Lean Into

A rare cast and hand carved glass sculpture by the artist

Fair Market Value: $10,000

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 5" x 6 1/2" x 8"

Glass

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Judith Schaechter

Judith Schaechter has lived and worked in Philadelphia since graduating in 1983 with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design Glass Program.

She has exhibited widely, including in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, The Hague and Vaxjo Sweden.

She is the recipient of many grants, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Crafts , The Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, The Joan Mitchell Award, two Pennsylvania Council on the Arts awards, The Pew Fellowship in the Arts and a Leeway Foundation grant.

Her work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Hermitage in Russia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Corning Museum of Glass, The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution and numerous other public and private collections.

Judith's work was included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, a collateral exhibition of the Venice Biennale in 2012 and she is a 2008 USA Artists Rockefeller Fellow. In 2013 Judith was inducted to the American Craft Council College of Fellows.

Bartram's Mirror

Fair Market Value: $1,000

Dimensions: 22" x 14" x 2"

Catalpa wood

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Don Miller

Bartram's Mirror was made in 2014 for The Center for Art In Wood's exhibition Bartram's Boxes Remix. The piece, a collaboration with furniture conservator Christopher Storb, was included in an installation in the Bartram House, Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia.

Don Miller is a Philadelphia based woodworker, instrument maker and educator. He holds a BA in German from the University of Kansas and an MFA in 3D Design from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an Associate Professor in the Craft and Material Studies program at The University of the Arts and inhabits his own workshop in Germantown, PA. His work questions natural material, functional form and historical technology.

Nina Simone Cup and Mug Pair

Two handmade vessels with portraits

Fair Market Value: $250

Dimensions: Cup: 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", Mug: 4 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 4 1/4"

Glazed ceramic and china paint

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Robert Lugo

Roberto Lugo is an American artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator who grew up in Philadelphia. Lugo uses porcelain as his medium of choice, illuminating its aristocratic surface with imagery of poverty, inequality, and social and racial injustice. Lugo's works are multicultural mashups, traditional European and Asian porcelain forms and techniques reimagined with a 21st-century street sensibility. Lugo is the recipient of the 2019 Rome Prize, and was awarded a 2019 Pew Fellowship. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The High Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and more. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Tyler School of Art and Architecture.

The Wexler Gallery

Wexler Gallery exhibits work that coexists in the expressive realms of design, fine art and contemporary glass and ceramics. Questioning and testing the boundaries of these fields, Wexler Gallery aims to present functional and non-functional work that consistently celebrates innovation as much as aesthetic beauty.

Wexler Gallery opened in 2000 in the historic district of Old City, Philadelphia and later expanded its presence to New York City in 2018. Since its inception, the gallery has proudly showcased extraordinary work by both master artists and the emerging talent of today.

Imagine Series: Liberty Sun

Punched penny wall piece

Fair Market Value: $4,000

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 23" x 23" x 2"

Copper and nickel pennies

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Stacey Lee Webber

American artist, Stacey Lee Webber was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1982. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ball State University in 2005 under professor Patricia Nelson. Webber went on to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison under professor Lisa Gralnick, earning her Master of Fine Arts in 2008. In 2009 Webber was awarded a year long residency at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. In 2011 Webber moved to Philadelphia to pursue her dream of being a full time artist. After four bustling years of teaching while working as a production jeweler she made her dream come to fruition in 2015. Webber is currently working and living on the northeast side of Philadelphia where she has made a career of making and selling her own artwork and jewelry. Her work pushes the boundaries of everyday recognizable objects to the point of unidentifiable. Through material, she strives to make artwork that challenges viewers preconceived notions of the objects that surround them.

Original Framed Mosaic

Fair Market Value: $600

Dimensions: 22 7/8" x 21 5/8" x 1 1/4"

Mixed material mosaic

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Isaiah Zagar

Isaiah Zagar is an award-winning mosaic mural artist whose work can be found on more than 200 public walls throughout the city of Philadelphia and around the world. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Brooklyn, Zagar received his B.F.A. in Painting & Graphics at the Pratt Institute of Art in New York City.

Zagar's artwork is heavily influenced by his travels and the personal connections he has made with international folk and visionary artists. Isaiah and his wife Julia completed three years of Peace Corps service in Peru in the mid-1960s, working with folk artists in the Puno region near Lake Titicaca. Soon after, they settled in Philadelphia and began their life's work of creating public art and fostering creativity in all its varied forms.

Zagar's work is included in the permanent collections of numerous art institutions, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and has been featured in solo exhibitions throughout the Philadelphia area. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Eye's Gallery

Sparked by Julia and Isaiah Zagar's love for Latin American folk art, Eye's Gallery has expanded into three floors of unique handpicked from around the world. Isaiah and Julia, artists and urban pioneers, moved into a sparsely populated area of Philadelphia known then as Lower South Street, after serving in the Peace Corps as craft developers to the Ayamara and Inca people of the Andes mountains in Peru.

Cylinder (20.07)

Fair Market Value: $2,000

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" x 8 3/4"

Earthenware, slip, and glass

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Lauren Mabry

I make ceramic sculptures, vessels, and dimensional glaze paintings. My work seeks to both highlight and exploit the intrinsic qualities and process-oriented nature of ceramics. Through calculated experimentation driven by a fascination with color and visual movement, the objects I make challenge viewers to contemplate the perceived physical state of matter. These ever-dynamic compositions feature rich, vibrant glazes that remain in constant fluctuation between flowing liquids and solid structures. Sometimes the surfaces look weathered and aged, but at the same time colorfully lush and wet. The results are expressive, bold, and often dichotomous: haphazard yet highly calculated.

Cherry Mira Chair by George Nakashima

Fair Market Value: $3,500

Dimensions: 19" x 18"x 27"- 17"

Stained cherry wood

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George Nakashima

George Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington in 1905 to Japanese parents who had immigrated to the United States. Educated and trained as an architect, Nakashima received his Master's degree in Architecture from M.I.T. in 1930. After the Pearl Harbor bombing, Nakashima and his family, like many other Americans of Japanese descent, were placed in an concentration camp in Idaho. Here he meet a Nisei woodworker and learned the art of Japanese woodworking. Because of sponsorship by his previous employer, Antonin Raymond, George Nakashima and his family were able to leave the camp and move to Pennsylvania. In 1944, he set up his workshop on the Nakashima homestead in New Hope, PA. He maintained and expanded his facilities in New Hope until his death in 1990.

Moderne Gallery

Founder of Moderne Gallery, Robert Aibel's abiding interest in visual communication and education as well as an exceptional eye for quality and "the unusual" have built his reputation as a dealer and as a resource to other 20th century experts and to the press. His scholarly approach to the field has established him as an authority, particularly in French Art Deco, the American Studio Craft Movement, Wharton Esherick and George Nakashima. He is the author of several publications on art and communication - and on the work of George Nakashima and Wharton Esherick. He produced and directed several award-winning documentary films from 1972 - 1986. Aibel received his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D in Aesthetic Communication from the University of Pennsylvania. He was on the faculty at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1992.

Hydro Top Pin #448

Fair Market Value: $350

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 2 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1/2"

Polymer, sterling silver, and gold leaf

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Ford/Forlano

Steve grew up in the Midwest, and studied art in St. Louis, Rome and Philadelphia. He has been a full time studio artist for the past twenty years. He lives in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, with his partner of fifteen years. In his career, he partners with David Forlano in Ford/Forlano. Together, the duo merges nature, pattern, and structure to portray fragments of life. However, they often let purpose subside and let the piece take over.

The Bluffs: Train

Mixed media painting

Fair Market Value: $5,500

Artist will receive 50% of the winning bid

Dimensions: 42" x 74"

Markers, ink and spray paint on canvas

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Joseph Leroux

After receiving his MFA from The University of Madison-Wisconsin in 2010, Leroux relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has continued working and showing extensively in the United States. A former musician who realized he "loved tearing things apart and putting them back together," Joseph Leroux harnesses the energy of live music in his sculptures. Each work subverts its intended use and becomes a prop in a parallel reality in which objects take on alternative functions. Constructed from materials both created and found-including logging saws, wood, drums, and paint-Leroux's sculptures reference the artist's upbringing in the mill town of Newton Falls in upstate New York. The finely constructed pieces and installations fuse together themes from design, architecture, music, and modern industry.

Handwoven Rug

Fair Market Value: $225

Dimensions: 2' X 3'

100% cotton yarn and fabric strips

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Claudia Mills

My first priority is to create a well-designed piece, a functioning floor covering that is both beautiful and durable.

In college, after exploring every course the art department offered, I landed in the weaving studio. I found weaving's combination of mathematical rigor and tactile diversity irresistible. Building on my childhood fascination with designing clothes using novelty fabrics, I began weaving with large bright prints, lurex, ripstop nylon and plaids. This exploration led to my first rag rugs in 1985.

I have now been weaving rugs for over two decades, adapting the traditional rag rug craft to my own contemporary aesthetic. As a designer I try to strike a balance between color and textural effects. Inspiration comes in many forms but foremost is the fabric itself.

New Oracle Bowl

Fair Market Value: $750

Dimensions: 15.5" x 2"

Carved maple wood

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Siegfried Schreiber

German artist Siegfried Schreiber was a master wood turner and particularly enjoyed kinetics. He was born in 1928. Many of the pieces he made rocked, spun or turned at the slightest touch. He preferred clear and quilted maple and pear wood. During the summer of 2007 he participated in The Center for Art In Wood's Windgate ITE International Residency Program. Siegfried Schreiber passed away May 18, 2015. His legacy is preserved in the CAW's Museum Collection.

The Center for Art In Wood

Since its inception in 1986, The Center for Art in Wood, formerly the Wood Turning Center, has been widely recognized by artists, collectors, scholars and the public as one of the most valuable resources for the education, preservation and promotion of the field of art made from wood.

Moose Head

Faux trophy head made from found materials

Fair Market Value: $680

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 28" x 24" x 10"

Apple wood and various repurposed bicycle parts

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Bob Ingram

For me it's less about making a statement and way more about being in a state of mind, body, and soul! Being a maker is a way of life, a lifestyle that keeps me on my toes moving and shaking through my daily grind and nightly rest/wrestling matches constantly turning over ideas, processes, tools, materials, client needs, worldly responsibilities, and/or what ever creeps and/or weeps into my subconscious.

As making things has been a lifetime of passion for me, I'm constantly thrilled by what lurks around the corner. I welcome all to help me and join in on this journey of discovery and renewal, please if you're willing, stop me in my tracks, to rant and rave, chill and chat, muse and reflect, ponder and wonder, or whatever and whenever. It takes two to tango!

InLiquid Tickets to The Benefit 2021

Fair Market Value: $250

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InLiquid

InLiquid mobilizes and makes accessible the visual arts culture of the greater Philadelphia region in order to unite communities, establish wider audiences for artists and designers, facilitate the relationship between artists and collectors, and nurture the public's appreciation of all forms of visual art.

InLiquid was founded in 1999 by local artist Rachel Zimmerman under the observation that the Philadelphia region boasted a huge number of talented visual artists, yet only a small fraction were seen by the public, and the artists themselves were not actively engaged in dialogue and cooperation.

Round Wood Cutting Board with Handle

Fair Market Value: $195

Dimensions: 15 3/4" x 20 1/2" x 1"

Oxidized walnut wood

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Edgewood Made

Edgewood Made exists within the intersection of nature and manufacturing. Understanding the space in which these entities coexist is at the foundation of what drives our design. We utilize nature as our inspiration and manufacturing as our medium - following the rules that both set in place, but never allowing for one take over the other. We create goods for every aspect of life in the home. We believe that well-made objects should be a part of our everyday lives, and that these objects should intrigue and draw in the user more and more with each use. Our forms and proportions reference nature and its hidden geometries that dictate how natural structures grow and form shape. Behind our products is a drive to not only bring manufacturing back to America, but also make sure that it is of the highest quality.

Untitled

Carved wooden vessel

Fair Market Value: $750

Dimensions: 6" x 7" x 7"

Carved wood

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Jean-François Delorme

Jean-François Delorme learned the trade of wood turning, and went on to work as a turner with a focus on production. From 1990, after training with diverse artists, he also began to exhibit individual items in ceramics and glass. The French Association of Wood-Turning Art (AFTAB) encouraged him to stop working on wood turning production to focus on the creation of individual items too. Since then, he has explored the possibilities created by repeating the same bowl in two or three materials to see the contrast in materials, textures and lighting.

The Center for Art In Wood

The Center for Art in Wood grew out of a series of symposia and exhibitions held between 1976 and 1986. The organizers of these events were the LeCoff brothers, Albert and Alan, and Palmer Sharpless, a woodworker and teacher at the George School, who are credited with helping to spur the "field" of wood turning.

Untitled

Fair Market Value: $750

Dimensions: 4" x 20"

Ebony and amaranth wood

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Broder Burow

Broder Burow is a German-based artist who was included in The Center for Art in Wood's 1988 touring International Turned Objects Show.

The Center for Art In Wood

The Center for Art in Wood grew out of a series of symposia and exhibitions held between 1976 and 1986. The organizers of these events were the LeCoff brothers, Albert and Alan, and Palmer Sharpless, a woodworker and teacher at the George School, who are credited with helping to spur the "field" of wood turning.

Untitled

Embroidery on canvas with acrylic paint and pencil drawing

Fair Market Value: $700

Dimensions: 11" x 14" x 1 1/2"

Thread, graphite, and acrylic on canvas

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Mi-Kyoung Lee

Mi-Kyoung Lee is a fiber artist currently based in Philadelphia. Her work focuses on the ritual and the repetitive process of art making and the relationship between tool and material, image, and content. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at the Arizona Art Museum, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Reading Public Museum, Painted Bride Art Center, Espace de Tisserands, and Busan Metropolitan Museum in Korea. She was included in the 10th International Lausanne to Beijing Fiber Art Biennale and 8th Beijing International Visual Art Biennale among others. Since 2005, Lee has collaborated with the International Opera Theater as the artistic director, costume, and set designer. She is currently an educator at University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Empire Python Square Stud

Fair Market Value: $200

Dimensions: 35" 9mm

18K Gold Vermeil and Sterling Silver

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Ann Lagos

From the Empire Collection, this square stud has a sculptural frame that holds a top pyramid dome of the textured Python Pattern. It is handcrafted in 18K Gold Vermeil with a base of Nickel Free Solid Sterling Silver, secured with post & large clutch back.

Ann King Lagos is a designer, entrepreneur and creative visionary who has brought to life four jewelry companies over four decades, leading up to her current brand: REALM Fine + Fashion Jewelry. Combining her expertise in traditional fine jewelry techniques with high-end design aesthetic and a unique sculptural approach to design, Ann created REALM for strong, modern women who are drawn to her pieces for their fashion-forward yet timeless style, rich symbolism, striking beauty and practical versatility.

She designs for women as only a woman can, always keeping comfort and value in mind and always making sure the wearer's own personality will shine. Says Ann, "I design to make you feel as beautiful and empowered when wearing REALM jewelry as I do when I design it for you. There is a bond between us, and it is our bond that makes this jewelry so powerful."

Face Bottle

Carved vessel with signature

Fair Market Value: $700

Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 6"

Wood fired stoneware, unglazed

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Chris Berti

Ceramicist and sculptor Chris Berti (1958- ) earned his BFA from Alfred University in Alfred, New York, and his MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Currently Professor of Ceramics at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, Berti has served as a Visiting Artist and presented workshops at Arrowmont, Penland, ArtPark,Cleveland Institute of Art, Indiana University, University of Iowa, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, among others. He has received Illinois Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowships in both Sculpture and Crafts categories, and his work has been reviewed in national and international publications including The New York Times and Ceramics: Art and Perception. Berti's works are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.), Brooks Museum, Millikin University (Decatur, IL), Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Illinois State Museum (Springfield, IL), Lafayette Museum of Art (Lafayette, IN); Mint Museum (Charlotte, NC), Montreal Museum of Art (Montreal, Quebec), National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, South Bend Art Museum (South Bend, IN), Southern Illinois University Museum (Carbondale, IL), and Racine Art Museum (Racine, WI).

Helen Drutt

Helen W. Drutt English (Helen Drutt) was Founder/Director of her eponymous gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1973-2002), which was among the first galleries in the United States to make a commitment to the modern and contemporary craft movement. In 1973, she developed the first syllabus for a college-level course in the history of the field. Drutt has published numerous essays; organized exhibitions, i.e. Poetics of Clay, Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madelaine K. Albright, and Challenging the Chatelaine!; and curated American studio jewelry for the Museo del Gioiello, Vicenza, Italy (2016-18). She has built a permanent collection of contemporary crafts for The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, and she is currently building a collection for the National Museum of Sweden. The Helen Williams Drutt Collection of international studio jewelry has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and internationally, and in 2002, 800 works entered the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Drutt has received numerous awards and three honorary degrees, from the University of the Arts, Moore College of Art, and Alfred University.

Large Porcelain Bowl

Fair Market Value: $225

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 11" x 11" x 10"

Glazed porcelain

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Roberta Massuch

This large porcelain bowl is perfect for salads, fruit, or other dishes to be shared! Its interior glaze is a pale peach and the exterior is a soft satin white glaze. Hand-washing is recommended.

Roberta Massuch lives and works in Philadelphia where she is a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio, and works as the studio technician and faculty at The Community College of Philadelphia. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, she received her BFA from Northern Illinois University in 2005 and her MFA from Louisiana State University in May 2013. Past residencies include: Worcester Center for Craft, Northern Clay Center, and Tyler School of Art. She was awarded a 2015 Independence Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship, which funded her participation in an 8 week Arquetopia Special Ceramics Artist Residency (2016) at the Arquetopia Foundation for Development, in Puebla, Mexico.

Private Tour of the Philadelphia Magic Gardens

Fair Market Value: $300

Private tour for up to 10 people with Executive Director Emily Smith and Preservation Manager Stacey Holder. Guests will see special spaces not normally open to the public and hear all the behind-the-scenes stories!

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Philadelphia Magic Gardens

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens (PMG) is an immersive mixed media art environment that is completely covered with mosaics. The creator, Isaiah Zagar, used handmade tiles, bottles, bicycle wheels, mirror, and international folk art to chronicle his life and influences. The space is made up of two indoor galleries and a bi-level outdoor sculpture garden.

As a nonprofit museum, PMG celebrates art in its many forms through community outreach, public programs, hands-on activities, exhibitions, and tours. We welcome everyone to explore the space and embrace the possibility of self-expression.

Zagar has devoted himself to beautifying the South Street neighborhood since the late 1960s, when he moved to the area with his wife, Julia. The couple helped spur the revitalization of the area by renovating derelict buildings and adding colorful mosaics on both private and public walls. The Zagars, teamed with other artists and activists, transformed the neighborhood into a prosperous artistic haven and successfully led protests against the addition of a new highway that would have eliminated South Street. This period of artistic rebirth was coined the "South Street Renaissance." After the street was saved, Zagar continued creating mosaic murals, resulting in hundreds of public artworks over the next five decades.

Annual Membership to The Clay Studio

Includes $50 Shop Gift Certificate

Fair Market Value: $150

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The Clay Studio inspires curiosity and discovery around the art and craft of clay, drawing together students, artists, and an engaged public into a welcoming community. Every day, in our classrooms, studios, galleries, and neighborhoods, we deepen the connection between people and clay with the highest quality programs and exhibitions. Founded in 1974, The Clay Studio continues in the belief that shared creativity, so fundamental to humanity, is a critical force for good.

Lot of Craft Catalogues and Books

Many out of print

Estimated Fair Market Value: $1,000

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From the Library of Helen Drutt

This selection of catalogues and books are responsive to the contemporary craft field, and have been collated from the library of Helen Drutt. The list of books includes:

William Daley: Selected Works; Soup Tureens: 1976; Sculpture Skulpturen; Contemporary Arts: An Expanding View; Claus Bury; Brooching It Diplomatically; North, East, West, South and Middle; Challenging the Châtelaine!; Crossing Boundaries; Olaf Skoogfors; Claes Oldenburg: More Ray Gun Poems; William Darley; Pennsylvania Quilts; Gis Bakker: About the Holes Project; Symbiotic Realms; Hopi Kachina Dolls; Ceramics; Schmuckarbeiten; Fire Decades; Along the Way; Porcelain; Jill Bonovitz: Recent Work; Ruth Duckworth; Thresholds; Louis Mueller; Martinazzi; Breon O'Casey.

Helen Drutt

Helen W. Drutt English (Helen Drutt) was Founder/Director of her eponymous gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1973-2002), which was among the first galleries in the United States to make a commitment to the modern and contemporary craft movement. In 1973, she developed the first syllabus for a college-level course in the history of the field. Drutt has published numerous essays; organized exhibitions, i.e. Poetics of Clay, Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madelaine K. Albright, and Challenging the Chatelaine!; and curated American studio jewelry for the Museo del Gioiello, Vicenza, Italy (2016-18). She has built a permanent collection of contemporary crafts for The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, and she is currently building a collection for the National Museum of Sweden. The Helen Williams Drutt Collection of international studio jewelry has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and internationally, and in 2002, 800 works entered the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Drutt has received numerous awards and three honorary degrees, from the University of the Arts, Moore College of Art, and Alfred University. She is a trustee of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Fellow of the American Craft Council; and a recipient of the Distinguished Educator's Award 2018, James Renwick Alliance, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Cage Bangle

Fair Market Value: $360

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 3" x 4"

3D printed nylon bangle bracelet

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Maria Eife

Maria Eife is a Philadelphia-based jewelry artist. She has a practice rooted in both digital and traditional craft. Maria has exhibited across the United States and in Europe, including the Smithsonian Craft Show, Sieraad Art Fair and Jewelers' Werk Galerie. She co-founded JV Collective in 2016 and the group has exhibited at Munich Jewelry Week, New York City Jewelry Week and at the Baltimore Jewelry Center. In 2017 she won the Excellence in Jewelry Prize at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Her work has been published in Lark Books 500 Felt Objects, American Craft Magazine, Maternal Journal and Metalsmith Magazine.

Endless Garden

Porcelain bowl

Fair Market Value: $300

Dimensions: 12" x 3 1/4"

Porcelain

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Lawrence Spitz

I was trained by Toshiko Takaezu in the mid-sixties when she was artist in residence at Princeton University. I have worked in porcelain pretty much since. I was an associate artist at The Clay Studio between 2010-2015. My interest is to creatively push the limits of porcelain to achieve beauty, strength, and lightness.

Wrap with Honeybees and Plants

Botanically inspired, hand block printed wrap

Fair Market Value: $260

Dimensions: 13" x 84"

Rayon lycra fabric and textile paints

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K. Riley

My training and specialties are in textile and apparel design, illustration, and costume history. My botanical and insect inspired collection is linoleum block printed. I design, illustrate and painstakingly hand-carve each linoleum block. Each garment section is printed before construction. I layer prints and colors to get the desired effect, carefully considering all the garment design details before printing. I translate shapes and details from the past, adding a contemporary twist. I strive to create a unique, wearable, and beautifully constructed garment with timeless design, historical references, and impeccable craftsmanship.

Be Puzzled

Hand-crafted necklace

Fair Market Value: $195

Artist will receive 50% of winning bid

Wire and puzzle pieces

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Marian Robinson

This one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted necklace is made from individual puzzle pieces connected using malleable wire to create an inventive statement necklace with the comfort of an adjustable clasp.

My goal is to create work that makes the wearer feel special, inventive and upbeat. My necklaces have been sold at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Delaware Contemporary Museum, juried craft shows, and select retail stores such as Joan Shepp, one of Philadelphia's premier shops. I focus on shape, texture, dimension and malleability. Balance, comfort and innovation all are significant in what I work to achieve. I incorporate found objects, recycled material, vintage beads and a potpourri of eclectic novelty items.

Set of Tapered Bottles

Blown glass decor

Fair Market Value: $550

Dimensions: ~10" tall, and 20" tall

Glass

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Vetro Vero Glass

Michael Schunke is a firm believer in the value of practice and skill in glassmaking, concepts that are exemplified in his remarkable execution of hand-blown glass goblets. The refined nature of Schunke's signature contemporary stemware is a result of his design aesthetic combined with his unwavering dedication to technical practice.

Josie Gluck is an American designer and glassmaker. Her focus on the meaning of matter at the intersection of art, craft and design serves as a departure point for her interest in cultivating lasting relationships between objects and humanity.

Schunke and Gluck merged practices in 2011 and formed Vetro Vero to preserve traditional techniques and express creative innovation through obsessive excellence in design and craftsmanship. Together, Schunke and Gluck teach glassmaking workshops around the world and have been recognized as Guest Artists by the Glass Art Society and the Corning Museum of Glass.

Gravers Lane Gallery

Gravers Lane Gallery was founded in 2010 and is one division of The Goldenberg Group, which is comprised of three entities: Goldenberg Development, People Helping People Foundation, and Goldenberg Enterprises.

T.G.G. creates transformative change through active involvement in communities and meaningful partnerships. In 2012 long-time Philadelphia gallerist Bruce Hoffman joined the team as Director of Gravers Lane Gallery. Located in the historic Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Gravers Lane Gallery represents a diverse stable of regional, national and international artists spanning many generations, from emerging to lifetime award recipients. Engaging the surrounding community by creating a comfortable welcoming environment is very important in our exhibition practices.

Tour of the Wharton Esherick Museum

Fair Market Value: $120

A private tour for four with a wine and cheese reception

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Wharton Esherick Museum

The Wharton Esherick Museum is the home and studio of famed American artist Wharton Esherick, located atop Valley Forge Mountain in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is our mission to preserve, maintain, and exhibit the artistic creations of the late Wharton Esherick so that the general public may gain enjoyment, education, and inspiration from Esherick's life work. We seek to act dynamically; connecting contemporary audiences to Esherick's legacy and brilliant creations through diverse public programs and community partnerships.

Set on 12 wooded acres, the Museum campus is comprised of multiple buildings including Wharton Esherick's Studio, which is now the centerpiece of the Museum. Esherick's highly individual, hand-built Studio was constructed over a 40-year period beginning in 1926, incorporating Arts and Crafts, Expressionist, and organic designs. Two years later Esherick began his 1928 Expressionist garage, now our Visitor Center. In 1973, just one year after its official opening as a museum, the Studio was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1993, the Museum was designated a National Historic Landmark for Architecture.

Turbulence

Fair Market Value: $500

Dimensions: 13" x 8" x 11"

Porcelain and glass fiber textile

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Carol Klein

The piece entitled "Turbulence" was created in 2018. Using porcelain slip and glass fiber textile its surfaces are both fractured, twisted and deformed by enormous heat - a predictive commentary on our times.

As an associate at The Clay Studio, my early work in mold making and casting evolved from small, functional, translucent porcelain pieces to intricate, larger pieces. This work while functional, or not, has a novel composition. Using porcelain slip and glass fiber textile to create large vessels and panels, I am modeling unusual fractured and sculptural surfaces in my studio at 319 N 11th St, Philadelphia. My process is intuitive and I strive to discover new expression for these molten media.

Two Month Unlimited Membership with NextFab

Fair Market Value: $400

Valid at all NextFab locations

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NextFab

NextFab is a network of membership-based makerspaces that provide access to tools, technology, education, events, and services for makers of any skill level. We offer a variety of education and startup programs, as well as professional design, production, and placemaking services for whatever your fabrication needs.

Signed Copy of Craft Capital and Tote Bag

Fair Market Value: $60

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CraftNOW

Craft Capital: Philadelphia's Cultures of Making is CraftNOW's second publication. This copy has been signed by the editor, Glenn Adamson, on the Table of Contents.

CraftNOW Philadelphia unites the leading institutions and artists of Philadelphia's community in a celebration of the city's rich legacy, its internationally-recognized scene, and its important role as an incubator for arts based in wood, clay, fiber, metal and glass. Through both creating and spotlighting events during the week of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, CraftNOW invites locals and visitors alike to explore Philadelphia's innovations in the world of the handmade.

Fabric Workshop and Museum Catalogues and Year Membership

Fair Market Value: $190

Catalogues include: Process and Practice, New Material as New Media, and An Industrious Art

Fabric Workshop and Museum

The Fabric Workshop and Museum is a non-profit arts organization devoted to creating new work in new materials and new media in collaboration with emerging, nationally, and internationally recognized artists.

Founded in 1977, the Fabric Workshop and Museum has an Artist-in-Residence Program, an extensive permanent collection of new work created by artists in collaboration with the Workshop, in-house and touring exhibitions, and comprehensive educational programming including lectures, tours, in-school presentations, and student apprenticeships.

Italian Market Crate

Perishable Food Items

Fair Market Value: $150

Dimensions: 11 1/2" x 8" x 9"

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Di Bruno Brothers

Rocky would've cut his jog short for this one...
For the last 80 years, our Italian Market store has been tucked into 930 S. 9th Street. Warm, vibrant, and delightfully cramped with delicious goodies ceiling to floor, our original location houses a cheese cave, antipasti bar, charcuterie station and fifty linear feet of specialty ingredients. Enjoy a taste of the original Di Bruno Bros. where Danny and Joe began their journey to achieve the American Dream.

For 80 years, Di Bruno Bros. has offered nothing but the highest quality products, infused with the story of the people who made them. Our story is a story of discovery, of two brothers, aunts and uncles, of Culinary Pioneers, and the beautiful city of Philadelphia. Since our humble beginnings at the Italian Market in 1939, the relationships and support of the neighborhoods and community in which we work have always been important to us. Our core values to be In Stock, In Service, In Spirit and to Inspire have gone beyond our four walls and into the communities that we serve. We understand that the success of our business is not defined by profits alone, but the health, vitality, and success of our communities and our city.

Bon Marché Case of Wine

This is a Moore Brothers Wine Company classic

Fair Market Value: $185

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Moore Brothers Wine Company

Since our founding in 1996, we have brought together a wide variety of wines from the Old World as a "sampling" of the types we drink most often (and that keep our customers returning for more). The wines in this collection, chosen for their versatility and variety (and with a built-in discount), assure that the Bon Marché lives up to its French name; a "good deal." Notes on each of the wines are provided in the package.

Our direct, personal relationships with the producers of these wines guarantees that we only sell wines we love. Please come and experience Old World, artisan wines with Moore Brothers Wine Company.

Tour of the Wharton Esherick Museum, so Popular We Have it Twice!

Fair Market Value: $120

A private tour for four with a wine and cheese reception

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Wharton Esherick Museum

The Wharton Esherick Museum is the home and studio of famed American artist Wharton Esherick, located atop Valley Forge Mountain in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is our mission to preserve, maintain, and exhibit the artistic creations of the late Wharton Esherick so that the general public may gain enjoyment, education, and inspiration from Esherick's life work. We seek to act dynamically; connecting contemporary audiences to Esherick's legacy and brilliant creations through diverse public programs and community partnerships.

Set on 12 wooded acres, the Museum campus is comprised of multiple buildings including Wharton Esherick's Studio, which is now the centerpiece of the Museum. Esherick's highly individual, hand-built Studio was constructed over a 40-year period beginning in 1926, incorporating Arts and Crafts, Expressionist, and organic designs. Two years later Esherick began his 1928 Expressionist garage, now our Visitor Center. In 1973, just one year after its official opening as a museum, the Studio was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1993, the Museum was designated a National Historic Landmark for Architecture.