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A spirited and dynamic event, from 8 to 9:30 pm on July 10, the NAD Live Auction is guaranteed to keep you entertained while you compete to win prestigious items such as tickets to the Dancing With the Stars show, an exotic vacation to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, or dinner for six at House One on the Gallaudet University Campus! Surrounded by gorgeous deaf artwork open to bids, our emcees Ed Waterstreet and Julie Rems-Smario are sure to put on an unforgettable show for all attendees. Come and find out what else’s available for you to win. You just might find that exact item you have been wanting all your life!
All proceeds from the Live Auction will go to the National Association of the Deaf.
One week vacation in Cabo San LucasHacienda Del Mar Vacation Club is located in Cabo del Sol resort with 132 suites. It has 13 Villas all in Mexican Hacienda style that has romantic walkways through the landscapes and flowers the Club has. For golfers, the hotel is adjacent to the Ocean Golf Course, designed by the world famous golfer Jack Nicklaus. Fountains with colorful tiles enhance the gardens. They are a walking distance to Cabo San Lucas and San Jose that dates back to the 1700’s. There lots of activities to do here like fishing, water sports, golf, a bustling night life, shopping centers and much more.
For more information: http://www.haciendadelmar.com.
Donated by: NAD President Bobbie Beth Scoggins and her husband, Jim
MothColor pencil on acid free paper
Size 18x24, 2010
Chuck Baird, Deaf Artist
Chuck chose moth because he perceives deaf people behaving like it especially while gathering in the kitchen under the light. The eyelike wings are designed naturally to thwart birds of prey. Chuck Baird was born as an early baby boomer Kansas City educated in Kansas School for the Deaf, Gallaudet, and RIT. He has been a painter since his teen years and has led a distinguished career. He has served as artist in residency at over thirty five schools for the Deaf, has been involved with the National Theatre of the Deaf as an actor for ten years, has participated in dozen of group exhibits, and has been art commissioned couple of time. He has settled in Austin, Texas.
Watercolor with Pen and Ink
14" X 20"
2005
Claire Bergman, Artist
Claire was born deaf in New York City and grew up in Larchmont, New York. She attended Wright Oral School. After her family moved to Manhattan, she began to attend the Washington Irving High School, where, she won an art scholarship to New York University. At the same time she received a congratulatory letter from the White House.
Her love of art was first awakened by her mother, who was also a painter. Her good taste in art along with travels to see the masterpieces in the Louvre Museum in Paris and various museums in Italy were stimuli to her. She often went with her to the art museums in New York, especially the Metropolitan, Guggenheim, and Museum of Modern Art. Claire attended the Art League on 57th Street in Manhattan and later the famous Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Her father, the head of a textile printing company, developed artistic print patterns which influenced her imagination as well.
In 1972 Claire received the NAD Achievement Award for Excellence in Cultural Achievement for a drawing that she did with a single unbroken line when she was in high school. She also won awards at numerous Deaf congresses and a variety of Deaf cultural affairs. Her preferred media are oil, watercolor, and pen and ink. The emphasis is on portraits as character studies. Claire still goes to an Art League class in Virginia, because that is the only place where she can find models easily. This also accounts for the abundance of women in her paintings, since most of the live models there are female. If Claire were asked to provide a personal statement for public view, she would say that art is to life what color is to the world.
Conducted by Dr. Harvey J. Corson, Retired Educator (former Ex. Dir. of ASD, Supt. of KSD, Vice President of Gallaudet University, & Supt. of LSD) and Escorted by Mr. Jeff Bravin, ASD Director of Special Projects.
Places/Sites to Visit:
Appetizers will be served by Mrs. Mary Ann Corson, retired Home Economics Teacher at the Corson’s Residence after the Tour. You are encouraged to visit the American School for the Deaf (ASD) and its Museum sometime before or after the Tour. Tour to be arranged during the Fall of 2010 or the Spring of 2011. Dates to be worked out with the Corsons. Maximum of two couples or four individuals.
The Cedar cabin has 3 bedroom 2 bathrooms and sleeps 8-10 people. The value of the use of the cabin per night is from $175 and up. The winning bidder may pay $100 per night for 3 more nights and $75 a night beyond that —a great savings. The black out dates are the holidays and from November 10, 2010 through May 15, 2011. The Cedar Cabin is available for use between July 2010 through November 2011. It is located 15 minutes to Lake Tahoe, 5 min from Donner Tahoe, and 3 miles from Old Truckee Town, a famous western town. The cabin is located at the Tahoe Donner Resort – check this website for details: www.tahoedonner.com [2].
Donated by: The Leightons
Dear Kitty (Anne Frank)Bleed Image Limited Edition 74/75
30" X 22"
1973
MedeaCharcoal
Morris Broderson, Artist
Morris Broderson was born deaf in Los Angeles in 1928 and attended the Berkeley School for the Deaf. The self taught artist works in oil, watercolor and pastel, primarily painting realistic still-lifes of the objects he puts together. Rich in the color and pattern, these passionate paintings reveal his concern with man's emotional response to the world around him. At the age of 14, a family friend, Joan Ankrum, took an interest in his artistic ability and after helping him to further his talent, she called the director of the Pasadena Art Institute, Francis DeErdeley. DeErdeley recognized Broderson's talent and agreed to mentor him. He attended the University of Southern California where Erdeley taught. Broderson is known for creating poetic thought of a child hearing the flower grow. Morris also has created several works relating to Anne Frank. Morris knows what Anne Frank meant when she wrote in her diary that "in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."
His awards include New Talent USA from Art in America and First Prize and Purchase at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He exhibited at the M.H. DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, and the University of Arizona, Tucson. His work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C., among others.
2 nights at Bravin's Chalet, 2 breakfasts for 2 people, dinner at the nearby Inn and a day sightseeing tour. Check with the owners for dates.
Donated by: Phil and Judith Bravin
Phil and Judy have considered Vermont home for a number of years, starting with the present site as their second home before they tore it down 5 years ago and built a new one to replace the old vacation home. Judith is a retired school librarian at the New York School for the Deaf. She currently enjoys gardening, providing support to other breast cancer patients and spending time with her family (children and 10 grandchildren.) Phil enjoys technology, skiing and golfing. He works as a consultant from time to time in the technology field. Phil retired from IBM, worked for 3 years as President/CEO of the National Captioning Institute and working with CSD in South Dakota before retiring again in 2005. Phil and Judy snowshoe around their property in winter and travel every now and then.
And the dawn inches upPen
8 X 10 (11 X 14 with mat)
1973
Pen
8 X 10 (11 X 14 with mat)
1973
Bernard Bragg, Actor/Artist
Bernard Bragg, well renowned actor has a special talent.....art!
Bernard Bragg’s interests spanned the majority of visual and expressive arts. While his writings have been published and his performances viewed and televised, his drawings and paintings remained private. For Bragg, art was a personal connection: not only to himself, but to his father. As a child, Bragg’s father painted numerous pictures. The amateur artist inspired his son to emulate him as much as possible, just as he instilled in the young Bernard a love of theater. While Bragg’s talent on stage led to a professional career as an actor, he realized as he became older that his drawing and painting skills were not meant to become a public endeavor. Throughout childhood and into adulthood, Bragg drew sketches and pictures, like the sketch of his students during his teaching days at the California School for the Deaf. Over time, his interest in art expanded, and he experimented with painting. Like all artists, some of his work never made it past the doodling stage, while other completed works remained in his private collection. The artworks on this page are examples of Bragg’s work as an artist, an enduring hobby that he continues to this day. The titles are the lines from Dylan Thomas’s “Under Milkwood”.
Deaf Now(Has electrical cord for bulb to light
on inside the torch as in Statue of
Liberty)
3-D Rustic Art
Approx. 30” X 36”
Guy Wonder, Artist
Guy Wonder is a man under the influence of life. He is very aware of the shape, form and the color of each day and what it has to offer and this has ultimately shaped and colored his work.
A 3rd generation Deaf man, Guy was raised in a Deaf family and attended a residential school for the Deaf in Vancouver, Washington. As an adult, he studied at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Over the years he has also been associated with Gallaudet University, the nation's foremost Deaf University, where he was commissioned to create sculpture for Deaf Way, an international conference held in 1989. Guy also has designed sets for the Calfornia SignRise Theatre. He serves as a board member for both Deaf Media and DCARA. Guy was the Artistic Director for Visual Arts of "Celebration: Deaf Artist and Performers" in 1991 and 1994. Deafness and Deaf Culture have influenced him and his creativity, to the greater benefit of the community at large.
Guy has lectured and led tours at the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum in New York and has taught children and adults at the Oakland Museum Project. He has built rustic furniture, designed major window displays and home furnishings displays for Bloomingdale's, renovated homes in the Bay Area and designed beautiful gardens. Most recently, he has taught a workshop and led gallery tour at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Guy has a keen eye for all the different aspects of life.
He now make home in Palm Springs, California. He has an art studio and is currently transforming his home into a piece of art. Devoted to his family, he also tends to his elderly father. He passes on his legacies to his many nieces and nephew s who follow in his footsteps in the field of art and art history.
Eye Feast VaseFimo Pottery
5.5 inches (width) x 6.75 inches (height)
2010
Diane Sigoda, Artist
Diane's success was achieved through her powers of analytical and intuitive observation and experimentation. Her first drawing as a young child was the eye of which she still finds it intriguing and powerful because the eyes are always alert. They lead her to paint, draw, and many different things. She enjoys creating life-like paintings of people through the use of cursive strokes in extreme color combinations. Her paints possess distinct 3-D effect. Diane enjoys making the subjects come alive more than a photograph could.
Diane has been quoted to say, "Art makes me whole - it is the essence and pleasure of life. I am naturally driven by instincts. Art is like divinity for me."
Autumn Nine Patch76" X 98"
Homemade Quilt
Phyllis Frelich, Actress/Quilter
The top and the backing were pieced together by machine with all cotton fabric and it was machine quilted. The batting is light weight polyester that can be machine washed in cold water and partially dried in a dryer for several minutes and then hung to finish drying. It is signed/stitched by machine, “Phyllis Frelich, March, 2009” at the corner.
The measurements of this quilt are 76” X 98” which is an appropriate size for a spread for a twin bed or a coverlet for a double bed or a Queen bed. It could also be used as a throw for a Queen bed or a King bed or a sofa or whatever.
Each one of the artist’s quilts is one of a kind. When she isn’t acting, she enjoys being a homemaker which includes taking care of her grandson, gardening, and sewing for her family, friends, and for charities. With great pleasure she donates this “Autumn Nine Patch” quilt to NAD for its auction fund raising.
Wooden Table20"x20"x20"H
Cherry, lacewood with wenge border
Ron Trumble, Woodworker/Furniture-Maker
Ron Trumble was born in North Carolina and he was reared in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. He attended NTD/RIT studying Architecture Technology. He worked as a draftsman for one year before he returned to RIT to earn BFA in Woodworking and Furniture Design in 1979. Ron is self employed making furniture, kitchen cabinets, and built in a cooperative workshop in Oakland. He had a woodwork shop in New Rochelle, NY and Santa Fe, NM before settling in the Bay Area.
Donated by Taya Levine
Dinner for Six at House One on the Gallaudet University CampusIncludes a VIP tour of the House One. Dates to be set with approval from the Gallaudet University President and First Lady.
2 Tickets to Season 11—Dancing with the Stars!3 tickets will be given on the condition that the third ticket will be reserved for an interpreter. Blackout dates will be the premiere and the final weeks. Other expenses are not included.
Donated by Marlee Matlin.
Bookholder18.5w X 10h X 12d
Maple Europly
Ron Trumble, Woodmaker/Furniture-Maker
Ron Trumble was born in North Carolina and he was reared in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. He attended NTD/RIT studying Architecture Technology. He worked as a draftsman for one year before he returned to RIT to earn BFA in Woodworking and Furniture Design in 1979. Ron is self employed making furniture, kitchen cabinets, and built in a cooperative workshop in Oakland. He had a woodwork shop in New Rochelle, NY and Santa Fe, NM before settling in the Bay Area.
Turk LodgeThis little piece of Pine heaven sits at the opening of the peninsula pathway. With 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and an extensive Master Suite, Turk Lodge can house up to 18 people. Turk Lodge boasts priceless panoramic views of Lake Herman with floor to ceiling windows throughout. This also come with Dish TV and DVD/VCR player. Amenities also include a large two-car garage, an open and fully equipped kitchen, a laundry room, four season room, and an outside patio. The lodge sleeps 18 people comfortably.
Donated by: CSD
Links:
[1] http://www.haciendadelmar.com.mix/
[2] http://www.tahoedonner.com/