Spring Craft Weekend AUCTION: Saturday, April 25, 2009
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The silent and live auctions of major studio craft objects play an important role in the James Renwick Alliance Spring Craft Weekend fundraising activities. The auctions highlight the work of established and emerging artists from across the nations. These objects, which are not always easily available, are certainly works of art that will give years of enjoyment, and likely to hold their value, a desirable trait in these special times.
Proceeds from the auction are divided between the artist and the James Renwick Alliance, whose funds support activities at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. Some artists volunteer to forego their portion of the proceeds, and many of our gallery caucus members forego their commissions, so your participation is critical to complement their generosity. New for the auction this year is collaboration with artists affiliated with the Watershed Center for the Ceramics Arts, who are participating in both the live and silent auctions.
The public is cordially invited and welcome to join in the spring weekend activities. Tickets may be purchased separately for the gala where the silent and live auctions take place. New, old, and returning members and those wanting to learn about studio craft art are always welcome at JRA events. View the invitation here (PDF)
People who cannot attend the gala in person are invited to place bids on the items shown below. Please call the JRA administration office at admin@jra.org or call 301-907-3888 for details on entering your bids.
Watershed Center for Ceramic Art Auction items:
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, Me., is well represented in the JRA auctions for Saturday night, April 25.
Eight members of the board of directors and one former resident have submitted pieces for the James Renwick Alliance auctions and are being considered for the curated live auction. The Live auction, created by Lloyd Herman, will feature 18-20 items from the total number submitted.
Watershed is a residency program which includes artists with a range of experience and career levels, from students and emerging artists to those decades into their work, representing a range of aesthetics and processes, and a range of those using clay as a primary medium to those using clay as an adjunct to their principal material.
Kate Blacklock
President-elect
Drinking from White Cup, 2003
20”x16”x16”
porcelain and fired enamels
Live Auction
$4,200
Chris Gustin
Founding member, past president
Vessel with Fold
stoneware and gold
28”x19”x18”
Live Auction
$9,500
Beth Kendall
Board member
Moon Shadow
19”x20”x5”
stoneware and porcelain
Silent Auction
$1,200
Phyllis Kudder-Sullivan
Board member
Vortex No. 23, 2008
9”hx10”x10 ½"
clay
Silent Auction
$900
In Vortex No. 23, I continue the inward-looking theme of world-within-worlds through an architectonic approach to the vessel. I am interested in the subtle nuances of the hidden, hollow, inner space, a requisite characteristic of both the clay vessel and architecture. The technique of interlacing allows me to convey the concept of containment, at the same time, blurring the boundaries between in and out. Multiple walls in Vortex No. 23 explore the inter-relatedness between walls and volume, and address issues of fragility and strength, density and porosity.
James Lawton
Board member
IS, 2007
glazed earthenware flask
10”x14”x3”
Silent Auction
$1,800
JoAnn Schnabel
Program chair
Fall Folly, 2008
17" x 7" x 8"
low-fire clay and glazes
Silent Auction
$700
Sharon Townshend
Black Beek (Hybrid #2), 2001
34" x 19" x 7"
terra cotta clay
Silent Auction
$950
Hank Adams
Occupatto, 2008
Glass and steel
44" x 28"
$7500
Garry Knox Bennett (aka Geraldo Bennucci)
Necklace # 23, 2000
6" x 20" x 0"
etched galranized metal, beads, 18kt gold wire
$1200
Vivian Beer
Ruffle Stool 3, 2007
21 1/2 " x 16 1/2" x 30"
Steel and automotive paint
$2400
Elizabeth Brim
Analya Cespedes
Long Silver Necklace, 2009
18" x 6" x 1/4"
Sterling silver
Photo Credit, Jessica Marcotte
$980
Robert J. Devers
Strata, 2006
relief stoneware tiles with glaze, mounted on wood
48" x 32" x 3"
$3,500
Sandra Enterline
Shield Necklace, 2009
ox. Sterling silver, 22K Gold, stainless cable
4" x 1 1/2" x 1/2"
$2000
Gayle Friedman
Fragile Landscape 1, 2007
2" x 2 1/2" x 1/2"
sterling silver, 14K gold, porcelain, reclaimed fur
Photography:
Ralph Gabriner
$425
Matt Hutton
Core Sample 8, 2007
25 x 19x 19
Walnut
$3,800
Andrea Janosik
Blossom Necklace, 2007
1.5" x 2.75" necklace length is adjustable from 16" to 18"
Oxidized sterling Silver, red suede, plack patent leather cord
$2,000
Giselle Kolb
Wreath Brooch, 2008
Diameter 2 2/10"
Oxidized sterling silver, fine silver, 18 K gold, vitreous enamel, freshwater pearls, resin
Actual colors are blue and turquoise-toned flowers; This is a representation of the actual piece which is being made.
$550
Shana Kroiz
Workshop and special events coordinator for the Maryland Institute College of Art, Jewelry Center
Blossom, 2008
3" x 3" x 1"
electroformed and the enameled set in a silver setting
$2,175
Tamara Laird
Paisley with Pearls, 2008
11 Inch Diameter
Porcelain, glaze, 24 kt gold luster, freshwater pearls and 18kt vintage gold
$1,200
Alice and Jack McLean
Bronze tile, 2009
Bronze, beads, patina
9" x 9"
$330
Anne Mehringer
Gourmet dinner for 6
Food, wine, fun
$1,000
Cynthia Myron
My Imperial Home, 2008
6.75" x 5" x 5"
Cast and Fabricated Pewter
$1,150
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Michael Peterson
Fin, 2008
Madrone Burl - Carved, Sandblasted, Pigmented
12" x 33 1/2" x 5"
$3,900
Charles Paul Savoie
Cane Worked Goblets, 2009
18" x 4" x 4"
Blown glass
$7-800 per goblet; goblets sold individually
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Nancy Selvin
Past president
Is Less More?, 2004
9" x 9" x 6"
Terracotta, haudbuld, underglaze, underglaze text, Deep wood
$2,600
Chris Shea
Hippocampus Sconce Table, 2009
13" x 8 1/2 " x 10"
Forged Steel, cast glass
$2,200
Rick Smith
Split Division, 2009
24" x 11" x 4"
Steel
$4,000
Will Swanson
Stoneware Plates, 2009
11 1/4" wide
Clay
Wheel-thrown stoneware, shino type glaze
$600
Katja Toporski
Access, 2008
6" x 6" x .2"
Silver, Chiffon, Eroxy
$850
Lisa Walker
Bavarian Sausage necklace, 2008
fabric, rubber, plastic, thread, wool, lacquer, lead (pencil), magnet, cardboard
16 inches long
courtesy of Jewelers'Werk Galerie.
$2,800
David Ellsworth
2009 Masters of the Medium award winner
Homage Pot, 2002
Spalted Maple
11" x 9" x 9"
$2,100
Warren MacKenzie
2009 Masters of the Medium award winner
Large Platter, 2008
Stoneware Ceramic
3 1/2 " x 18"x 18"
$500
Richard Marquis
2009 Masters of the Medium award winner
Dick's Works, 2008
blown glass, franulare technique, found objects
11 3/4" x 23" x 5 3/4"
$35,000
Norma Minkowitz
2009 Masters of the Medium award winner
Root, 2002
19" x 14" x 14"
fiber, paint, resin, wood
$8,500
June Schwarcz
2009 Masters of the Medium award winner
# 2356-2008, 2008
10" x 5 1/2 "x 6 1/4"
Electroplated copperfoil enameled and silver plated
$6,000
Linda Behar
Sand Dunes II, Death Valley, 2001
4 1/4 " H x 4 7/8" W
Cotton Fabric, Thread
$4000
Garry Knox Bennett (aka Geraldo Bennucci)
Chair #980
32 3/4" x 17" x 18"
Alaskan Yellow Cedar, Colorcore, brass, pigmented epoxy, lacquer
Photo by A.J. McLennan
$5,200
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Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade
Flag…High Tide at Twilight, 2005
24" x 37" x 1 1/2"
Dye painted on fabric, machine and hand stiched
$3500
Karl Fritsche
Steinhaufen, 2008
5.8cm x 3cm x 3cm
Silver oxidized, Glass
courtesy of Jewelers'Werk Galerie
$4130
Michael Janis
Dreaming of Salvation, 2007
kilncast glass, glass powder imagery, steel
19" x 37" x 2"
$6,800
Tommy Simpson
Mud Pie, 2007
mixed woods, chestnut, cherry, maple
24" x 14" x 14"
$1080
Paul J. Stankard
Homage to Daisies, 2009
7 1/4 " H X 3 1/4 " W X 31/4" D
Glass
Photo credit: Paul Farina
$18,500
Lino Tagliapietra
Bilbao #40, 2005
Glass
24" x 8.5" x 4"
$47,000
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Tim Tate
The Conversation, 2009
Glass and video
$14,000
Blind Auction at the Sunday Brunch
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Twelve intriguing works of art by six studio craft artists from the Gateway Arts Community at Mt. Rainier, MD will be available for sale in a blind auction at the JRA awards brunch on Sunday morning, April 26, at the Marriott at Tysons Corner. Blind bidding will start at $300 for each piece. No one will know what the highest bid is, because the bidder will write a price on a piece of paper which is dropped into a box assigned to each piece. When the box is opened, the highest bidder gets the piece. The idea is to encourage competitive bidding. Attendance at the brunch is by reservation only, but the brunch is open to the public by reservation. Please download the invitation form or call the JRA administration office at 301-907-3888 to reserve your place.
Margaret Boozer
Mt. Rainier Red Candle Holder, Railroad Construction Series: 1, 2009
Mt. Rainier Red clay (auger boring)
10” x 6” x 4”
Michael Janis
Shadows in My Dreams I
Each - 9"W x 4"D x 18"H
Glass
Michael Janis
Shadows in My Dreams II
Each - 9"W x 4"D x 18"H
Glass
Laurel Lukaszewski
Night, 2009
12.5" x 11" x 4.5"
Black Stoneware
Laurel Lukaszewski
Daydreaming, 2008
7.5" x 7.5" x 4.5"
Porcelain
Elizabeth Mears
The Righteous Will Flourish Like Green Leaves, 2009
Glass, formed at the bench torch
13’h X 13’w X 5”d
Photo Credit—Pete Duvall/Anything Photographic
Elizabeth Mears
Cup With Vine, 2009
Glass, formed at the bench torch
10.5’h X 6’w X 4”d
Photo Credit—Pete Duvall/Anything Photographic
Tim Tate
Shadow Journal
8x8x8
Blown and Cast Glass, Etched Text
Tim Tate
Holding True
8x8x8
Blown and Cast Glass, Etched Text
Novie Trump
History of a Feather Volume 1
Novie Trump
White Orchard