2011 Annual Arts Auction

Saturday, October 8, 2011
LSSU Cisler Center

Item Preview 3pm
Beverages & Appetizers 4pm
Barbeque 5pm

Auction begins at 6pm with
Auctioneer Tom Lehman

Auction Poster

Sault Area Arts Council's Barbeque and Arts Auction, Saturday, October 8, 2011, LSSU Cisler Center. Call (906) 635-0424 to reserve Barbeque Tickets.

Last updated: October 3 , 2011

Auction Catalog

We’re getting the catalog on the web as fast as we can photograph. New items will be added as fast as they come in.

Auction Update—We’re Having A Barbeque!!

Our Annual Arts Auction will kick off with an informal barbeque, and everybody is invited!! Pick up barbeque tickets at Alberta House or reserve them by calling Pat Claxton at 635-0424 or Jean Jones at 437-5463. Tickets for the barbeque are only $22. They include appetizers (beer, wine and snacks) beginning at 4 p.m. and make the holder eligible for door and table prizes that will be given away during the social and dinner hour.

The auction will begin as soon as the meal is over. Those attending only the auction (which is free of charge) should plan to be there by 6 p.m. The items will be up for viewing by 3 p.m. on site and will be displayed in the Alberta House Mini Gallery October 1 through 7. Special items provided by gallery artists are mailboxes, hand painted by Polly Allison, Maureen Mousley, Ginny Johnson and Mary Stroba.

Donor List, 2011 Art Auction

This is the consolidated auction list as of September 20:

  1. Polly Allison: ladies tee, size L, purple, with hand painted scroll work
  2. Polly Allison: ladies tee, size L, green, with hand painted flowers
  3. Polly Allison: mail box, bright with hand painted poppies, both sides different (side 2)
  4. Sergio Barcena: leather and silver bracelet
  5. Sergio Barcena: copper butterfly
  6. Davie Behmer: male bufflehead, donated by Maureen Delaney-Lehman and John Lehman
  7. Davie Behmer: female bufflehead, donated by Maureen Delaney-Lehman and John Lehman
  8. Jan Barnes: genuine leather tote. Many pockets, inside and out.
  9. Tammy Beacom: pink jeweled necklace and earring set by the winner of the Judge’s Choice award at the Sault Summer Arts Festival
  10. Bonnie Besteman: flower bedecked flower pot
  11. David Bigelow: A signed Giclee reproduction (#16/20) of Dave’s detailed pen and ink drawing of Beynac, a French village swathing a mountain—28 x 19-1/2”
  12. Judy Bloom: framed oil painting, 24 x 30”
  13. Janet Bonnell: pine needle basket with ceramic bottom by the lady who keeps winning Best of Crafts awards. She’s named this one Coffee and Cream. 3 x 10”
  14. Janet Bonnell: Class—Cut out basket with coppery gourd bottom, rimmed with pine needles, 5-1/2 x 6”
  15. Janet Bonnell: Mother Earth, pine needle basket with a bottom of polished stone, 3 x 8-1/2”
  16. Janet Bonnell: Criss Cross—pine needles embellish a gourd bottom, 6 x 6”
  17. Joan Broughton: Wire basket containing honey almond felted soap, shea and cocoa butter soap, honey almond lotion and oatmeal, milk and honey goat’s milk soap
  18. Barbara Bryant: necklace of beads, silver, and ceramic figure
  19. Helen Bush: Gnome in nest. The sculptured gnome is clad in a hand knit sweater, corduroy pants and fur boots with suede soles—an original one-of-a-kind. Donated by Joan and Bob Muckelbauer.
  20. Judy Colein: Early Morning Mist, Harbor Springs—shrink wrapped reproduction (2/300) reproduction of an oil painting
  21. R.A. Corey: Help Me to Live—framed original watercolor painting, 12 x 19 1/2”. A painting of modest size that says a lot.
  22. John and Bonnie Dienes: rugged leather wallet, with security chain
  23. John and Bonnie Dienes: rugged leather wallet #2
  24. Sharon Drury: CD of original keyboard music
  25. Sharon Drury: CD
  26. Sharon Drury: CD
  27. Sharon Drury: CD
  28. Family Frameworks: 11 x 14” oak frame— “Grandkids”
  29. Brian Fox-Wagoosh: Medicine—print (5/40) of a pen and ink, shrink wrapped on foam core. 12 x 14”
  30. Annegret Goehring: Cyclamen, framed scissor cutting
  31. Ellen Hadath, CSPWC: Evening Hush—reproduction of a watercolor painting, matted and ready to frame. 12 x 16”
  32. William Hagerty: blue ovenware bread bowl with recipe
  33. Ken Hatfield: Fletcher’s Lane—framed original watercolor painting, 14 x 17”
  34. Ken Hatfield: Lighthouse Point, Marquette—a framed gem—original watercolor miniature painting
  35. Randall Higdon: Spring Lilacs—framed print (18 x 24”)
  36. Mark House: stained glass ship
  37. Anny Hubbard: Girl on the Beach, original watercolor miniature painting
  38. Anny Hubbard: Archangel Michael, an acrylic painting (20 x 16”)
  39. Wendy Hunt: matching blown glass necklace and crystal earrings in blue bag. Hunt has taken the Glass Award, the award for Best Display and the Jewelry award in the SSAF
  40. Darcy Janz: loon pendant, donated by John and Maureen Delaney-Lehman
  41. Ruth Johnson: Artist's Studio—Original oil on canvas still life, 20 x 24”
  42. Eileen Jokinen: Water Hyacinth, framed ink and colored pencil, framed. 13-1/2 x 10-1/2”
  43. Eileen Jokinen: Black Bead Tree Pod, framed ink and colored pencil, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2”
  44. Sharon Klevay: bracelet of intricately woven fibers holding glass beads in fall colors
  45. Margaret La Ponsie: Spring Daffodils, signed lithograph (2/50) of an oil painting. 12 x 15”
  46. Jeanne Mannesto: Point aux Barques Lighthouse, framed watercolor
  47. Kate Marshall: Old Vines—original framed watercolor painting, 14 x 16”
  48. Tom Marshall: Blue Barn—framed original pastel painting. Marshall Art Studio has taken two Sault Summer Arts Festival Best of Show Awards in 2007 and 2010 and Tom took the Judge’s Choice Award in 2009.
  49. Martinez: Stairways—shrink wrapped print, 12 x 16”
  50. Carole Meier: stoneware wind chimes (turtle) (detail)
  51. Carole Meier: stoneware wind chimes (figures) (detail)
  52. Richard Miller: maple shovel, long
  53. Tony Miron: Vision—18 x 24” shrink wrapped print of a pencil drawing
  54. Allison Moorhouse: oil on canvas—portrait of red headed lady
  55. Maureen Mousley: hooked rug by the artist who took First Place in the juried Folk Art show for her rug hooking and Best of Show at this year’s Sault Summer Arts Festival. 10 x 14”
  56. Maureen Mousley: Forest Rock, a print (2/10) of an oil painting, double-matted and ready to frame.
  57. George and Marge Nagy: potting shed birdhouse
  58. George and Marge Nagy: flower embellished watering can
  59. Joanne Perin: color coordinated kitchen helpers—towel, dishcloth, scrubber, bag corral and microwave mitts
  60. Joanne Perin: soft books: Christmas Carols, Learning to Pray, Jesus and Me and Rudolph
  61. Karen and Kathy Reese: lampwork bead necklace, bracelet and earrings
  62. Claire Rettenmund and Paul Baker, winners of the Jewelry Award at the 2011 Sault Summer Arts Festival: original watercolor pendant with ceramic surround and 22K gold overlay
  63. Claire Rettenmund and Paul Baker: porcelain pendant, blue and gold
  64. Alistair Ross: framed pastel painting of a Scottish castle, 14 x 14". Donated by Joan and Bob Muckelbauer.
  65. Ann Murphy Schaaf: two packages of note cards with her photographs. Each holds 14 different cards with envelopes (package 1, package 2)
  66. Mike and Jayne Schroeder: small desk clock of Petoskey stone
  67. Mike and Jayne Schroeder: Corkscrew/bottle stopper with Petoskey stone top
  68. Mike and Jayne Schroeder: Lighthouse on pink dolomite
  69. Dorie Selvius: angel with star
  70. Jane Shaar: Shadows. framed, hand pulled print, donated by Kyung Hatfield
  71. Elvira Shouldice: Hiawatha Shore—original, framed and triple matted watercolor, 19 x 22”
  72. Janet Smith: hand woven mat of 100% cotton, 27-1/2 x 35-1/2" and machine washable
  73. Mary Stroba: Old Pilings—Print (3/100) of an oil painting. 13 x 16"
  74. Karla Sunn: Terns on pilings—original pastel painting, 13 x 16"
  75. C. Thompson: Shadows of Light, shrink wrapped print—19 x 21-1/2"
  76. Jeanne Tubman: Iroquois Summer, a framed 11 x 14" print of her oil painting
  77. Rosalyn Tug: pair of ceramic tiles, dragonfly and frog, 4 x 8", and dragonfly and flower, 6 x 6", donated by Mary Barry
  78. Unknown artist: traditional painting on bark, 11 x 14”, matted and shrink wrapped
  79. Unknown artist: traditional painting on bark, 12 x 16”, matted and shrink wrapped
  80. Unknown artist: deep, green stoneware bowl, 3-1/4 x 5”
  81. Unknown artist: napkin holder crafted of two, sparkling blue, flattened bottled in a copper frame, donated by Yoshiko Van Voorhies
  82. Unknown artist: two Hiawatha prints, copies of an advertising premium from the early 1900’s (print 1, print 2)
  83. Unknown artist: pouch carving, life size, ready to hang, 8 x 17”
  84. Unknown artist: shoe carving, 2-1/2 x 6"
  85. Unknown artist: umbrella carving, 7 x 26", ready to hang
  86. Unknown artist: scarf carving, ready to hang, 7-1/2 x 22"
  87. Unknown artist: carved coat rack, 4 x 22"
  88. Unknown artist: coverlet, crocheted of 100% acrylic yarn and washer and dryer safe. King size 80 x 120”. Donated by Ginny Johnson
  89. Unknown artist: aluminum sculpture—wave—donated by Jane Robertson
  90. Unknown artist: fabric lined, three-layer, burled wood, hand crafted jewelry box, donated by Jane Robertson (open box)
  91. Unknown artist: Naatsilid (Rainbow Signature) Pottery vessel, hand painted and signed—about 5 1/2” high.
  92. Gene Usimaki: Owl Observing. Original pen and ink and watercolor painting, matted and shrink wrapped.
  93. Ellen Van Laar: Chinook Salmon. Framed print
  94. Ellen Van Laar: Birthday calendar
  95. Yoshiko Van Voorhies: print (3/500) of a watercolor painting, matted and ready to frame—16 x 20”
  96. Gerald Vilenski: Drying Dresden—shrink wrapped reproduction (4/200) of a sunshine-washed watercolor painting—12 x 15-1/2"
  97. Gerald Vilenski: Trillium—shrink wrapped reproduction (5/200) of a watercolor painting—12 x 15-1/2"
  98. Douglas and Norma Wasson: strong, sturdy leash and collar set—sized for a big dog but will exchange for any size
  99. Zoey Wood-Salomon: Picking Sweetgrass, framed original watercolor. Zoey has taken both the Best of Show and multiple Graphics awards at the Sault Summer Arts Festival.
  100. Jerry Wygant: inlaid birdseye bracelet and earring set. Wygant has taken many awards in both wood and jewelry.

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