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  • Feb022012

    All New 2012 Gatski Metal Catalog

    We just finished our all new 2012 Gatski Metal Catalog. Have a look here. If you like the feel of real paper in your hands – please do sign up here to get one in the mail. The completion of our catalog puts us one step closer to being ready for the Buyers Market of American Craft Show.  We come

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  • Feb022012

    garden dreams

    Happy February! Each day brings a little more light to our days.  Even the smallest steps can bring monumental optimism. Just imagine the garden our minds grow in February! Are you planning a garden this year? I am coming to realize that even something as small as a little potted plant on the stoop can bring much satisfaction. In reality-

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  • Jan302012

    A Good Book – On the Edge of Nowhere

    No one ever promised me, or promised any man- Indian, Eskimo, or white man- that life was easy in this country. You had to fight for whatever was important to you. You had to be tough…. But it can be done. “On the Edge of Nowhere” is a great mid-winter read. I do recommend it.  Can you imagine living in

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  • Jan272012

    Your Creative Life

    I only made one goal this New Years. It is “be more useful to you.” After nearly 10 years carving out a full-time business selling metal sculptures– I do believe we’ve collected a few tricks in our bag.  Tricks or tools? Either way, they’re things we can’t live without. You might not be clamoring to live 1/2 mile off the

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  • Jan252012

    Designing New Work – 2012

    We’re working on all new sculpture and furniture in preparation for the Buyers Market of American Craft Show. Watch the video below for a sneak peek into how our discussions go (it’s not too fancy and doesn’t always work out) In this case we had a design idea for a hexagon style table base- but it really isn’t playing out

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  • Jan222012

    The Creative Agrarian – Cultivating Your Grit

    We were given a creative inheritance. It wasn’t fancy and many times, not too pretty. Nonetheless, here we are. We’re steering a tidy little business making sculpture & furniture with old farm machinery, dreaming of making cheese and writing something you’ll find either useful or entertaining. It feels like an accomplishment- to be here – and to have somewhere to

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  • Jan192012

    doing what it takes – all new for 2012

    All new tables and wall sculptures coming your way soon!  Here’s our shop helper, Jordan crouching on top of the welding table. He’s doing what it takes to weld this large reclaimed metal console table up (similar to this one). We’re burning it up to get ready for our photo shoot on January 30th!

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  • Jan122012

    Kate’s Kitchen – Simplicity and a Recipe for Carrot Cupcakes

    It’s January. It’s a fabulous time of year to play in the kitchen! My kitchen was having a field day yesterday. I didn’t dress it up for you. I wanted to share it just like it was. Scrapple was thawing,  amish butter lying about with a lone scrap of homemade bread, a roast strewn with bacon was in the oven

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  • Jan022012

    Happy New Year! 2011 Highlights + One Goal

    Happy New Year to You! Here are some highlights from 2011 – some more momentous than others (#1 trumps all others for sure). the birth of our new baby daughter Evelyn in May.  She joins our other two little delights (oldest started Kindergarten and second started preschool this year) creating a new  Gatski Metal website taping our first ever video

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  • Dec082011

    in the holiday mood

    It’s feeling pretty festive up here on the hill – – each day brings a mini list of new holiday orders. We’re thrilled to be working on your handmade gifts.  Please do know that we can take orders up until Christmas – feel free to email me if you have any questions at all. The inner web is bustling with

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