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Tom Bartel
$100Title: Small Mouse Skull
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 3.5" x 3" x 3"
Description of the Piece: Small/handheld wall-mounted
Artist Bio: Tom Bartel is a ceramic sculptor who maintains a studio in Athens, Ohio, where he serves as Professor and Ceramics Chairperson at Ohio University. His works are constructed to refer to charged, stylized surrogates for the body.
Artist Website: https://www.tombartel.net/
Artist Instagram: @bartel_tom
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Mac Star McCusker
$100Title: 2 mugs
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 4.5" x 5" x 3"
Description of the Piece: Two decal mugs
Artist Bio: Mac McCusker is a ceramic artist in Pittsburgh, PA and is the studio manager at Union Project. He is an instructor and has taught classes and workshops around the country. Mac's work centers issues surrounding the LGBTQIA community.
Artist Website: www.macmccuskerceramics.com
Artist Instagram: @mac_art_ceramics
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Keith Kreeger
$90Title: Untitled
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: 6" x 7" x 4"
Description of the Piece: A small, hand-built ceramic teapot with a rounded body and muted glaze, accented by a black handle and spout. This work reflects on artist's aesthetic through the formation and the glaze choices.
Artist Bio: Keith Kreeger is an artist and designer. Previously he had a studio and contemporary craft gallery on Cape Cod prior to moving to Austin. Keith's aesthetic comes from the singular idea that "objects matter," and his work reflects that simple phrase
Artist Website: https://keithkreeger.com/
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Rachael Strittmatter
$250Title: Purple and Green Blossom
Materials: Furnace-worked glass
Dimensions: 7x6x6
Description of the Piece: Hand-blown purple and green glass vase using the cane technique to create a "wig-wag" pattern. Artist Bio: Rachael Strittmatter grew up in the outskirts of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She completed her BFA in Glass from RIT in New York in 2020. In her line of glassware, she is drawn towards bright colors, classic forms, and sparkles.
Artist Website: www.rachaelstrittmatter.com
Artist Instagram: @rachael.strittmatter
Sales tax will be charged on the final bid amount. Winner need not be present at the time of the auction closing. By placing a bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item at a price equal to your bid. If your bid is the highest bid you are agreeing to purchase the item at that price. You may then pick it up at Contemporary Craft in a timely manner, at no additional charge, or pay shipping and handling costs and any other fees or taxes necessary.
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Adam Kenney
$195Title: Intact Vessel
Materials: Glass and Wood
Dimensions: 5.5" H x 7.5" Diameter
Description of the Piece: Blown and Engraved Glass with Wood Base
Artist Bio: Adam Kenney is artist known for his refined, formalist mixed-media works that emphasize the natural beauty of materials. His work traditional glassblowing techniques with contemporary aesthetics.
Artist Website: www.shapesofanykind.com
Artist Instagram: @shapesofanykind
Sales tax will be charged on the final bid amount. Winner need not be present at the time of the auction closing. By placing a bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item at a price equal to your bid. If your bid is the highest bid you are agreeing to purchase the item at that price. You may then pick it up at Contemporary Craft in a timely manner, at no additional charge, or pay shipping and handling costs and any other fees or taxes necessary.
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Donna Penoyer
$125Title: Silver Pendant
Materials: Fine silver, sterling silver, stainless steel
Dimensions: 2 1/2"H x 1 1/4"W, chain approx. 20"L
Description of the Piece: Fine silver pendant on stainless steel chain with handmade sterling clasp
Artist Bio: Donna Penoyer is a recognized expert in the field of metal clay. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibits, and she has taught across the U.S. and Europe. She regularly teaches metal clay workshops at Contemporary Craft.
Artist Website: art@donnapenoyer.com
Artist Instagram: @donnapenoyer
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Boris Bally
$195Title: Patriotic Barricade Paramecium
Materials: Upcycled Interstate traffic sign
Dimensions: 7" x 1-5/8" x 1/2"
Description of the Piece: Humanufactur ed (hand-fabricated, hand-pierced, swaged)
Artist Bio: Bally is a Swiss-trained goldsmith working as a contemporary metalsmith/designer. His work varies from eccentric through formal to humorous, provoking thought & reflecting on some of the distortions of our ordered world.
Artist Website: www.BorisBally.com
Artist Instagram: @Boris_Bally
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Karen Kocher
$425Title: Cypress Trees
Materials: Mild Steel
Dimensions: 31x7x3, 26x6x3, 20x5x3
Description of the Piece: This is a 3 piece set of Italian cypress trees. Cut from steel sheet, the pieces are then heated in the forge for shaping, then welded to the base and finished with a clear powdercoat.
Artist Bio: Karen Kocher is a Pittsburgh, PA blacksmith/metal fabricator specializing in rustic/industrial (industric) design home & garden decor.
Artist Website: https://www.k2-metalworks.com
Artist Instagram: @k2metalworks
Sales tax will be charged on the final bid amount. Winner need not be present at the time of the auction closing. By placing a bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item at a price equal to your bid. If your bid is the highest bid you are agreeing to purchase the item at that price. You may then pick it up at Contemporary Craft in a timely manner, at no additional charge, or pay shipping and handling costs and any other fees or taxes necessary.
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Sharon Massey
$400Title: Candlesticks
Materials: steel and enamel
Dimensions: 6" x 3" x 3" (set of 2)
Description of the Piece: set of 2 Fringe Candlesticks
Artist Bio: Sharon Massey is a jeweler and enamelist whose artwork has been exhibited in over 100 exhibitions around the world. Sharon's work is included in eleven public collections including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Artist Website: www.sharon-massey.com
Artist Instagram: @sharon___massey
Sales tax will be charged on the final bid amount. Winner need not be present at the time of the auction closing. By placing a bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item at a price equal to your bid. If your bid is the highest bid you are agreeing to purchase the item at that price. You may then pick it up at Contemporary Craft in a timely manner, at no additional charge, or pay shipping and handling costs and any other fees or taxes necessary.
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Brian Sesack
$190Title: Seeing Double
Materials: Chromaluxe Metal (Dye Sub) Print
Dimensions: 16 x 12 Inches
Description of the Piece: This image was photographed on a Winter night while visiting Bordeaux, France
Artist Bio: Brian Sesack is an American photographer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who has used photography as a vehicle for his creative self-expression and the transformation from looking to seeing.
Artist Website: www.BrianSesack.com
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briansesack/
Sales tax will be charged on the final bid amount. Winner need not be present at the time of the auction closing. By placing a bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item at a price equal to your bid. If your bid is the highest bid you are agreeing to purchase the item at that price. You may then pick it up at Contemporary Craft in a timely manner, at no additional charge, or pay shipping and handling costs and any other fees or taxes necessary.
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Daniel Brockett
$400Title: Herringbone Basket
Materials: Willow
Dimensions: 10 x 20 x 20
Description of the Piece: Willow Basket
Artist Bio: Dan Brockett has been creating handwoven baskets from willow grown on his 12-acre property, Foggy Blossom Farm since 2019. He is a self-taught weaver focused on sharing the sustainability, functionality and natural beauty of his material.
Artist Website: https://www.foggyblossomfarm.com/
Artist Instagram: @foggyblossomfarm
Sales tax will be charged on the final bid amount. Winner need not be present at the time of the auction closing. By placing a bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item at a price equal to your bid. If your bid is the highest bid you are agreeing to purchase the item at that price. You may then pick it up at Contemporary Craft in a timely manner, at no additional charge, or pay shipping and handling costs and any other fees or taxes necessary.
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CMoA Private Curator's Tour
$150Scheduled for Thursday, June 18, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Guests will join Rachel Delphia for a special tour highlighting craft-based practices within If the word we, the 59th Carnegie International, May 2, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027
This custom program will focus on the creative polymath Saloua Raouda Choucair (born 1916,
Beirut, Lebanon; died 2017, Beirut, Lebanon). Best known as a sculptor, Choucair's practice
spanned disciplines, with one form inspiring another and art flowing into everyday life. Across media, her iterative work explored abstract geometries and modularity. Choucair built relationships with craftspeople in Beirut and spent a semester at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan studying jewelry, enameling, ceramics, and weaving. Carnegie Museum of Art presents a survey of Choucair's oeuvre in wood, stone, metal, ceramics, and fiber, beautifully and intimately installed in the Scaife Collection Galleries. Time permitting, the tour will also visit installations by Silät (founded 2023; based in northern Salta, Argentina) a collective of women weavers from the Wichí people led by Claudia Alarcón, and Sofu Teshigahara (born 1900, Osaka, Japan; d. 1979, Tokyo, Japan) founded The Sogetsu School of ikebana (est. 1927).
If the word we, the 59th Carnegie International, is organized by Ryan Inouye, Danielle A.
Jackson, and Liz Park, the Kathe and Jim Patrinos Curators of the 59th Carnegie International.
