by Pat & Mike | Sep 17, 2013 | Blog, Fishing, Functional Wall Art, Nature
How do you translate your passion into your home, so you see it every day even when you aren’t able to get out and enjoy it? It’s a question that may not be in the forefront of your mind, but you may obsess about your passion every minute, every hour,...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 7, 2013 | Blog, Functional Wall Art
Patinas, Products and Photography Challenges A wise woman once told me that “there is no “it”. Everything depends upon how *you* want to accomplish things. That is actually freeing, not pressure!” The “it” she was referring to was...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Functional Wall Art
Nothing makes me happier than creating something special for people who truly love horses. My kingdom for a horse is a sentiment that many people have secretly thought over the years. Before we moved to Central Oregon, I found a home for my aged horse Andy. He was...
by Pat & Mike | Jul 30, 2013 | Blog
You are probably wondering what these three things have in common, especially the Eiffel Tower. The TILE part of the story is how production at Sunriver Metal Works came to a standstill on July 22. Tile & A Teen Mike and Pat were in remodel mode, as Mike’s...
by Pat & Mike | Jul 19, 2013 | Blog, Signs
Sign Sign Everywhere A Sign! The sign theme is continuing in our work at Sunriver Metal Works! Volunteer Awards Mike’s daughter, Courtney, has been working at Eastern Oregon’s radio station KEOL 91.7 FM. Mostly a volunteer staff of college students and...
by Pat & Mike | Jun 20, 2013 | Blog
Sunriver Metal Works got an unexpected call a few weeks ago from Alisha in La Pine, Oregon. She had seen our card in the La Pine Ace Hardware Store and had been looking for 2 years for someone to make a Fathers Day custom sign for her. Ace Hardware carried some...
by Pat & Mike | May 27, 2013 | Blog
Wow! We packed a lot into this weekend as we perfected how to mix Work with Fun. Fun – Cycle Pub Style Mike’s daughter, Courtney, turned 21 in April and wanted to do the Cycle Pub for her birthday present. So we needed to mix in work with family visiting...
by Pat & Mike | May 20, 2013 | Blog
One of my hobbies is spinning yarn. I just don’t seem to have enough hours in the day to do it. Mike and I have talked about different ideas for making signs, wall art, etc. So, we had always talked about doing something with spinning wheels. But we never...
by Pat & Mike | May 15, 2013 | Blog
The shop was pretty quiet last week. The warm days of Central Oregon made it difficult to fully concentrate on being inside cutting metal. Plus, we are trying to get all of our tree trimming and brush cutting done before fire season! Mike cut out a couple of deer...
by Pat & Mike | May 3, 2013 | Blog
I knew my bird seed was disappearing awfully fast, but I didn’t know it wasn’t just the birds! The dogs were sounding a low, throaty growl this morning, and I looked up to see one of the neighborhood deer helping himself. And he looks so innocent!
