Melissa Ayotte

Melissa Ayotte 2019 "Cosmic Basket" purple mum and pink lilac bouquet basket-cut overlay paperweight. Three purple mums are spaced by radiating sprays of pink lilac, a few purple buds, green leaves and tendrils. The bouquet floats inside a red underlay and white overlay nouveau-cut basket. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 5/8", length 4 1/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2020 ranunculus and morpho butterfly paperweight. An aventurine blue butterfly nestles in a colorful bouquet of lime-green ranunculus, pink and purple bellflowers and varied foliage. Purple and yellow dichroic ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte (2018) purple dahlia bouquet on sodden snow paperweight. Six lush purple dahlias, bursting with petals in various stages of bloom including thin orange stamens, are ringed by pink flowers on a bed of radiating green leaves. Sodden snow ground. Diameter 3 5/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2018 white lilac star paperweight. Six sprays of white lilac radiate around a single white lilac bell at the center and float over a blue dichroic ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2018 "Sunflower Bouquet" paperweight. A trio of sunflowers, each in a different stage of bloom, is surrounded by purple and white flowers and tendrils over a radiating bed of leaves. Transparent aqua green ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2020 peach rose and purple dahlia bouquet paperweight. A lush pink rose, with orange shading, is joined by a companion bud in a bouquet of purple dahlias, blue and red bellflowers and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2020 carnations and daisy bouquet paperweight. Red and white carnations are joined by a single purple and white carnation in a bouquet of white daisies and a few pink flower clusters. Translucent dark wine-colored ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2020 pink rose on dichroic ground paperweight. A lush pink rose is surrounded by pink buds, in various stages of bloom, and spaced by a crown of green leaves. Blue and green dichroic ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2019 yellow and white flower paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. A tiered flower, with white and yellow-striped petals, blooms at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves and petite purple and white blossoms, over a white ground. Supporting the paperweight is a gray hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed/dated. Paperweight diameter 3 1/4", mount diameter 5 13/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2019 blue cornflowers paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three bursting blue cornflowers bloom at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils and wispy pink blossoms, over a dusty white ground. Supporting the paperweight is a white hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed/dated. Paperweight diameter 3", mount diameter 5 13/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2019 sunflowers paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three bursting yellow sunflowers bloom at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils, wispy white blossoms and purple bells, over a dusty white ground. Supporting the paperweight is a purple hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed/dated. Paperweight diameter 3 3/16", mount diameter 5 13/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2019 pink camellia paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three densely tiered pink camellias bloom at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils and petite purple blossoms, over a white ground. Supporting the paperweight is a gray hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed/dated. Paperweight diameter 2 15/16", mount diameter 5 13/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2020 pink rose bouquet paperweight. A large pink rose is surrounded by companion buds, yellow and purple bellflowers and green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]