Tom Boylan Beads, Small Red with Hints of Sunrise Against Black, Set of Two Beads
SKU: GLC-305
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$69.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold by the set of 2
- Red with hints of sunrise against black, they measure 25x13mm & 25x12mm
- Although it's rare to find identical Tom Boylan beads, these are close, the same design in two sizes, perspective makes the difference look larger in the photo than it is in real life
- Free spirit Tom generally resisted special orders or any required specifications for his beads, but in this case the size of the order must have been too tempting.
- These came from a San Francisco Bay Area designer's collection and I'm posting several more in different shapes and sizes.
- Self-taught, reclusive, Northern California artist Tom Boylan was one of the earliest contemporary 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.