Vendor Showcase

Black History Month 2005
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

Vendor Showcase

Bea’s Hats – Hattie Reid

CJ’s & BJ’s – Chrystal Jones and Brenda Johnson

CJ's & BJ's Collection features Necklace Sets, Earrings, Bracelets, Scarves, Pocketbooks, African Fashions, and Vintage purses. Stop by our table and visit, we are sure to have something to interest the casual shopper.

Concrete Leaves – Valerie Conaway

The leaves are cast in concrete, making beautiful and functional garden ornaments, bird baths, or fountain features. Some of the smaller leaves are used to create art deco pieces.

David N. White Pen and Ink Drawings – David White

Golden Neo-Life Diamate(GNLD) – Faye Brewer

Golden Neo-Life Diamate (GNLD): Whole food nutritional products, that works at the cellular level. Since 1958 GNLD has empowered hundreds of thousands of people with a better way of life. From youthful energy to fabulous-looking skin, immune-boosting power to a beautiful body, GNLD's scientifically-proven products deliver results that will change your life. Products are "based in nature - backed by science." For more information please go to: http://www.gnld.net/edwardandfayebrewer

Firesglow – Katatra Day

Hunter Carter’s Catering – Hunter Carter

Hunter's menu captures the old south with a twist of contemporary style. The old south is the base product handed down through the generations of the Carter family. The contemporary style consists of techniques and methods aimed at developing the base product into healthy cuisine. Keeping in touch with the basic food groups, the presentation is designed to capture and arouse the taste buds.

MPI Business Solutions – Troy Whiteside

Natural Causes – Mary McGarvey

Natural Causes jewelry is designed using natural elements such as bone, quills, horn, fresh water pearls, and shells. These elements are complimented by decorative beads and fashioned into bracelets and earrings. The business was created in order to help raise money for non-profit animal charities. The profit is currently divided between Tiger Haven, Inc.-a sanctuary for big cats, and the East Tennessee Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (ETWRC) - an organization that rehabilitates sick, injured, or orphaned wild animals.

Now Is The Time – Linda Smith

Today, American families spend more than 90% of their time inside. The dust in the carpet is the equivalent of toxic waste. The water at the kitchen sink, which we thought was safe, is polluted with contaminants that are putting our health at risk. Experts say that between 2 and 10 million dust mites live in your mattress and another 2 million in your pillow. At EcoQuest International, issues like these are important to us because they are important to you and your family. We are driven by our purpose: To enhance and improve the quality of living indoors by providing products which bring safety, convenience, and beauty into the spaces where people spend their lives and to provide a real life-changing opportunity for anyone willing to work. EcoQuest...a choice for families.T Now Is The Time Enterprises is an Independent Dealer for EcoQuest International Products.

Prisma Fine Arts – Ella Dubose

Aaron Reed is an aspiring young artist from Albany,Georgia. He grew up surrounded by African American art as part of his home décor, but did not discover his artistic talent until his senior year at Westover High School. During that year, Aaron enrolled in his first art class simply to fulfill graduation requirements but he quickly realized his hidden talent and developed a passion for art.Aaron's artistic style is realism. His preferred mediums are prisma color pencils, charcoal, chalk, and conte'. http://www.prismafinearts.com/home.asp

Red Hat Momma’s – Lynn Duncan

Red Hat Momma's sells vintage hats and accessories for women, plus uniquely embellished hats, gloves, hatpins, jewelry and related accessories. These products will be of special interest to women in the Red Hat Society. an international organization based on a poem entitled "Warning" by Jenny Joseph that starts: "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, with a red hat which doesn't go." Friends and family of "Red Hatters" will also be interested as many of the items are perfect for gift giving.

Tina’s Originals – Tina Curry

I have been a Graphic Designer here at ORNL for the past 22 years. My artwork ranges from clay sculpture to original jewelry designs and beaded trinkets. I love to play with textures and various art media. Each piece is distinctly unique.

To Dream – Kim Daugherty

Warm Spirit – Vanessa Brown

The Warm Spirit Serenity Sanctuary is located at booth No. 2. Nature herself is the model of both our company and our offerings of rich, creative, and diverse beauty and health treatments - self-pampering moisturizers, body butters, balms, lotions, teas and aromatherapy treatments. Rejuvenating body scrubs and polishes; mask and body treatments. One hundred free moisturizer samples available to the first 100 visitors. All products are nature-based. For more information go to: http://www.warmspirit.org/knoxville

Weekenders – Sheria Johnson

Web site contributions provided by Brenda Johnson, Janice Greenwood and Thomas Willoughby.