looks over a brown bridge on a crisp fall day amidst colorful trees. The scene is revealed through a curtain-shaped opening into a translucent golden overlay and a wooden archway. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16", height 2 13/16". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2016 "Deep Purple Dream" descending silhouette paperweight. The silhouette of a woman walks down a staircase of stones as in a trance, amidst pine trees and a bright red fall maple, inside a light purple dome with an ached front window. Signed/dated. Height 3 3/8". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2016 "Autumn Arbor" couple's silhouette and tree overlay paperweight. A private moment between a couple holding hands is captured as a silhouette below a trellis of yellow flowering vines, in front of a bright red fall maple tree, inside a golden high dome and revealed through a rectangular front window. Signed/dated. Height 3 1/2". [hide]