mixed media, 1” diameter
For a country with an unbelievable number of rules (some spoken, most unspoken) about how to act, where to be, what to eat, what gifts should be given on each occasion and more, India has surprisingly few rules about color. Here in New England we have a lot of rules, and they definitely extend to color. My Grandmother always told me no white after Labor Day, houses shouldn’t be bright blue, and each wall should be painted in just one color. In India the colors are loud, anything goes, and the brighter the better. This pendant, named ranga, the Hindi word for color, with its hot pink center, gold-colored edge, silver-colored setting and colorful shiny border celebrates the bright loud colors of India and all the joy they express.