Madrone Burl Vessel

Fair Market Value: $550

Dimensions: 5" x 4.5" x 3"

Madrone Burl Wood

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Michael Peterson

This madrone-burl turned-vessel by Michael Peterson is a hollow form with an organically textured surface created by the artist in 1987. Michael Peterson was born in 1952 in Texas and lives with his wife, Jean, on Lopez Island. Introduced to wood in 1975, Michael's work continues to explore the potential of process and material. Central to the work is evoking a sense of naturalness, landscape, object and coastal influence.

The Center for Art in Wood

The Center for Art in Wood interprets, nurtures, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art, craft, and design in wood to enhance the public's understanding and appreciation of it. CAW has built its reputation by providing opportunities for makers and visitors to experience craft directly, through participatory programming; seminal exhibitions and documentation; and the growth, conservation, exhibition, and care of its permanent collection. The Center's practice of keeping these resources free and available to the public emphasizes its commitment to building a democratic and inclusive community.

Large Volcanic Glazed Vessel

Fair Market Value: $6,500

Contributor will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: 12.5" x 9"

Stoneware, glaze, with areas of sgrafitto decoration, Signed.

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Estelle Halper

Estelle Halper (1918-1980) was an acclaimed potter born in White Plains, New York. She initially took ceramic classes at Greenwich House Pottery in Manhattan in the early 1940's.. She was learning to mix elements for glazes, taking courses with Peter Volkous, James Crumrine, and Ilsa Rothmer. She is best known for her volcanic turquoise and blue glazes, these were developed while experimenting in her studio in the early 1950's.

Her work was featured in group shows at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Contemporary Crafts Museum, The Everson Museum, with solo exhibitions at America House (1952), Rabun Studio (1951-53) Hudson River Museum, Silvermine Guild of Art and Philadelphia Art Alliance, as well as in many private galleries.

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.

Sterling Silver Cufflinks

Fair Market Value: $240

Contributor will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: .51" x .6" x .49"

Sterling silver and 2mm diamond wheels

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CARTrageous Jewelry

Deanna McLaughlin, founder of CARTrageous Jewelry, began exhibiting her work in 1986. She has won numerous awards with her artwork and has been granted residency and exhibition opportunities both Nationally and Internationally. An insatiable thirst to learn new skills while working with a variety of media sustains her never-ending inspiration to create. Experiencing people from other places and cultures has greatly influenced her approach to looking at life with an ever-fresh perspective. Academic achievements include M.A./M.A.T. Art Education, The University of The Arts. B.S. Art Therapy, Cognate: Psychology, Bowling Green State University. She is also an advanced yoga educator.

NextFab Standard Membership

Fair Market Value: $657

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NextFab

3-Month Standard Membership at NextFab Makerspace. Includes unlimited days at all three of our locations. Valued at $657.

NextFab is a network of collaborative makerspaces for creators of any skill level or interest. Here we provide access to machinery, education, membership, community, events, and professional services for anything you want to fabricate. By combining digital technology with traditional tools, we're finding cutting-edge ways to make things, solve problems, and learn by doing.

Four Ornamental Metal Boxes (1)

Fair Market Value: $1,500

Contributor will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: .75"-1.5" x 1"-2" x 1"-1.5"

Blued gunmetal, silver, guilloché, and 14K gold

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M. Dale Chase

These four metal pill or ring boxes by M. Dale Chase were made during a sabbatical from wood box making during the 1990s. Chase explored creating metal boxes in combinations of gold, silver, and blued gunmetal. Using an ornamental lathe, he created hundreds of round, square, six sided, oval, and thin wafer-like boxes with one or two compartments. These lidded gold-toned boxes utilize the Guilloché technique to create contrasting patterns on the surfaces. A couple have threaded lids. Others slide precisely onto the bottoms.

M. Dale Chase took to ornamental turning after 32 years as a vascular surgeon. Ornamental turning utilizes Holtzapffel and Rose Engine lathes developed in England during the 1800's. Shaped metal cutters are oriented to cut patterns into wood. Chase first experimented with a 150 year-old Holtzapffel lathe, then transitioned to using the Rose Engine lathe. From early boxes patterned on the exterior, his focus shifted to simple forms with interior patterns. Chase boxes are included in the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and 100 in the collection at the Center for Art in Wood.

The Center for Art In Wood

The Center for Art in Wood interprets, nurtures, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art, craft, and design in wood to enhance the public's understanding and appreciation of it. CAW has built its reputation by providing opportunities for makers and visitors to experience craft directly, through participatory programming; seminal exhibitions and documentation; and the growth, conservation, exhibition, and care of its permanent collection. The Center's practice of keeping these resources free and available to the public emphasizes its commitment to building a democratic and inclusive community.

Fetish Necklace: Memory Objects

Fair Market Value: $800

Contributor will receive 50% of the winning bid

Dimensions: approx. 20"

Various glass beads, found objects, buttons, and ceramic beads

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Bruce Hoffman

Fetish Necklace is from a series based on Memory Objects/Fantastical Garden.

Bruce Hoffman is Director of Gravers Lane Gallery in Philadelphia. He has been working in the field of studio crafts for more than three decades. During these years he has taught at Moore College of Art & Design, lectured and been a guest critic for many colleges, and has had the honor to jury shows for many fine museums, guilds, and art centers across the country.

Fiber and textile-centric art has been a main focus. Along with five friends, Bruce created and curated Fiber Philadelphia 2012. This four-month event showcased 61 exhibits of fiber throughout the city. Bruce has a historical understanding of studio crafts as well as an appreciation of artists' work and process. This guides his curatorial choices while enjoying the visceral delight of material, color, form, and texture.

Sniffer

Fair Market Value: $350

Contributor will receive 50% of the winning bid

Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 2"

Carved wood and paint

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Dana Dalton

From the 12 Days of Christmas, Sniffer is hand-carved and painted wooden rabbit. Dalton is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts) where she majored in sculpture. She has been a participant of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, American Craft Made with the American Craft Council, and has shown extensively throughout the country.

Gravers Lane Gallery

Gravers Lane Gallery was founded in 2010. 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.

Four Ornamental Metal Boxes

Fair Market Value: $1,500
Contributor will receive 50% of winning bid

Dimensions: .75"-1.0625" x 1.5"-2.9375" x 1"-2"

Silver, guilloché, and 14K gold

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M. Dale Chase

This set of four metal pill or ring boxes by M. Dale Chase was made during a sabbatical from wood box making during the 1990s. Chase explored creating metal boxes in combinations of gold, silver, and blued gunmetal. Using an ornamental lathe, he created hundreds of round, square, six sided, oval, and thin wafer-like boxes with one or two compartments. These lidded silver and gold-toned boxes utilize the Guilloché technique to create contrasting patterns on the surfaces. A couple have threaded lids. Others slide precisely onto the bottoms.

M. Dale Chase took to ornamental turning after 32 years as a vascular surgeon. Ornamental turning utilizes Holtzapffel and Rose Engine lathes developed in England during the 1800's. Shaped metal cutters are oriented to cut patterns into wood. Chase first experimented with a 150 year-old Holtzapffel lathe, then transitioned to using the Rose Engine lathe. From early boxes patterned on the exterior, his focus shifted to simple forms with interior patterns. Chase boxes are included in the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and 100 in the collection at the Center for Art in Wood.

The Center for Art In Wood

The Center for Art in Wood interprets, nurtures, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art, craft, and design in wood to enhance the public's understanding and appreciation of it. CAW has built its reputation by providing opportunities for makers and visitors to experience craft directly, through participatory programming; seminal exhibitions and documentation; and the growth, conservation, exhibition, and care of its permanent collection. The Center's practice of keeping these resources free and available to the public emphasizes its commitment to building a democratic and inclusive community.