Ellen Klages is my hero
Just sayin'. Not only is she the auctioneer for a high-energy and very funny auction for three hours at every WisCon, but she makes, by hand, a bunch of the great stuff that she auctions off. Her Space Babe items in particular are excellent: funny and sharp and really well-done, and they bring in a bunch of money to support the Tiptree award.
Oh, yeah, and she writes good (and award-winning) fiction too.
Yay, Ellen!