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.;t.o.....·USTON....·W......O;'iEN....~f£S~t...TI.V.AI~.. Table of Contents Welcome. .. .. 3 Courtyard Stage Schedule 4 Welcome to the Houston Cafe Stage Schedule . .. 5 Art Exhibit 6 Women's Festival Courtyard Stage Artists 10 Cafe Stage Artists . .. 14 Venue Map . .. 18 Courtyard Vendors ... .. 20 Marketplace Vendors . .. 22 The Athena Art Project 26 n the final tally, cultures are measured not only by th Mailing List. .. 27 way they make their sharp tools, but by the bowls th Many thanks to: the poems they saved. I believe that the expression of art and Becky Rogers - Main Stage Manager music, and the service to that expression, reflect an elevated I Beth Wisenger - Cafe Stage Sound Kim Thompson - Photographer conscious humanity. In a time when the gun and sword Lin Swalley - Cafe Stage Manager Margaret Zigman - Video Nancy Rose and Tricoastal - Graphics weary reflection of the human mind, let it be important t Sandy Brauer - Event Guide Sharman Petri - Art Show Coordinator a place for singing and sound to mirror the human hea The Arrows - Crew Tom Bohacek - Bayou City Sound Ferron Tracy's Retreat, Lucia's Garden, Oscar's Creamery - Ticket Sales Charlotte, Lisa, Jay, Kris, Julie and all the volunteers who make this event happen. 2 I HWF2002 HWF2002 I 3 ..•..... Courtyard Stage Cafe Stage 8th Annual Houston Women's Festival nual Houston Women's Festi~ Saturday, September 28, 2002 Saturday, September 28, 2002 Garden in the Heights Garden in the Heights 3926 Feagan 3926 Feagan Artist Description Time Artist Description MC Shannon Rhodes 2:15 Teresa Kolo 2002 Houston PressMusic Award nominee ,d;~m:;m:m~{}:::~~#wr for Best Folk Sarah Golden Local acoustic soloist Melinda Mones Local acoustic duo 3:15 Kristi Rae Local songwriting contest nom 3:1\li;~r41t5 Kristie Stremel "Artist to Watch" from Kansas 4:15 Lesli Wood Texas-based singer, songwrit humorist Carol Wyatt 5:15 Nini Camps Jevette Four-piece band from Dallas Powerful up-and-coming artist from Miami Zoe Lewis Globe-trotting troubadour 6:15 Anne Heaton Award-winning artist from the E Ferron Women's music trailblazer 7:15 Edie Carey Charming artist and storytelle Slim Bloodworth Comedienne New York City Zrazy Multi-talented duo from Dublin, Ireland 8:15 Liviya Compean Dynamic local favorite Melissa Ferrick Ik rocker Michelle Malone Risin nta For more information about these artists, visit the Houston Women's Festival web site at: http://www.hwfestival.org 4 I HWF2002 HWF2002 I 5 Art Exhibit Art Exhibit Debra Rueb Sharman Petri Debra is a photogra- Sharman's photographs are best described as quiet passages of pher currently living time. Her style, focus and observation enable her to turn a simple and working in the subject into an art form. Sharman earned a bachelor of science Houston area. She degree in photographic principles and processesfrom Sam has exhibited her Houston State University. She has also completed 39 hours of work in numerous post-baccalaureate studies in television production. She has solo and group worked in both the photographic and television industry but shows. She is a always comes back to her real love - the still quiet photographic founding member of image. Sharman works primarily with alternative photographic the Houston Center processessuch as cyanotype, image transfer, platinum, pinhole for Photography. and black-and-white infrared. "These processesgive me endless Her specialty is creative possibilities, new challenges, fabulous surprises, discover- black-and-white por- ies and spiritual awakenings," she says. "Simply put, the real traiture. She is cur- beauty of most of these processes is that they are not very light rently working on a Tammy Tries to Walk in Debra's Shoes sensitive and therefore, I don't need a darkroom," she adds. series of photographs of her childhood doll, Tammy. Tammy photographs have been Look for Sharman's web site, gradientlight.com in the not-so-dis- exhibited in France and in many local and regional shows includ- tant future where you will be able to view her current work. ing FotoFest 2000. Tammy photos have also been published in two national magazines and two local newspapers. Tamisha Franklin Tamisha's work was honored with the "Best of Show" award at last year's Houston Women's Festival. Most of Tamisha's work is done in charcoal and airbrush taken from original photographic images. She is inspired by the many sides of people and says, "The camera seesa side of them not shown right away. I like the look of a certain quietness." A fine art scholarship student at College of the Mainland, Tamisha's work has been shown in a number of exhibits in the Houston/Galveston area. 1999-2002 College of the Mainland Student Exhibits, Texas City, Texas 2001-2002 ACCT Silent Auction, Galveston, Texas 2001 Houston Women's Festival - Best of Show 2001 Mod Coffeehouse, Galveston Artwalk, Galveston, Texas Early Morning Walk Sanibel/Island by Sharman Petri 2001 Big House Antiques, Galveston Artwalk, Galveston, Texas 6 I HWF2002 HWF2002 I 7 Art Exhibit Art Exhibit .,. ,. Salli Babbitt Donna Magana Salli is an active artist in the Houston community. She was a cho- Donna's work is not a depiction of an object or scene. Rather, it is sen artist for the 2002 Cowparade and had two entries, "Cow a template for beliefs and ideas. Her goal is to raise questions, Power" and "Chocolate Mooose." She has been aboard member speak to the core spirituality in all people, and allow viewers to of the Art League of Houston for 10 years. Additionally, Salli has connect with the work on a personal level. She uses bold, power- taught abstract art and printmaking at the Art League for the ful color combinations and multiple layers of thin pigment, tex- past eight years. Two years ago, she started an outreach program ture, and strong lines to give her paintings a rich translucency for people with multiple sclerosis and other physically challenging and depth. difficulties. Pat Davis Salli's work in rrative symbol- Pat Davis' abstract, figurative paintings of people reflect the ism, expressi eing, healing comic/tragic paradox of the human condition. Her work contains spirituality, ,i3nce of family elements of caricature, satire and whimsy. Her faces are human and hum i and curates landscapes that portray a sense of vulnerability, combined with a numbe ,k is held in elements of the bizarre. manyc ., its her art regularl Her influences come from various parts of the world as she as lived in England, Australia, Singapore, Lebanon and Portland, Suzan Oregon before settling in Houston. In ever-e reason for her exist ey of dis- covery has areness that have encour w of life. As a new artist, SU£!i! reativity has opened a shama er to a silent but expressive dimensi sformation bringing her closer to realization. Suzan's artwork, with its multi-layers of paper, paint and found objects, is a visual and symbolic documentary of the many inter- nal plateaus that she has reached where she uncovers, questions and examines ideas and beliefs she is holding. "I work intuitively," she says, "and find that the different textures and placement of the white and off-white papers help me comprehend the inter- connection we share with all sentient beings, Mother Earth, and the Cosmic Energy." As I progress toward balance and wholeness, I hope that my work will inspire others on their journey of discov- Tamisha Franklin with the 2001 Best of Show ery," she adds. Suzan can be reached at [email protected]. 8 I HWF2002 HWF2002 I 9 --3i Courtyard Stage Artists Courtyard Stage Artists 1:30 Sarah Golden 4:30 Jevette Born into a musical family, native Houstonian Sarah Cool, eccentric and definitely jazzy. These words best Golden is a self-taught guitarist who has joyously dis- describe the Dallas-born jazz singer/composer/musician covered that through her music and lyrics other people Jevette. Known for her strong, beautiful voice, rich lyrics, can identify with her thoughts and emotions. Sarah and sultry music, she performs regularly at Sue Ellen's and made her festival debut on the Cafe Stage in 2001, and many other Dallas clubs. She has been featured at the released her first CD, "Truth," in May 2002. For the lat- Women's Museum, the Texas International Blues Festival, est information about this up-and-coming young singer, the Deep Ellum Arts Festival and the New Music Festival. visit her website at www.sarahgolden.com. In 2002 she was nominated alongside Erykah Badu for a Dallas Observer Music Award for Best FunklR&B Artist. 2:30 Melinda Mones For a list of her upcoming gigs, visit her website at Because she grew up in family that loves music and the- www.jevette.net. ater, it's no surprise that Houston artist Melinda Mones is drawn to the stage. With her mixture of rock, pop, blues, 5:30 Zoe Lewis country and folk, her music appeals to a wide audience. With Irish tin whistling, New Orleans piano playing and Melinda has been featured in Houston venues such as Latin American rhythms, Zoe Lewis has won over Anderson Fair and the Continental Club. This spring she crowds from Australia to Alaska to South America. She played at South by Southwest (SXSW) as part of the spends the summer season performing in Provincetown, GoGirlsMusic.com showcase. For information about and is a crowd favorite on Olivia Cruises. This trouba- Melinda's self-titled debut CD, see her website at dour, vaudevillian and storyteller was a New Folk winner www.melindamones.com . f at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 2002, and an Audience ( Favorite winner at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in 3:30 Kristie Stremel !! 2001.