Beads of Passing.

     I started doing this one day after losing my mother to cancer. My mother wanted to be cremated. I keep her ashes in an urn. One day I had an idea: add her ashes to a glass bead as I made it. It took a few attempts, but after a while I got the technique down.

My Business

     I have been making lampwork glass beads since 1996.  I am also a self-taught silversmith.  I have done stained glass work and I have made copper water fountains.  With these hobbies I make works of art from my heart..

Who I Am

     My name is Richard but I like to be called Ricci. I live in Kansas City Missouri now but I am from Roseburg, Oregon.  When I was in the Navy I was able to travel to many countries.  Now that I am retired I want to spend more time with my hobbies and home.