2016
handmade in Pennsylvania with reclaimed steel & wood
866-855-7742 • www.gatskimetal.com • kate@gatskimetal.com
Welcome to Gatski Metal! Thank you for being here. We are very grateful for your support of our work. This catalog reflects our artistic endeavors - inspired by you and the natural landscape that surrounds us.
In Thanks,
Ben & Kate Gatski P.S. The stories throughout this catalog are excerpts from our monthly email newsletter.
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While we have beautiful vistas here on the hill (useful for spotting wildlife and guessing who’s coming to visit), there’s no clear view out over our art enterprise. That is up to us to conceive and illustrate.
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Each season has its own influence on our work. With the quiet and stillness of winter comes an opportunity for greater concentration, so we turn our focus toward adding to (and editing) our line of work.
Elk Head 26”h x 16”w x 13”d
Dale the Deer 22”h x 24”w x 7”d
Arthur the Antelope Head 28”h x 19”w x 8”d
Deer Head 18”h x 26”w x 13”d
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Moose Head 18”h x 33”w x 14”d
There’s Maury and Eric. Then there’s Monty and Rusty. And of course, there’s Moose Wellington and Moostafa. I could go on and on, but instead, I’ll just say this: your talent for naming your Moose Heads (among other Gatski pieces) is commendable. (And it far exceeds what we could ever do - we did simply name him Moose Head, afterall.)
Murray the Moose 17”h x 35”w x 8”d
Moose in the Woods 28.5”h x 28”w x 20”d
Big Elk Head 30”h x 24”w x 15”d
Bernie the Bear Head 17”h x 16”w x 14”d
Gatski Mountain Goat 31”h x 15”w x 12”d
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Eagle 23”h x 27”w x 5”d
Brown Steer 16”h x 30”w x 12”d
Buffalo Head 18”h x 21”w x 12”d
Blaze the Bull 17”h x 26”w x 7”d
Flying Pig 16”h x 16”w x 12”d
Rams Head 18”h x 23”w x 12”d
Goat Head 22”h x 16”w x 14”d
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Lion Head 27”h x 27”w x 8”d
Elephant Head 20”h x 28”w x 19”d
Giraffe 18”h x 20”w x 19”d
Woods Map - Moose 22”h x 22”w x 8”d Mounted Fish 16”h x 37”w x 5”d
Sailboat Compass 27”h x 27”w x 4”d
Woods Map - Deer 22”h x 22”w x 7”d
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gatskimetal.com I’m thinking a hot air balloon might be a good idea for shipping. It seems like an ideal solution, dropping down right where you need to and then sailing gently away. We might have to adjust our delivery timelines.
Man in the Moon 19”h x 15”w x 7”d
Sir Blue 21”h x 17”w x 10”d
Hot Air Balloon 19”h x 10”w x 10”d
Raven 16”h x 18”w x 16”d
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Monte the Moose 16”h x 18”w x 10”d Dennis the Deer 14”h x 16”w x 6”d
Striped Fish 16”h x 17”w x 8”d
Small Fish 17”h x 21”w x 8”d
Sun Fish 18”h x 23”w x 8”d
Sailboat 20”h x 12”w x 5”d
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Cow 13”h x 22”w x 5”d Sheep 12”h x 20”w x 5”d
Cow Over the Moon 21”h x 18”w x 6”d
Red Pig 14”h x 20”w x 8”d
Flying Pig 16”h x 16”w x 12”d
Blue Dog 15”h x 21”w x 8”d
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Moonlight Credenza 32”h x 60”w x 24.5”d
Sunray Console Table 32”h x 48”w x 12”d
Rust “X” Console Table 34”h x 48”w x 14”d
Red Blossom Dining 30”h x 43”w x 43”d
Blue Big “O” Console 34”h x 42”w x 12”d
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In our work, circumference comes up a lot. We’re always cutting, welding, and grinding all the way around the outside of a piece. It turns out, 9th grade geometry is actually quite useful.
Sway Console Table 33.5”h x 48”w x 12”d
Swoop Console Table 34”h x 48”w x 13”d
Green Big “O” Console 34”h x 40”w x 12”d
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The Red C Table 21”h x 20.5”w x 20.5”d
Steel Angle Side Table 28”h x 18”w x 18”d
Blue Circle Table 28”h x 20”w x 18”d Swirl Table 27”h x 19”w x 19”d
Box Shelf Side Table 28”h x 16”w x 11.5”d
Personalized Side Table 22”h x 20”w x 20”d
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gatskimetal.com Scrap metal yards are busy places. It’s not wise to linger about. Ben usually goes in with a plan, searching for a oneand-a-half-inch steel pipe or eigth-of-an-inch rusted sheet metal. Sometimes he stumbles upon something unique like metal sheets from a world-renowned skateboarding camp (those made some nice tables). He takes what he can find, and goes back for the rest another time.
Wishbone Side Table 21”h x 24.5”w x 24.5”d
Orbit Side Table 24”h x 24”w x 24”d
Blue Drop Coffee Table 17”h x 46”w x 24”d Blue Hourglass Side Table 22.5”h x 13”w x 13”d
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You have gone to great lengths to find us - online and in person. You have figured out how to spell Gatski. You have searched for all kinds of metal animals and found our work. You have turned up our unmarked dirt road. You have found us. And that we find remarkable!
Pig Hooks 12”h x 12”w x 3”d
Family Tree 21”h x 22”w x 8”d
Fish Hooks 9”h x 12”w x 3”d
Beet Wall Tile 12”h x 10”w x 2.5”d
Ornament Tree 18”h x 14”w x 14”d
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gatskimetal.com The process of creating new pieces is always uncertain in the beginning. It’s a bit like a moving target — we don’t know where it will lead us. But what we do know is that inspiration is never very far!
Big Solid Letter 12”h x 8”w x 4”d
Cursive Phrase 6”h x 28”w x 1/8”d
Please inquire for custom letters, words, numbers & Date Sign 4.5”h x 16”w
signs.
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Our pieces have a story, and we hope they’ll become a part of yours. We are Ben and Kate Gatski, self-taught artists who love using simple tools to make handmade, authentic pieces of art. We live and work on a hilltop in rural Pennsylvania. There, we handcraft sculpture and furniture with reclaimed materials (weathered steel and barn wood) and raise our three children. We established Gatski Metal in 2003. We see beauty and inspiration in our surrounding landscape, our rural lifestyle, and the reclaimed. And we want to share that with you. Our home and shop sit at the top of a hill, overlooking forest and fields. We often find ourselves creating pieces based on what we see (or can imagine) before us. Our raw material comes from scrap yards and other assorted junk piles. We believe in the power of good stories, good craftsmanship, and good customer service. Ben is a welder and artist, and Kate is a designer and entrepreneur. We believe in bringing you (our customers) pieces that make you happy and that you can enjoy forever. And we delight in collaborating with you to create pieces that fit perfectly into your home. Each Gatski piece is built to last — so it can be a part of your story for a long time to come. We invite you to sign up for our email newsletter at www.eepurl.com/fnVmQ Ben & Kate Gatski 112 Black Run Road Bloomsburg, PA 17815 866-855-7742 kate@gatskimetal.com gatskimetal.com FACEBOOK facebook.com/gatskimetal
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