Health & Fitness
NVOS artist Marilyn Smith, creator of original handcrafted beaded adornments
By NVOS artist Robert Zlomke
NVOS artist Marilyn Smith weaves technically complicated adornments for the human figure: art to wear. Her beads are her paint box, and she is happiest weaving them into abstract and asymmetrical pieces.
Her work is inspired by the shapes and colors she finds in nature and by the work of two-dimensional artists. If you visit her studio, you will find an incredible selection of seed beads.
You can find Marilyn and her Wine Country art-to-wear at Studio #3, 425 Jefferson Street, in Napa, California, during Napa Valley Open Studios.
Robert Zlomke makes custom wood furniture in Napa, mixing hand and machine methods to achieve unique visual and tactile results. He is exhibiting in Studio #1 at NVOS 2013. www.zlomkefurniture.com