Melissa Ayotte

Melissa Ayotte "Cosmic Basket" with deep pink and purple dahlias connected by a vine with blue bells and light colored buds. Basket is set with a double overlay white exterior with orange interior. Diameter 4 7/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2005 "Golden Buddha in Gray Stone" paperweight. The innovative design features a "pate de verre" golden Buddha sculpture, surrounded by purple and red tropical flowers and leaves. Dark gray stone-like exterior, with a window facet. Signed/dated. Length 3 5/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2006 "Sunflower Earthen Vessel" paperweight. A still life rendering of a flameworked, multi-tiered, orange-tinted, yellow sunflower on yellow-speckled ground rests within a brown, bowl-shaped, fused-metal and glass vessel. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2012 "Wild Posy" bouquet on black ground paperweight. Their stems gathered and twisted into an opulent posy, colorful buttercups, daisies, violets and lilies compete vibrantly with one another to catch the viewer's eye against a dramatic black ground. Limited edition of 15. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2017 red dahlia bouquet on iridescent ground paperweight. A wispy, blood-red dahlia blooms from a cluster of variegated green leaves and wears a collar of petite white blooms. The bouquet floats above an iridescent ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16”. [hide]