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 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]