Tom Boylan Bead, Red with Small Hints of Sunrise Against Black,25x12mm
SKU: GLC-412
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- Red with hints of sunrise against black Tom Boylan beads
- The came from the collection of a San Francisco designer who somehow persuaded Tom to make a large batch of nearly identical beads.
- Free spirit Tom generally resisted special orders, or any requirements for colors, shape or size of his beads, but in this case the size of the order must have been too tempting. He made what he wanted, when he wanted and how he want to, making sure he had enough time to spend in his garden, or watching the sun sink into the Pacific.
- 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.