Tom Boylan Beads, Red & Black with Hints of Sunrise, Rare Matched Pair
SKU: GLC-302
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$79.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold as a pair
- Red with hints of sunrise colors and black, each measures 27x13mm
- It's rare to find small Tom Boylan beads and even more rare to find identical ones. These came from the collection of a San Francisco designer.
- Free spirit Tom generally resisted special orders or any required specifications for his beads, but in this case the size of the designer's order must have been too tempting. These beads are small and light enough for earrings!
- 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 our Beadazzled stores.
- 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.