“Creating beaded art quilts feeds my heart and soul”
“As the self-proclaimed Button and Bead Queen of North Carolina,
I, Nancy Smeltzer,
welcome you to my
web site featuring my creative endeavors. These wall hangings,
a form of fiber art,
are a type of collage
composed of innovative beading, embroidery, hand quilting,
button manipulation, and whatever fabric technique is necessary to get
the richly
textured, intricately embellished surfaces that I desire. Bridging the worlds
of quilting, beading,
and button media, my pieces have been exhibited in Japan, Sweden, Venezuela, Mexico and Oman as
well as many venues here in the United States. Whether you are looking to buy art for a corporate art collection, pieces for a gallery or museum exhibition or to add to your collection of custom art, I hope that you enjoy my style of fine contemporary art, and will return often to see my new work.”
