Faceted Art Glass Paperweight with floating grass blades and red and yellow flowers interspersed within the grass. Measures 2.25 in. Ht, 2.5 in. W. Hand signed on underside Vandermark Doug Merritt Steve Smarr, 1979. Vandermark-Merritt glass studios commenced in 1972. Doug Merritt came to Vandermark and built a glass blowing team, which included Stephen Smarr. In 1974, they began to produce art glass. In 1982 Vandermark-Merritt Studios was one of two contemporary studios that were featured at the Corning Museum of glass show. Art glass paperweight, Decorative arts, Handmade Glass Arts, Desktop accessories, signed Paperweight, Vandermark Doug Merritt Steve Smarr, 1979 Glass Paperweight, C. 1979 , one of a kind art glass paperweight, Original art glass, Vandermark- Merritt Studios, multi faceted glass paperweight, 3