Rick Ayotte (American) Art glass blown lampwork flower bouquet paperweight, Ed/25, 2002 with internal floating bouquet of bright sunflowers, red roses, and multicolored layered blooms with bud details and green leaf accents. Incised signature, date and number. For over two decades, Ayotte has studied glass, lived in a glassworker's habitat, and mastered the fluid medium's character. He has created some of the most vivid paperweight designs, in motifs all his own. When he is not in his art studio, Rick Ayotte continues to investigate ponds, and birdwatches in the New Hampshire wilderness. (www.ayotteglassart.com/artists/rick) 2 1/4"H x 3 1/2"Diam.