BEARS IN THE VALLEY – ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

MELINDA ELLIOTT COOMBS

Melinda Elliott Coombs was born and raised in MarlboroVT and has been known throughout the area for years for her very successful interior decorating and sewing business. Many also know her as the artistic designer for Manyu’s Boutique in Wilmington for the past ten years – yes, all those imaginative and decorative windows every week are her creations!

What many people do not know is that Melinda is also a devoted, self-taught artist who has worked in a multitude of mediums from fiber arts to paints to hand-crafted jewelry. Her highly esteemed original designs have graced everything from greeting cards to canvasses to trompe l’oiel wall décor and are a part of many private and public collections.