2009 Festival Archives
2009 Festival Sponsors & Exhibitors
2009 Festival Workshops
2009
Green Homes Festival
Sustainable Stuff–
Green Craft Show & Sale
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep Commons
701 North Spring Avenue
(west end of festival grounds)
New this year, shop the Green Craft Show and Sale at the Green Homes Festival featuring recycled, upcycled, and handmade items from local artisans: one-of-a-kind adult and kids’ clothing, jewelry, toys, and home décor.
See participating artists below. (Mouse over thumbnail images to see larger photo.)
Enjoy local bands while you shop:
| 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Teddy Presberg Teddy Presberg’s music is rooted in improvisation, and is inspired by the moment and the audience. Often compared to the funky, soulful jazz musicians such as Grant Green and Eddie Harris, you also hear artists such as The White Stripes and Beck influence his sound. His music is fresh, ever evolving, and lays out his immediate and unfiltered response to our society and times. |
| 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Wayward Mountaineers Wayward Mountaineers is rooted deep in the tradition of bluegrass but is not afraid to explore the influences of Jazz, Rock, and World Music. The group has a fresh original approach to new acoustic music. |
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Allison L. Norfleet Bruenger Collections
Allison L. Norfleet Bruenger creates one of a kind jewelry by combining her original drawings, images, and fretwork with design done in a unique and beautiful way. Designs also combine materials such as metals, gemstones, crystals, glass, and found objects.
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Candy Calamity
Emily O’Chiu of Candy Calamity uses candy wrappers to make bracelets and earrings, potato chip bags to make pouches and purses, and all manner of things to make fun magnets and pins. She says:
I can get inspired anywhere, even the grocery store.
Emily O’Chiu
candycalamity@gmail.com
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Courtney Henson—
COLLABORATION GROUP
Material matters: a group of working artists using useful materials. Courtney Henson, Christine A. Holtz, Lauren Kolber and Darci Marcum reuse cast off materials and seek to embellish the living world.
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EarBobs Jewelry
The ability to see potential within so many different types of materials is what makes Lisa’s EarBobs unique and fun. Her philosophy is to let the beauty and shape of the materials inspire the final form. Each piece is created with the hope that the owner will take pride in wearing earrings that capture their own personal style.
www.earbobs.com
Lisa Cox
lisa@earbobs.com
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Gengrafix
Gengrafix’s Genevieve Esson paints in acrylics and is also a mixed media artist. Acrylics and mixed media transform old wooden boards, cabinets, paint chips, knick knacks, and mat board cast-offs into original works of art, jewelry and even upcycled lamp shades.
www.genevieveart.com
Genevieve Esson
gen18@earthlink.net
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Heliographic Designs
“Not your mother’s tye-dye”, they are unique treasures combining nature and creativity. Our goal is to remain environmentally friendly using only upcycled clothing. Images are made with natural leaves and hand cut stencils.
www.waggonswest.etsy.com
Angela Sorenson
angelasorenson@charter.net
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Henna Expressions
Henna is powder from the leaf of the henna tree. The botanical name of which is Lawsonia Inermis. Priti makes a paste of this henna and applies body art with this paint which leaves behind a stain that lasts for a week.
www.hennaexpressions.com
Priti Jain
pjain@hennaexpressions.com
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Jennifer Weigel Art
Jennifer Weigel is a predominantly conceptual artist residing in St. Louis, Missouri. Her artwork has been shown nationally. Much of her work incorporates found objects and addresses the nature of memory, especially as it pertains to forgetting.
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Joey Los
Joey Los has been drawing in steel since 1996. She has studied art in St. Louis, Holland, Italy, and Columbia, Missouri. She now resides in Hermann, Missouri where she is co-founder of the area’s only art gallery and pottery shop, the Kunstlerhaus.
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Joseph Farmer
As an artist-sculptor, Joseph Farmer uses metalworking skills and junkyard/farmyard and found objects to create unusual sculptures in the shapes of birds and other animals. A juried artist member of the Best of Missouri Hands, Joseph displays his work throughout the Midwest.
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ModCreations
ModCreations designer Sydney Woehler crafts jewelry from recycled or upcycled items to lower impact on the environment and create something unique at the same time. She enjoys working in the beautiful world of glass because she loves its many textures, how light looks passing through it, and its deep colors.
modcreations.blogspot.com
Sydney Woehler
ModCreator@gmail.com
phunky phamily
Crystal Lauck
phunkyphamily@yahoo.com
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Prime Chimes
Prime Chimes was founded in 1982. The company has continued to grow and develop new products using various materials and repurposing common household objects. I purchased the company in early 2009 to continue the tradition and to add new and creative items to the product line.
www.prime-chimes.com
Erin Clark
erin@prime-chimes.com
Ralph W. Rollins
Ralph Rollins is a licensed landscape architect, environmentalist, and award-winning artist. Ralph created the Stream Trash ART program to educate the public regarding the types of waste discarded into streams. Ralph believes the use of recycled materials makes a statement about waste.
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Sew Good and Trendy
Sew Good and Trendy is dedicated to creating trendy, eco-friendly, and functional handmade bags and other useful items. We believe that environmentally conscious choices can be made without sacrificing convenience and personal style.
www.sewgoodandtrendy.com
Rachel Shelton
rachel@sewgoodandtrendy.com
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Sew Sack Sew
Sew Sack Sew: The ReSew Sack Show. Our totes and bags are made from vinyl banners, burlap coffee sacks, and other items destined for the trash after their initial usefulness has expired. Durable, fun, and unique. Reduce, reuse, resew.
Janet French
janet@graphics-factory.net
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Sheow Chang
Sheow (Showay) Chang is an educator and curator for the Overseas Cultural Exchange Exhibit—Taiwan, Japan, and USA. She will share the unique culture of traditional bamboo brush calligraphy (Chinese calligraphy) on the recycled or recyclable rice paper.
Unlikely Inspirations
Natia Natwick
natia925@yahoo.com