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| | Gordon Smith Studios - Custom Glass Paperweights and Damascus Knives |
 | | Primarily using realism to execute his choice of subject, which can range from a floral motif to a desert scene or aquatic environment, it is his expertise in articulating these micro realms that has won him distinction and prominence in the genre. |
 | | Gordon's paperweights are included in numerous public and private collections including those exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum, the Christchurch Museum in New Zealand, the Bergstrom Mahler Museum, the Courier Museum, the Museum of American Glass, and the Corning Museum of Glass. |
 | | Gordon is also making folding pocketknives, utilizing materials such as mokume, Damascus, ivory, bone, and mother of pearl. |
| www.gordonsmithstudios.com (314 words) |
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