{"product_id":"tom-boylan-bead-small-early-example-with-amber-swirls-on-blues-28x18mm","title":"Tom Boylan Bead, Small Early Example with Amber Swirls on Blues, 28x18mm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall, early Tom Boylan Bead with amber swirls on light and dark blue base\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28x18mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach bead by the late Tom Boylan is unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-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. This one reminds me of the sand and sea near where he lived in Mendocino.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey appeal equally to men and women, and were among the most popular we carried for decades at Beadazzled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom used borosilicate 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 of the bead. As a final touch he gave the ends a twist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe left this earth in the fall of 2024 so there will be no more of his beads, but a few dedicated fans are working to get a collection of his work into a museum for posterity. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly one like this available, but there is a similar one at GLC-205\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68122439876917,"sku":"GLC-388","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GLC-388Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1794263094","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/tom-boylan-bead-small-early-example-with-amber-swirls-on-blues-28x18mm","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}