by Pat & Mike | May 2, 2013 | Blog
Or was that, I tweeted when I should have liked and I pinned my google to the wall? During my 30 years working in information technology, I never felt as inadequate as I feel right now. Choosing to remove myself from the ever changing computer world after I retired...
by Pat & Mike | Apr 27, 2013 | Blog
What a gorgeous day we had today! Spent the morning pulling and burning bitter brush at the place, then ran into Bend to stop at the Wildhorse Harley Davidson shop. They are such a great group of people! Had a late lunch at the Sunriver Brewhouse. Always great...
by Pat & Mike | Apr 22, 2013 | Blog
Well – not really. Spent a good share of the weekend adding media and descriptions for the website. In many ways, it inspired other ideas of things we can do. Trying to get all of our files and images organized for the business and the office. We ended up...
by Pat & Mike | Apr 13, 2013 | Blog
Okay. So this really doesn’t have anything to do with actually producing metal works, but I’ve got to take my victories where I can find them! I’m trying to do this website as a DIY project aided by a very understanding web development firm, Alpine...
by Pat & Mike | Apr 5, 2013 | Blog
Can’t believe we are close to going live on the website! Adding blog entries and figuring out how all this works is proving to be a challenge. After 30 plus years of working with computers, you would think keeping up with technology was second nature. Taking...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 20, 2013 | Blog
Having fun with metal is a concept that takes a little getting used to. Once embraced, you can really let your mind wander into places you never thought about before. Take for example, home decor. When searching the internet for some home decor switches, I realized...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 10, 2013 | Blog, Functional Wall Art, Retailers
It’s always a balance, I guess. Does the house get cleaned or do we work on images for possible metal work? Which one is more fun? The dogs won’t mind if vacuuming is delayed one more day… Working with a local Sunriver business – The...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 5, 2013 | Blog
Learn more about Pat Payne Millsap in this short narrative. About Pat Payne Millsap Hi! Pat here. I’m headed into my second (or third) life with the start of our new business, Sunriver Metal Works. After retiring a few years ago, I wandered a bit trying to...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 1, 2013 | Blog
Mike started working with metal in high school designing and building a utility trailer in 1980. Life happened, and the construction industry called. After 20 years building new homes, he started working with metal as a hobby creating Christmas presents and yard art...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog, Functional Wall Art, Motorcycles
What better way to test your abilities than to create metal art from a picture of a motorcycle. Christmas 2012 was the catalyst for doing just that. The result of this process has tested our metal in more ways than we could possibly imagine. Fun and frustrating,...
