by Pat & Mike | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog, Outdoor
What goes up must come down. Be it a quote from Sir Isaac Newton, a physics viewpoint, or a song by Blood, Sweat, and Tears, it is a truism at Sunriver Metal Works today. What goes up must come down And so it did this morning. Very sad to see this ponderosa laying...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, Custom Metal Work, Decor
This post describes how we recently created a fairly large piece of Chicago skyline wall art for a client in Chicago. Chicago Skyline Wall Art A post written two weeks ago discusses the artistic process of creating the Chicago Skyline Metal Art for a Washington, DC...
by Pat & Mike | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Decor
City skylines seem to be popular pieces of art to hang in your home. Originally, our Chicago skyline metal wall art came into being from a custom order. An attorney in Washington, DC grew up in Chicago. He and his wife love the city, and he wanted to see it every...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog
Custom work – our specialty! That’s what we advertise, and that’s what we prefer. Working with customers to create their vision is a very enjoyable process. So, you might ask, why are we blogging about mass production vs one of a kind? Mass...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog
Christmas presents or just because, custom metal word art continues to be a big part of what we do at Sunriver Metal Works. Whether it’s the television show Fixer Upper or people wanting to express themselves, word art is our bread and butter. Custom Metal Word...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 14, 2017 | Blog, Small Business, Social Media
We think everyone must be suffering from social media overload these days. How about you? How much is too much? Social Media Overload When we first started our business, social media was just beginning to emerge. In order to be successful, our website developer...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog
Customer Satisfaction is guaranteed at Sunriver Metal Works. Why Customer Satisfaction is Important To Us When we first received the call about creating two signs for a local couple, our schedule was pretty busy. Trade shows and custom orders had Mike working 7 days...
by Pat & Mike | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog
We frequently create ranch and logo signs for our customers. Our website contains many customer stories within product descriptions and blog posts. This story is particularly unique. Customer Stories – The Inspiration When Janis contacted us initially, she...
by Pat & Mike | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog
The request started simply enough. “I’m interested in having some steel wall art custom made for my wife as a Christmas gift”. So, we read on. And, we discovered the finished product Chris hoped to create. A shadow box DIY project using metal...
by Pat & Mike | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog
We now have friends we never meet. Until we started this business, we couldn’t have said that. Friends We Never Meet Receiving our first contacts and orders through our website, we realized the power of the internet. It connected little Sunriver Metal Works in...