Wolf is an enigmatic character on the North West Coast because there is not a great body of Wolf stories as there are for Eagle and Raven. On Haida Gwaii the Wolf was only known from hearsay as there were no wolves on those islands, but the Wolf was an […] Read more »
Large Orca Bracelet
Orcas have shown great reasoning capabilities and creative thinking in encounters with humans. I have had many encounters with Orcas myself having been a commercial gillnet fisherman in my early years. I have never found a reliable story of an Orca harming a human in the wild. I […] Read more »
Goldsmiths Invented Recycling
Everybody knows that “green” means environmentally savvy and we like to practice those behaviors in our Studio. In our modern age we like to think we invented all the really good things of the world. We have plastics, cars, airplanes, computers, and all kinds of modern marvels that make our […] Read more »
Large Lovebirds bracelet with abalone inlay
Lovebirds Bracelet With Abalone Inlay In the 18th century when the Native cultures of the Northwest Coast were flourishing and the wealth of the fur trade was flowing throughout the world, a curious custom was born. When a man was mature and wealthy enough to seek a wife he […] Read more »
Large Beaver Bracelet with Abalone inlay
This Large Beaver Bracelet with Abalone Inlay hand carved by Owen Walker is in keeping with the Northwest Coast Indian lore that speaks of Beaver, who at first was a woman who loved to swim. Many of the stories of the first peoples are both entertainment and a cautionary tale similar […] Read more »
Large Eagle Bracelet
This Large Eagle Bracelet, hand carved by Owen Walker, is a good representation of one of the two principle clans of the North West Coast peoples. Just as elsewhere in the world, eagles are respected for their strength and acrobatic flying abilities. There are many many eagle stories most of […] Read more »
Owen in his relm-carving
It’s 9:00 at the Walker Goldsmiths Studio and there’s incredible ZZ Top, LenneRockers and Wanda Jackson blasting out their tunes. Is this night or morning? What day is it? Rooster’s crowing and chicken politics makes a huge squabble as the neighbor’s cat wants some chasing fun. The compressor blasts off […] Read more »
New life for old family gold
We at Walker Goldsmiths used to think “In the olden days” June used to be the traditional month for weddings. Since we’ve been in the wedding ring business for 30+ years we’ve seen folks use the gathering time of the winter holidays to get married since families get together then […] Read more »
Owen at the Rolling Mill
Walker Goldsmiths suffered a major setback in the Studio this Spring with our necessary trusty ‘ol Rolling mill breaking down. A bearing failed, bound up and broke the shaft. It took 6 weeks to get the part from England, of course, it was all happening in the middle of the […] Read more »
Osprey T-Shirts & Rings
We are very excited about our Osprey Line. We have always loved the Osprey and feel very honored to have been able to capture this majestic bird’s spirit in our new T-shirt line and cast Sterling Silver Osprey rings. Osprey Shirts $20 Size : SmallMediumLargeXlarge Osprey Ring Size : 891011121314 Read more »