Tom Boylan Bead, One of his Classic Eye Beads with Rare Red Base, 37x15mm
SKU: GLC-325
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Description
- Classic Tom Boylan "eye" bead from about 2010-2015 in milky glass laced with gold highlights - which if I understood correctly result come from adding silver - over are rare red glass base. 37x15mm
- 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.
- This bead is from the collection of Joyce Diamanti bead researcher, writer and educator. Our whole family were Boylan bead fans.
- Only one available