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Patterned Memories - Moon jar inspired vessel

Yoonjee Kwak

Hand-built stoneware, colored stoneware

14.25 x 14 x 14 inches

Yoonjee Kwak is an artist and educator originally from South Korea. Her sculptural vessels symbolize human beings, drawing from Korean culture where the use of "vessel" is a metaphor for that person’s depth of character. Much like people, her precarious and fragile forms explore the delicate balance between weakness and strength. Kwak currently teaches ceramics at the prestigious Loomis Chaffee School in CT.

Value: $4,000.00
Scottsdale Trip - 4 nights
Desert Dreams: Scottsdale Retreat at the Blush Bungalow
Value: $2300

Escape to sunny Scottsdale for a stylish and relaxing desert retreat! The Blush Bungalow is a charming 4-bedroom, 2-bath vacation home that sleeps up to 9 guests, located just minutes from Old Town Scottsdale - restaurants, shopping, and nightlife.

Whether you're planning a family vacation or a celebratory getaway with friends, this home delivers comfort and fun. Lounge in the spacious, beautifully designed living areas or head outside to enjoy the private heated pool in a backyard built for entertaining.

🛏️ 4 bedrooms | 6 beds | 2 baths
🌵 Minutes from Old Town Scottsdale
🏖️ Heated pool & entertainer%u2019s backyard
🎉 Perfect for bachelorettes, birthdays, or laid-back relaxation

The perfect blend of warmth, style, and Southwest charm, this retreat is your ticket to unforgettable memories!
Value: $2,300.00
Small Pond

Patti Warashina

Copperplate drypoint, etching and aquatint with a la poupée colors

Image size: 11.625 x 17 inches; paper size: 20 x 27 inches; framed size: 22.25 x 27.5 inches

Patti Warashina was born in Spokane in 1940. She lives in Seattle and taught at University of Washington. Warashina uses the body as an affirmation of her own daily existence, and as the subject of her own “visual diary” which is a reminder, reflection, and observation of personal time and civilization. Warashina draws from her daily life and has an abnormal interest in the absurdity and foibles of human behavior.

Value: $2,000.00
Paint with Fire: An Evening in the Glass Studio with Cappy Thompson
Paint with Fire: An Evening in the Glass Studio with Cappy Thompson
Value: Priceless

Step into the luminous world of legendary glass artist Cappy Thompson for an unforgettable evening of creativity and connection.

Enjoy drinks and bites in Cappy’s private studio as she introduces you to the magic of reverse glass painting in the grisaille technique. Think scratchboard—but fired on glass. Cappy will demo the process and prep materials so each guest can create a one-of-a-kind, ready-to-frame glass artwork.

This intimate, hands-on workshop is perfect for you and your circle of artist and art-loving friends curious about painting with light and fire.

🕰️ To be scheduled on a mutually agreed evening within one year of purchase.

This is a rare chance to create alongside one of the Northwest’s most celebrated artists—don’t miss it!
Value: Priceless
Philippines off the grid
Philippines off the grid
Off-the-Grid Escape: 7-Night Retreat in the Philippines
Value: Adventure Awaits

Ready to unplug and explore? This unique getaway for up to 6 guests takes you to Mayantoc, Tarlac in the Philippines for a 7-night stay in a beautifully renovated, off-the-grid home - with a private pool, Western comforts, and the tranquil rhythm of remote living.

The home features 3 bedrooms (1 king, 2 full beds), offering plenty of space to unwind. Live simply, surrounded by nature, with the option to hire a private driver and cook to make your stay even more relaxing.

🌿 7 nights for up to 6 guests
🏡 3-bedroom home with modern amenities
💦 Private pool for lounging under the sun
🚗 Optional driver + cook
🌴 Perfect launchpad for adventures to El Nido and nearby islands in Palawan (advance planning required)

Whether you’re craving quiet, connection, or a truly off-the-beaten-path adventure - this is your escape.
Value: $1,800.00
Cap Cana Dominican Republic
Tropical Getaway: 4-Night Luxury Escape in Punta Cana
Value: $1660

Trade your apron for a swimsuit and your wheel for a cocktail glass%u2014this is the escape you%u2019ve been dreaming of.

Four Nights of All-Inclusive Luxury for Two
Experience paradise at the Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana, a four-star, all-inclusive tropical haven in the Dominican Republic. You and a guest will stay in a gorgeous studio villa with a private balcony or terrace%u2014steps away from white-sand beaches and crystalline Caribbean waters.

What is Included:

4-night stay for 2 guests in an elegant studio villa

All-inclusive access to resort dining, pools, entertainment & more

Private beach club access with complimentary beach shuttle

Daily housekeeping & on-site activities like yoga, dance classes, pickleball, cocktail making, and bingo

Arrival transfer to the resort included

This professionally curated escape is a work of art in itself%u2014and the perfect way to recharge after shaping your visions in the studio.

Bid high, travel far, and support creativity at Pottery Northwest!
Value: $1,660.00
Mom's Plate

Collaborative painting by Cappy Thompson and Dick Weiss, platter by Larry Laughlin

Terracotta with white slip and black and white underglaze painting

16 inch diameter

Cappy Thompson and Dick Weiss are both prominent, local glass artists with large installations at the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. Weiss teaches at Pilchuck Glass School and is well-known for combining folk and contemporary art traditions. Thompson, known for her mytho-poetic narratives, brings her spiritual, and often autobiographical, narratives to clay as well as glass.

Value: $1,600.00
Yearning

Amy Sanders de Melo 

Stoneware, handwritten Braille

10.5 x 9 x 9 inches

Braille translation: It’s June 2021 and I’m finally traveling again! I’m so excited to see my kids and to meet new friends. One day, my daughter and I went to the Philadelphia Contemporary... I’m examining each piece of eclectic artwork (and enjoying the freedom to do so again after 2020) when suddenly my heart cracked! My body stiffened. I found myself standing in front of a vibrant acrylic painting entitled “Yearning”, a visual of the upper torso of a Black woman with a short Afro, her head tilted back distortedly with her facial expression twisted in grief. The image was stunning, and I was stunned--deeply engulfed in her experience of agony and pain. My mind was flooded with questions. Had she lost someone dear to her heart? Was isolation, loneliness and being alone during COVID too much for her to bear? Was she stricken with fear and guilt for not educating her son about historical police violence against Black men? After studying the painting intensely, my deduction was clear. I looked like her. I had felt her agony and pain. Those questions were my questions. I had been yearning.

Amy Sanders de Melo is a Colombian-American artist and educator living and working in Oklahoma. As a multidisciplinary artist with visual impairments, she strives to create ceramic work and installations that speak to the resiliency of the human spirit. She utilizes Braille on porcelain as a way of telling stories, encouraging meditation, and creating space for grieving and healing. 

Value: $1,400.00
Private Clay Night at Pottery Northwest

Private Clay Night at Pottery Northwest
Private Clay Night at Pottery Northwest
Value: $1250

Get your hands dirty with your favorite people during a private clay night for up to 10 guests at Pottery Northwest! Whether you're celebrating a birthday, planning a team outing, or just looking for a creative night out, this one-of-a-kind experience brings you into the studio with expert ceramic instructors to guide your group through a hands-on clay session.

No experience? No problem. Just bring your curiosity and we%u2019ll provide the clay, tools, and fun.

🧱 Private group clay night for up to 10 guests
🎨 Instruction, materials, and firing included
🥂 Bring your own snacks & drinks to make it a party!

Shape memories and masterpieces%u2014all while supporting our vibrant clay community.

Value: $1,250.00
Stroke my Hairy Legs

Jai Sallay-Carrington

Stoneware, stains, underglaze

9 x 9 x 15 inches 

Jai Sallay-Carrington is a figurative ceramic sculptor creating works about human identities, behaviour and emotions using anthropomorphic creatures. Reflecting on their queer and transgender identity, Jai creates sculptures which uplift 2SLGBTQIA + communities as well as challenge and analyze the dominant heteronormative and cisgendered society. They question the role that gender, sexuality and desire have in forming an individual’s character and placement within their culture. 

Value: $1,200.00