$1,000 Gift Card at Anna & Bel a boutique hotel located in the heart of Fishtown

Good for use on a stay and in the restaurant.

Anna & Bel - A serene urban escape in the heart of Fishtown, Philadelphia

In the heart of Philadelphia's vibrant Fishtown neighborhood, Anna & Bel, nestled within a meticulously restored 18th-century former women's asylum, is a haven for the discerning traveler seeking a unique blend of history, art, and modern luxury. Experience the soul of Fishtown through a curated blend of local art, thoughtfully designed spaces, and a dedication to unforgettable stays, featuring a vibrant culinary scene and wellness-inspired amenities.

With glowing reviews in major publications like Maxim, the Architectural Record, Surface Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Philadelphia Magazine and the Michelin Guide, Anna & Bel is Philadelphia's hottest new boutique hotel!

Enjoy a unique culinary experience during your stay, led by Chef-Partner Tyler Akin. Bastia, Anna & Bel's sun-filled daytime café, transforms into a vibrant restaurant at night, serving a seasonal menu that captures the essence of the coastal cuisines of Corsica and Sardinia. As evening descends, Caletta, our sophisticated cocktail lounge, beckons with specialty cocktails, small Italian bites, and serene courtyard views. Whether you're in the mood for an inspired meal or an intimate cocktail setting, our on-site dining options cater to your every mood.

Hotel amenities include:

• Complimentary High-Speed WiFi
• Open-Air Courtyard
• Seasonal Heated Pool
• Onsite Day-to-Night Dining
• Cocktail Lounge
• Beautifully Designed Living Room Area
• Infrared Sauna
• 24 Hour Gym
• Yoga / Meditation Patio
• Reading Nook
• Meeting Room (6 Person Max Occupancy)*
• Getting Ready Room (Available for Event Rentals Only)*
• Wellness Room*

*Reservation Required

Donated by Galli Arbel and Dor Barki

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Cake Stand Set by Megan Stover & Cake Life Bake Shop Behind the Scenes Tour

Along with a full sized and a cute mini cake stand by Megan Stover, enjoy a behind the scenes tour with Cake Life Bake Shop co-founder Lily Fischer. Lily will take you on a tour of the kitchen, and then enjoy a piece of cake with you to answer any questions you have about bakery life.

• Wonder what it's like to own your own business … ask Lily.

• Curious about what a competitive baking show is REALLY like … ask Lily.

• What's it like to make a cake for Queen B - twice - you guessed it … ask Lily.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to speak with someone who is truly living their dream.

The beautiful full sized and cupcake sized cake stands from artist Megan Stover will fulfill all your whimsical cake display dreams. Megan's candy pink, full-sized stand is the perfect showcase for anything you are inspired to buy or bake. The miniature stand is a whimsical creation, you can put it to use for a cupcake the next time you want to celebrate someone special, or just the end of a long week!

About Cake Life Bake Shop

Cake Life Bake Shop is a Fishtown gem located at 1306 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. From day one, Cake Life co-founders Nima Etemadi and Lily Fischer dreamed of building a bakery featuring unparalleled, unpretentious baking, and doing it in a way they could be proud of.

Now, six years later, Cake Life is an ever-evolving embodiment of that dream: a sustainable retail café and bakery offering the very best cakes and pastries in Philadelphia, all in a welcoming, inclusive experience that both our customers and employees can feel good about. Even Beyoncé likes our cakes--we've baked her birthday cake twice now! (Let's be real, that's a dream come true every time…)

Megan Stover Biography

Born and raised in Los Angeles with an artist father, I was brought up in a craftperson's lifestyle. I first entered a ceramics studio when I was five years old and it quickly became one of my favorite pass-times. My grandmothers on both sides were potters and I inherited a wheel when I was 10. It's in my blood, but the support, inspiration and guidance I was surrounded with growing up proved invaluable. As I grew to appreciate the interconnectedness that ceramics had in my life I began to see the world as malleable as clay. Clay has a unique level of customizability and possibility that allows me to learn as an artist endlessly. Ceramics feeds my passion to create in both 2D and 3D drastically altering the functionality and design of each piece. I strive to create something that is functional, comfortable and personal to each person that holds it. To add a personal touch and attention to detail I carve a signature ring of petals around the foot on each and every piece. My journey through the ceramics arts has no end in sight and will continue to evolve as I do. Stover has had many residences and experiences in clay, including as a Work Exchange at The Clay Studio!

Donated by Cake Life Bake Shop and Megan Stover

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
  Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Fitler Club Get Away

Retail Value: $1,500

Enjoy a weekend getaway for two at Philadelphia's most exciting private club including a one night stay in the Fitler Club's boutique hotel and a 3-course tasting dinner for two in The Dining Room. Cap your night off with a private screening in our Screening Room. Treat yourself to a luxurious day and night in the incredibly highly rated exclusive club in the heart of the city.

About the Fitler Club

Considered the most contemporary, luxurious membership space in Philadelphia, Fitler Club opened its doors in 2019 in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia. Fitler Club boasts a stunning 14-room hotel, unparalleled gym and spa, 34,000 square feet of workspace and private office suites, and refined yet relaxed culinary and event venues - all under one roof. It is an urban social club for socially conscious, forward-thinking Philadelphians, combining world-class dining, fitness, social, and business offerings. From fine linens to lavish bath products, a thoughtfully curated mini bar to bowling lanes, an indoor pool to movies in The Screening Room - it's all here. Enjoy a great night's rest and exceptional service.

Location
Conveniently located at 2400 Market Street between the Financial District, University City, and Rittenhouse, a 5-minute walk to 30th Street Station, a 15-minute drive to PHL Airport, and easy access to major highways.

Donated by The Fitler Club

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Hiroe Hanazono Studio Tour & Tray Set

with inspirational artwork

Oval Tray Set, 2025

Stoneware & porcelain, glaze
oval tray - 10 1/8' W x 5" D x 1 5/8' H
white dish - 3 1/4'W x 2 1/2' Dx 1 1/8'H
cloud bud vase/ chopstick rest - 2 3/4'W x 1 1/2' D x 1 3/8'H

Hiroe Hanazono, Ceramist and Clay Studio Resident Artist Alum, offers a three-hour tour of her personal studio for up to four people. Hiroe will include demonstration on plaster mold making and even provide an opportunity to work with some clay with her. This is an opportunity to see behind the scenes, learn and ask questions from a full-time working artist. Hiroe has included a beautiful tray and bowl as part of this amazing experience.

Artist Statement

My work is shaped by my cultural upbringing and a lifelong passion for food, rooted in the daily rituals of preparing, serving, and sharing meals, and in a deep reverence for food as a source of connection, beauty, and care.
I focus on clean, simple, and occasionally unexpected forms, brought to life through a muted or monochromatic palette that provides an ideal backdrop for the presentation of food. I use wheel throwing, hand building, and slip casting, choosing each technique, or a combination of them, based on the form and function I want to achieve.
Food is at the heart of everything I make. As you view my work, I hope it invites you to imagine a meal: who you would share it with, what you would serve, and how the. objects might shape the experience.

Artist Biography

Originally from Japan, Hiroe Hanazono is a Philadelphia-based ceramic artist. She
holds a BA in Spatial Art from California State University and an MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University. She has participated in residencies including the Archie Bray
Foundation, the International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark, and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, where she was awarded the 2008-2009 Evelyn Shapiro
Foundation Fellowship. Most recently, she served as the 1939 Artist in Residence at
William & Mary. In addition to her studio practice, Hanazono teaches ceramics and college-level foundation art courses in Philadelphia.

Donated by the artist - Hiroe Hanazono

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

2 Longwood Gardens Tickets & Flower Sculpture

Sensing, 2024

Jeanne Blissett Robertson

Stoneware, luster, silk thread,
9.5" H x 9" W x 9"D

"A flower blossoms for its own joy." - Oscar Wilde

This beautiful, otherworldly flower by Resident Artist Jeanne Blissett Robertson is part of the artist's ongoing exploration into natural forms and our relationship to the environment. Tall and graceful, this matte black bloom is reminiscent of a lily with four layers of gracefully unfurling leaves. The sculpture is adorned with jewels that hang on fine strands of thread, delicate as a spider's web. Bring this stunning piece home and enjoy two tickets to Longwood Gardens! Wander through enchanting landscapes where botanical beauty flourishes around every corner.

Two General Admission Tickets to Longwood Gardens. See winning packet for details.

Artist Statement

I am a ceramic artist exploring the interaction and interconnectivity between nature, design, and human experience in the context of our current climate crisis. My project-based practice responds to different natural topics (usually site-specific to where I am working) such as coral in Abu Dhabi, Horse Mussel reefs, seasonal star constellations, and most recently metamorphic rocks. Works visualize incongruous relationships between organic forms and symbols/graphics that exemplify human design. Continuing this theme, I use a mixture of ceramic processes such as slip-casting, slab-building, hand-building, salt-glazing, and painting with matte underglazes, to juxtapose aesthetic styles. Present in my work is a fluidity between what's man-made and what's from natural origin, putting into question how something is formed and how different timescales connect and interact with each other.

Artist's Biography

Jeanne Blissett Robertson graduated with a BA Hons in Sculpture & Environmental Art from Glasgow School of Art in 2015. Since then she has lived and worked internationally carrying out artist residencies in Abu Dhabi (Manarat Al Saadiyat), Mexico (Trapo Galeria), Edinburgh (Edinburgh Ceramics Workshop) and most recently Ullapool, Scotland (An Talla Solais). She recently received an Arts Council England grant, 'Developing Your Creative Practice', for a self-tailored ceramics training program where she learnt from crafts people based in Scotland. Her activity included salt-glazing in Isle of Skye, making geological glazes with rocks from Assynt (world heritage site), foraging for clay and minerals, and multiple-part mould making for slip-casting. Recent exhibitions include 'To A Green Thought', DVAA, Philadelphia, 2022, 'Off-Kilter', Drill Hall, Edinburgh, 2021, and 'Running Parallel', Lewes Light Festival, 2020. Alongside her practice, Robertson delivers experimental art workshops for people of all ages and abilities.

Donated by the Artist - Jeanne Blissett Robertson & Longwood Gardens

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Clay Studio Private Party for Twelve!

Win a private party at The Clay Studio for up to 12 people! Our three-hour private event workshops offer either Intro to Wheel Throwing or Intro to Handbuilding. We provide an instructor to work with your group and supplies. Additionally, we will provide light refreshments - including beer and wine if appropriate - as part of this prize.

Have you ever wanted to try ceramics? Doesn't throwing on the wheel look like magic? Maybe you have a latent ceramic artist inside you and you need a chance to get back into the studio. Come to The Clay Studio with your friends and family for an unforgettable experience tapping into your creativity and giving them a chance to do the same! What a generous and fun opportunity to share this with 11 of your closest pals. Your teacher will meet you and your friends where they are and provide support and the skills to make something you're proud of.

Each participant keeps 1-2 pieces that they decorate with underglazes, and then we clear glaze and fire them after the workshop. We will package the work for pick up by the party host 2-4 weeks post-event.

Donated by The Clay Studio

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

The Clay Studio Fast Pass

Raffle Tickets Are Available In-Person Only

Haven't beat the rush of class signup? Take your shot at winning free entry to any Clay Studio class of your choice.

No more hoping there's a spot left during signups with this raffle item. The winner is guaranteed a spot in any class. You can also give this class to a person of your choosing if you'd like someone in your life to deepen their love for clay and ceramics!

This lot includes a fabulous swag bag filled with ceramic tools and a newly designed Clay Studio T-shirt illustrated by our Resident Alumni Ruth Easterbrook (t-shirt may be exchanged for size).

Donated by The Clay Studio

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Date Night at City Winery

Raffle Tickets Are Available In-Person Only

Enjoy dinner and a show at City Winery. Certificate has a value of $200 for dinner and non-sold out show at City Winery located at 990 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Reservations need to be made 48-hours in advance. Must present certificate to City Winery the day of the show.

City Winery is the brainchild of Michael Dorf, founder of the iconic Knitting Factory, one of New York's longest running music venues, who wanted to create a space in Manhattan where he could combine his shared passions for wine and music. After making his first barrel of wine in California with his brother Josh and winemaker David Tate, formerly of Ridge Winery and now at Barnett Vineyards, Michael caught the bug: "For a long time I'd been enjoying wine as a fan - drinking it, taking classes, attending wine dinners - but it was not until I actually started participating in the process of working with the grape, turning it into wine, putting it into a bottle, and watching it develop over time, that I really started to understand wine. And when I would give my friends a bottle of wine with my name on it, most would respond by saying: 'I wanna do that too!' It was this experience that led Michael to conceptualize and start working on the City Winery business plan in 2006.

Donated by City Winery

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Ice Cream Package & Gift Card

Raffle Tickets Are Available In-Person Only

Retail Value: $225.00

When is it not a good day for ice cream? We know you have a sweet tooth - so indulge yourself with raffle that includes three pint cards that you can redeem for any flavor your heart desires. Enjoy your Jeni's ice cream in a pair of Clarissa Eck bowls and some fancy ice cream spoons. Also included is a Jeni's recipe book for creating more amazing ice cream treats. ENJOY!

Please note - the ice cream bowls are NOT safe for the microwave.

Artist Biography

Clarissa Eck came to pottery after earning her BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design at Pratt Institute. Her clay journey began at The Clay Studio fueled by an energetic curiosity. She was a member of the Work Exchange Artist Program and recently joined the Associate Artists, and currently makes her artwork at The Clay Studio. Clarissa creates illustrated pottery that integrates animal messengers, ancient plant knowledge and hermetic symbolism-to stir the depths of the spirit.

Donated by Artist - Clarisssa Eck

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.

Penn Museum Family Tour

Did you know the Penn Museum galleries are fantastic spaces for young children to explore? With rich stories, fascinating objects, and hands-on learning opportunities, the museum is a perfect place to spark curiosity and imagination in our youngest visitors.

Join a Penn Museum Education staff member for a special guided tour designed just for families - young children are especially welcome! This interactive tour will be both informative and activity-based, making the museum experience engaging and fun for visitors of all ages.

Donated by The Penn Museum

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio. Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 10:30 pm.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.