Item #62: 24 - 48 hours at winslow house project

winslow house project is an artist residency program and performance space in vallejo california. a gothic victorian farm house built in 1860 & situated on one acre. the space is ideal for a team of collaborators to spend time together away from their normal routine and tap into the magic of the project. plenty of space inside and outside to spread out separately - or gather together as a group. the kitchen has everything you need to tackle any cooking/baking project. this offering is for a date in 2026 dependent on whp calendar availability - must be scheduled before september 2025. (5 bedrooms)

Courtesy of kim frazar blantz

winslowhouseproject.org

Starting bid: $700 (24 hours) or $1400 (48 hours)
Estimated Value: $1000 (24 hours) or $2000 (48 hours)

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Item #56: Melissa Mack - Commissioned occasional poem

I will write a poem to honor the occasion of your choosing -- a birthday, anniversary, accomplishment, etc.

Starting Bid: $65
Estimated Value: ?

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Item #48: Commissioned Portrait Painting by Connie Zheng

Connie Zheng
General portrait in color (two people max)
Size and complexity dependent on final winning bid amount (up to maximum size of 40 x 36 inches); gouache on double-sided drafting film for semi-translucent look and feel, 8 x 11 inch

https://www.conniezheng.com/

Starting bid: $500
Estimated value: $800+

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Item #45: Maxe Crandall - Write a Poets Play with Maxe Crandall, Or Play Consultation

Maxe Crandall
Write a Poets Play with Maxe Crandall, Or Play Consultation
Whether you love or are disinterested in theater, this experience is for you!

Should You Choose to Write a Play:
First, we'll talk on zoom or in person & cook up a scenario. Then we'll write back and forth in a document, or (more likely) devise a process of our own. I'll hold your hand through the highs and lows of writing for the stage, and soon enough we'll have a 10-minute play ready to present in the finest halls and alleyways your city has to offer.

Should you choose to have a consult:
I can give feedback like nobody's business. Send me <30 pages, and we'll talk for at least an hour about what's working and what might take you in new directions. Zoom or in person.

Starting bid: $55
Estimated value: $

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Item #44: Syd Staiti - Watercolor Pet Portrait

Syd Staiti
Watercolor Pet Portrait
One of the best kept secrets of the Bay Area BY FAR, Syd Staiti's amateur pet portraits are for sale for the first time ever. Lean back and relax as Staiti's meticulous brush paints a perfect likeness of your beloved pet in soothing autumnal tones (or other tones, depending on the color of your pet). BONUS: Bid high enough, and you'll upgrade yourself from a postcard size to a pet portrait of luxury. Billboards are surely the limit!

Starting bid: $50
Estimated value: $

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Item #41: David Buuck - Literary journal/small press consultation with Tripwire publisher David Buuck

David Buuck
Literary journal/small press consultation with Tripwire publisher David Buuck
90-minute video or in person meeting to discuss your project! Great for new(er) editors and publishers just starting out, especially those interested in pursuing non-mainstream, non-“professional” publishing endeavors.

David Buuck lives in Oakland, CA. He is the co-founder and editor of Tripwire, a journal of poetics (tripwirejournal.com).

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value:

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Item #36: Sun Park - Adobe Illustrator lesson

Sun Park
Adobe Illustrator lesson
Learn the basics of Illustrator, Adobe’s vector based program! This will be an introductory experience but prior experience with Photoshop, or other Adobe products is highly recommended.

You must bring your own laptop and download a trial version of Illustrator beforehand.

I am happy to gear the lesson towards your interests and goals (i.e. creating files for laser cutter, logo design, etc.) if you like.

Who is your instructor?! My name is Sun, I am a visual artist and I have taught digital art classes at SFSU and Union College. I ❤️ Illustrator and I hope you’ll love it too.

1.5 hour private session (or bring a friend if you like!) meet me in the Mission.

Starting bid: $50
Estimated value $150

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Item #33: Sophia Dahlin - Spot in a Generative Poetry Workshop

Sophia Dahlin
Spot in a Generative Poetry Workshop
Good for one spot in a 2025-2026 Generative Poetry workshop, online or in South Berkeley

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value: $195-250

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Item #32: Marcus Ewert - 90-minute tarot reading with Marcus Ewert

Marcus Ewert
Get your cards read by one of the Bay's beloved, Marcus Ewert!

BIO: An actor, writer, and director, MARCUS EWERT is the author of the award-winning 10,000 Dresses, the first picture book to feature a transgender protagonist, and the creator of the hit animated children’s series Piki & Poko, which appeared on MTV’s Logo channel.

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value: $250

Current bid: $105

Item #29: Caitlyn Galloway - custom painted portrait of your doorbell

Caitlyn Galloway
Custom Painted Portrait of Your Doorbell
Acrylic on found material
Courtesy of the Artist

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value:

Current bid: $100

Item #28: Kate Rhoades - Pet Portrait

Kate Rhoades
I’ll paint a picture of your pet or any animal you want!
Oil on panel
9 x 12 inches
Courtesy of the Artist

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value: $500

Current bid: $350

Item #25: Kay Gabriel - A Very Intimate Letter And Masterpiece Of The Genre, Darling

Kay Gabriel
A Very Intimate Letter And Masterpiece Of The Genre, Darling
I will address myself to you, miss girl. I'll disclose great secrets. I'll engage you in fabulous, juicy correspondence about New York and non-New York nonsense. Maybe I'll even crack your egg.

Starting bid: $300
Estimated value: $500

Current bid: $500

Item #18: Kimberly Alidio - Manuscript consultation

Kimberly Alidio
Manuscript consultation
Up to three hours, option to use up to two hours of that time on video or phone call. Manuscripts can be hybrid, intermedia text under 100 pages or equivalent audiovisual material. Consultation may include structural feedback, limited line edits, generative prompts, writing and reading together, general discussion. Not included are copyediting, intensive line edits, or letters of recommendation. Feedback on subsequent drafts is available for a fee.

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value: $250

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Item #17: Brian Teare - Chapbook Manuscript Consultation

Brain Teare
Chapbook Manuscript Consultation
A one-hour manuscript consultation over zoom. The consult will center on a chapbook-length manuscript of no more than 32 manuscript pages.

Starting bid: $100
Estimated value: $150

Current bid: $100

Item #12: Be a special guest on Congratulations Pine Tree

Be a special guest on the Bay’s number one arts and culture podcast, Congratulations Pine Tree! With your hosts Kate Rhoades and Maysoun Wazwaz

Starting bid: $65
Estimated value: Priceless

Current bid: $110

Item #9: Hand-poked tattoo by Willa Smart

Willa Smart

@clairvoyant_journal

Starting bid: $100

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Item #8: Studio visit with Aaron Harbour

Studio Visit with Aaron
For fifty dollars you'll receive a studio visit with Aaron Harbour. IRL or via zoom, it's your chance to ask him anything, show him whatever you want, and get feedback from this poorly educated but highly experienced individual.

Each: $50 - ? (suggested donation)
Estimated value: $51

Currently 1 is booked

Item #7: Aaron Harbour - Let's go see all the art

Let's go see all the art
A big adventure: Join Aaron Harbour on a journey across the city to see as much art as we possibly can in a day. Starting at some gallery that opens ~11 and going until there's nothing good to see open still (6pm?), anyone who gets this thing can tag along and see what we can see.
Adventure will take place on a Saturday in June

Join us: $100 - ? (Suggested donation)
Estimated value: priceless

Item #5: Visit to Good Hot

A visit to Good Hot
A coupon for 1 free visit to bayside saunas, you and up to 5 guests!

Starting bid:
Estimated value: $130

Current bid: $200