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wonderful photo above by Hej Coffee, thank you!  Ben’s mom once compared our lives to the story of Pinocchio. Not because we’re liars – haha! –  but because Ben is a bit like Gepetto, the woodcarver in the story who creates a wooden puppet and wants it to be real. Ben might not be looking for quite the same results, but the animals he…

Hi Gatski buyers! We wanted to let you know that we will be exhibiting at the American Craft Council Wholesale Show in Baltimore on February 21st and 22nd, 2018. You can find us in booth #1215. It is the only show that we do each year, and we’re looking forward to it! We hope to see you there! If you will not be attending…

  Hi friends! We’re very happy to share our new 2018 Gatski Metal catalog with you. It represents the best of our new work and old favorites! We hope you will have a quick look. You can click on each piece to get to more information about it. As always, please do let us know if you have any questions about any of our…

Art by Pamela Zagarenski It can get a little stuffy in January. Partly because we dare not open the window (if we do, we risk turning into a yeti), but partly because there’s a lot of thought about what I’m going to do and what I’m changing. While I do believe some me, me, me can be quite positive, it also can get a…

Out with the old… we’re archiving! On February 1, 2018 these pieces will be archived. You can view our archives here. We believe in making room for the Gatskis yet to come… in with the new!  We’re looking forward to creating another new collection of Gatskis this spring… stay tuned!

Lest you think it’s all hot cocoa by warm firesides up here on the hill, let me assure you that it’s actually more like tripping over tree stumps in the dark. One recent (dark!) evening, Ben was walking from the shop to the house and a stump jumped out in front of him. Thankfully he was fine, but he sure didn’t enjoy it! And…

The holidays are here! We are excited to be working on your special gifts! It brings us great pleasure to make unique, one-of-a-kind pieces for your dear friends and family. You can shop for Gatski gifts on our website or in our Etsy shop. You can also email us your order, and we will send you an invoice. If you have any trouble ordering, please do let…

We have a winner! Thank you all for entering out 2017 annual giveaway. We really appreciate your enthusiasm and support for it! We wish we could send you all one, but sadly we cannot. Thanks again!! We’re so excited to announce our 2017 annual giveaway! Ben and I decided that our Monte the Moose would make a lovely friend for one of you! We…

“It’s a nut year!” my mother has declared. And I would have to agree. It seems like everywhere we go, the ground is crunching beneath our feet. We step on acorns and teeter around on the walnuts that have fallen by the hundreds at our children’s bus stop. While this “nut year” might not seem notable (after all, it’s always a little nutty around…

We’re excited to share our new collection of pieces with you! We enjoyed creating each one of these! Thank you for following along as we share. We had fun creating this Antler Wall Sculpture. We have always enjoyed the antler design form, and these were a chance to focus solely on that. We always enjoy spotting Red Cardinals, especially in the winter on the…

You know that hot air balloon delivery service I keep talking about? No? Well, I’ve been dreaming about it for a while. And I’ve decided it’ll be seasonal – summer is the perfect time for a balloon ride. And then for the fall, I’m thinking about a flying sleigh (who is Santa to have an exclusive on that one?!). I can see how perfectly…

I’m thrilled to share that the third edition of Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies is available on Amazon. It was a pleasure working on this book; I find it very rewarding to focus on the mechanics of running an Etsy shop. I always learn so much in the process.  As always, I’m here to support your own creative, entrepreneurial dreams! Please do let me…

If I were hyper-systematic (a funny thought, right?), I might dream up a points system to help us prioritize our shipping schedule. Each time we received an order I could assign it a value, so we’d know what needed to ship when. It could go something like this: Need-now’s – 1 point (we completely understand) Kindness – 2 points (and you have this in…

Recently, our creativity has been on vacation. It could tell we didn’t really need it just now, so it said, “Fine by me! I’m going to the beach. Call me when you finish your…bookkeeping! Ha!” (I think it was a little disgruntled, since it’s usually so indispensable.) But while did feel a little strange to have our creativity gone, it also felt good to…

I’ve come to realize how much you bring to the table (hint: a lot). I know I’ve said it many times before, but we love making your ideas come to life. This was definitely true with a recent custom project. It started when we received general email inquiry from our website. A woman whose daughter had played Matilda in the musical on Broadway wanted…