My fused dichroic glass pendants evolved out of a desire to practice "random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty". I meet so many interesting, creative and caring individuals in my daily life that I wanted a way to honor them for their uniqueness and talent, while developing a ritual process for the art of giving. I inform each winner of my RICO Award that by receiving this one-of-a-kind artwork I am honoring them for who they are, for what they do and for the gifts they share with the world. They may enjoy the award for a day, week, month, year or however long it serves them until they meet someone they want to honor. Then it must be paid forward to this special person, asking them to continue the "Art of Giving" process by paying it forward to someone else, requiring them to do the same. My intention is to create a rippling-out of kindness and love where we learn not to get attached to beautiful things, but find joy in being able to bring unexpected happiness to someone deserving of recognition by sharing something we treasure. If you are fortunate and worthy, someday the RICO Award might come full circle and will be gifted back to you with honor.
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