Tom Boylan Bead, Long Oval with Translucent Feathered Waves in Blue & Amber, 40x18mm
SKU: GLC-203
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$70.00
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Description
- Long oval feathered waves in medium and dark amber & blue/turquoise 40x18mm
- The overall look of this bead is quite dark, the amber tones dominate with some blue at the base. But when I tried to photograph it a new picture emerged. The aside from the impossible reflections, the translucent glass almost disappeared, leaving only the darkest lines.
- I've met magical beads before but this is the first one that I think is actually possessed - more than once it started spinning all on it's own while I was trying to shoot it - nothing anywhere near it, no breeze or temp change... A mystery.
- Self-taught, reclusive, Northern California artist Tom Boylan was one of the earliest American bead-makers. An avid gardener and astrologer, his beads seem infused with both nature and the cosmos. They appeal equally to men and women, and were among the most popular we carried at Beadazzled.
- Tom used borosilcate tubing as the base for his beads, adding dots and stripes. Then temporarily closing off one end, he blew into the tube to achieve the desired size and shape. As a final touch he gave the ends a twist.
- Sadly Tom left this earth in the fall of 2024. I hope he's somehow among the stars that meant so much to him.