Stunning Randy Strong 1988 Black Art Glass Paperweight with Gold and Silver Foil signed box a folk art carver from

a folk art carver from Fitzgerald

I found and quickly sold three birds by Yves Robitaille several months ago

so it would seem they might split apart

with blackening in some areas as a result of the firing process

but stunning

Stunning Randy Strong 1988 Black Art Glass Paperweight with Gold and Silver Foil signed box a folk art carver fromIn Kansas City, where I lived for many years, there is an exquisite shop called Asiatica, which makes contemporary clothing using antique Japanese textiles, and also sells beautiful objects, both collected in Japan and by contemporary makers. When I saw this beautiful paperweight, I immediately thought it was something Asiatica would sell. With a little research and a few stabs trying to decipher the signature on the underside, I've learned it was