Lip Service

Looking for something a bit special for your lover - well aside from our much talked about marshmallow forks (always the perfect answer for your Valentine!) our "Kissing Gate" below could also do the trick.

Currently residing on our Gallery wall as an art piece, it was originally designed as a - you guessed it - gate...function as well as form!

Mount it above your bed! (The Kissing Gate that is.)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S

Gallery Teaser

For those of you who have visited our website, you will know by now that we also have a Gallery onsite, which houses some of the artistic works of Ernie Maluschnig.

So for all you virtual onlookers, we now take a step just inside the door - fresh and clean for 2010 after a bit of a Christmas clearout (congratulations to the new owners of several of Ernie's original pieces!)

In view are two of Ernie's sculptural works: "Slice of Heaven" in the foreground, and a two piece work (2nd in a series, 1 peice partially obscured) entitled "Rusty Sails 2".

Also shown are several other pieces including a custom mirror on the left (sorry - sold this morning!) a bespoke pair of nest tables with a hand-beaten bell displayed on top, a 5-foot candelabra, custom "kissing" gate (partially obscured), sunflower sculpture and one of a pair of handcrafted leaf/flower motif chandeliers.

So for the tactile experience (and to get a proper look at the obscured pieces!), all welcome to the "real" gallery at 54 Ballantyne Road Wanaka.

The "C" Word

I'm not going to mention the "C" word, but that time of year IS creeping up on us again.

"Hmmm, what to get for presents?" I hear you say... well we have a couple of solutions for you!











Firstly, our inaugural "Ferrous Fiesta" will be running for the first week of December. We will have all sorts of specials and deals on a selection of our Gallery and Workshop items. Pop in to 54 Ballantyne Rd Wanaka to view for yourself, or check us out online

Secondly, we have listed some other items for sale on Trade Me. Click on the following links to be taken directly to the auctions via the magic of technology!

AS SEEN AT PASSION FOR FASHION!
Funky Fashionable Belt Buckles:

Flower Design (pictured left)
Triangle Design
Blob Design








ALSO AT PASSION FOR FASHION!

Handbag Style Magazine Racks


available in two colour finishes.



PLUS:

Business Card Holder










Business & Rack Card Holder

Passion for Fashion

Not one to miss an opportunity, our Prue this year coordinated a "top fashion team" to present the more wearable side of some of Metalworks' creations at the recent Passion for Fashion event, held in conjunction with Wanakafest.

Showcasing our handmade belt buckles, handbag style magazine racks, various fire tools and accessories, plus an appearance by the D-Fa prototype dog, the three "metalworkers" strutted their stuff to industrial music on the Lake Wanaka Centre catwalk.

All items displayed during the evening are now available from our Gallery space at 54 Ballantyne Rd Wanaka or by mail/email order from metalworks@xtra.co.nz

Sorry - models (pictured above) not for sale. Look out for us again next year!

Mid Winter Treats

Well, it's fire season for sure, so below we have a small selection of some of our products which can help you get through winter!

COPPER WOOD BIN

One of the best things about Winter is a warm open fire in the evening - especially if it is snowing outside!

One of the worst things about winter is lugging your firewood to feed the open fire! Well, tis the season to turn your wood-woes into wood-wows!

Flash up your fireplace with one of our copper wood bins - sturdy and practical and tidy and the copper adds a further touch of warmth, even when your fire is not going.

We can make these to custom size, so come and talk to us about what you require.

TREAT TIME

We have blogged about them before, but if you have an open fire (or a gas cooktop - not endorsing it but it has been done!) then a marshmallow toasting fork is really the best compliment - and a great way to keep those sugar levels up from a hard day on the slopes!

FIRE POKERS & ACCESSORIES

We only have a few of these left in stock (rather a popular time of year for these items!) but if you have a design in mind, or want us to make you one of our standard designs then come on in and see us. We can craft you a single poker right through to an intricate fireside set with poker, tongs, brush stand etc.

The photo below show a log rack with a pair of tongs and a poker.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
Winter means long, dark evenings, and is quite often the time of year we notice (or at least use more) of our lighting.
Could you do with a bit of a makeover for your lights? Lamps to shades to custom chandeliers, if you can think it, we will try to reproduce it in metal!

Below is detail from a custom chandelier, the lightbulb fits inside the leaf pattern.

Doggy Update - The Pack Has Arrived

As promised - some photos of the newly expanded
D-Fa Doggie Family

Standing to attention for D-Fa leader of the pack, Mark.

Keeping watch next to one of Ernie's sculptures
A fine looking pack!

Precision Workmanship

Not to blow our own trumpet, but here is a big "tooot!" to Metalwork's own Ernie Maluschnig.

For the third year in a row, Ernie has won the "Riverhead Gold Cup" for precision smallbore rifle shooting.

With the following winning scores from a possible 200.20...
2007 198.7
2008 194.6
2009 198.12

...you can certainly see why Metalworks Wanaka is known for our precision workmanship!

Congratulations Ernie!