Are you a talented Artisan? Do you create or love fine craft ware? If so, then this is the auction for you! CHWUC is holding an on-line auction of exclusive, one-of-a-kind creations. We are looking for items such as: fine wood working, quilts, afghans, stained glass, paintings, pottery, weaving, etc. Lovely creations for folks to bid on.
If you’d like to submit your item for the auction, please contact Jill Brogan at jillbrogan@accesswave.ca (902) 329-4953 If you know someone who’d like to bid on items, or donate an item, please let them know about this and share on your social media pages. We will be limiting the number of items to 20, so it may be that not every item will show on this auction – however we’d be happy to include it in our regular auction in the fall.
The “Amazing Artisan Auction” will be held via Facebook and will be open for bidding between Monday June 6th to Sunday June 12th. Bidding will end that Sunday @ 4pm.
More to come!
| Item # | Title | Artisan | Description & Image |
| 001 | Painting | Nancy Tingley | It is an original acrylic 12 x 6 Value $150 Photo link |
| 002 | Painting 16” x 20” | Zeqirja Rexhepi | This one if a kind acrylic on canvas 16” x 20” by renowned artist, Zeqirja Rexhepi – (winner of Nova Scotia’s 2021 Artist Recognition award) created specifically for CHWUC’s auction. Photo link |
| 003 | Quilt | Shirley C | Queen size. 84 x 95 Value: $700 Photo link |
| 004 | Wood Work – Live Edge Butterflies | Bill Harris | It is approximately 10 inches wide and 20 inches high and 1 inch thick. This piece is made from a Maple tree I cut down on my property in Greenfield NS. The board was hand milled from the tree and allowed to air dry for one year before being planed to a one inch thick board . The butterflies were cut freehand using a very fine saw blade. The backing board is a piece from a Hemlock tree which was also cut on my property, milled and hand planed. Photo Link |
| 005 | Serving Plate | Terry Hines | I have a 10″ serving plate I completed over the winter. It is made from sugar maple and has a clear varathane finish on it. Photo link |
| 006 | Runner & pillow | Davilyn Williams | Runner and pillow are made of cotton. Photo link |
| 007 | Afghan | Davilyn Williams | The Afghan is acrylic Photo link |
| 008 | Scarf | Davilyn Williams | Scarf is acrylic Photo link |
| 009 | Pottery Mugs x 2 | Unknown | Handmade pottery mugs for the auction. There are two sets of mugs hand crafted by Nova Scotia potters. The suggested starting price for the auction was $30 per set. Photo Link 1 Photo Link 2 |
| 010 | Drawing | NS Artist Don Horne | Here is an image if a drawing by NS Artist Don Horne. The unframed coloured pencil and marker drawing measures 11 X 14. On the back of the artwork is a brief history of the artist who is originally from Dartmouth but moved to Liverpool later in life. He sells his drawings for $25. Photo Link |
| 011 | Picture #1 | Claudia Goodall | 8×10 photo – this photo I have hanging on my wall myself, I took this in Fall River overlooking Thomas Lake with beautiful fall colours in early morning mist. Photo link |
| 012 | Picture #2 | Claudia Goodall | 8×10 photo – The first photo is the Devils Island Lighthouse on a foggy morning . Photo link |
| 013 | Picture #3 | Claudia Goodall | 8×10 photo – Conrad’s Beach Photo link |
| 014 | Turtle Family | Unknown | A family of turtles hand crafted from red clay that has been kiln fired and under glazed. This turtle family reminds us that no matter how slow, we are all on a spiritual path and a part of God’s family. Photo link |
Cole Harbour Woodside United Church 