A process where finely powdered glass is formed into a design (with or without a die/mold) and is picked up by a gather of hot glass to create a design in a paperweight or other object.

In the next issue I will be looking at what we can deduce about attributions from the precise shapes of the individual elements such as star and cog canes, and discussing how the quality of the millefiori …

Detail of millefiori paperweight showing intricate arrangement of rods. When rods are drawn tightly together at base but radiate out as they rise it is known as a ‘mushroom’ weight.

These are the shapes of paperweight which are believed to have been made in all 10 colours – not all were available globally, some are easy to find, some are virtually impossible!

The final part of Paperweight is the complete text of a play of mine called Latin! or Tobacco and Boys . I have included the programme note for its performance at the New End Theatre, Hampstead, which …

In Chapter 14 of "Paperweight," we dive into the mind of Stephanie as she grapples with her feelings of isolation and struggles with food at a residential treatment center.

Round to the nearest tenth. First find the volume of the paperweight. V= 1/2h Volume of a cylinder V = TT(1) 21.5 Replace r with 1 and h with 1.5. V = 4.7 Simplify. To find the weight of the paperweight, …