...inspired by ancient spirits
Walker Goldsmiths had a couple of sweet young people come to us, individually, to design and make their Custom Wedding Rings. It was a bit different for us because usually couples come to us together to talk about the whole experience. This give us clues about what they want and […] Read more »
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Here’s the wax carving from Walker Goldsmiths for a Custom Celtic Loveknot Wedding Ring Set. Walker Goldsmiths was contacted to design and make this custom Celtic Loveknot Wedding Ring Set using her cherished large London blue Topaz. The gold was also provided by her, gifted from her brother. It has been […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths purchased a treasure of Artifacts from a trader that included some marvelous ancient Arctic worked Bone and Ivory pieces. The pieces are fragments of bone and ivory that were used by the natives for practical everyday items such as sled runners, bundle toggles, fish spear points, harpoon valve […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths was able to buy some beautiful Mastodon Ivory Beads from a trader a while back so I decided to use them to create a Custom Trade Bead Necklace. The Mastodon Ivory came from ancient tusks unearthed by erosion in Russian Siberia. I’ve always been crazy about Mastodon Ivory. […] Read more »
Recycling old family jewelry is a favorite at Walker Goldsmiths. A longtime friend came to us with a little bag of jewelry that she had stashed for some time because she didn’t know what to do with it. Her mother had passed away leaving her with some jewelry that […] Read more »
Both Owen and I at Walker Goldsmiths are nuts about Trade Beads. We’ve been collecting, learning, trading and creating jewelry with trade beads for over 40 yrs. We’ve seriously focused on faceted Cobalt Blue Russians because we love the […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths has often been asked to make a Birthstone Ring for a client and we love doing it. With the Christmas Season in 2013 we decided to make some Birthstone Rings using our elegant Potlatch Collection Ring designs and make them in 14kt yellow gold. We made a […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths had a heartfelt experience this past Christmas. Old friends came to us to help design and make a special Custom Pendant gift for their daughter. They had firm ideas about what they wanted and Walker Goldsmiths was able to execute it and elaborate it for them. I could tell that […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths has had a fun commission to work on this Christmas time. Owen was asked to custom hand carve a “Surfing Eagle” on a Money Clip! And, why a Surfing Eagle you may ask? This money clip was made as a Christmas gift for a passionate California surfer. This […] Read more »