Tom Boylan, Small Red "Eye" Beads, Red and Black with Hints of Sunrise, 30x12mm & 29x12mm, Set of 3
SKU: GLC-299
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$39.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold as a set of 2
- Small Tom Boylan beads, red with hints of sunrise against black
- 30x12mm and 29x12mm
- These 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 as to colors, shape or size of his beads, but in this case the size of the order must have been too tempting.
- 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, flush or raised, in various color combinations. After temporarily closing off one end, he blew into the tube to achieve the bead's 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 found peace among the stars that meant so much to him.