Tom Boylan Bead, Extra Large Teal with Taupe, Gold & Burgundy, 50mm long
SKU: GLC-317
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$150.00
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- This is probably one the last beads Tom made, he sent it a few months before he passed. It's a new vase shape like some of the "blossoms" but with different patterns.
- I've shot it both ends up so you can make your own decision about which end is up. A true artist, Tom never stopped innovating, while also maintaining his own distinctive style. It remains to be seen whether anyone will try to imitate him now.
- 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.