...inspired by ancient spirits
This Sterling Silver Handcarved “Raven and the Moon” Pendant was carved by Owen Walker for a Christmas gift to Ingrid’s daughter. Ingrid came to us with the carved 12 mm Tahitian Pearl and the beautiful grey/silver 10 mm pearl with an idea for a gift for her daughter. Her daughter is […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths have always been crazy about Amber. Amber is not only beautiful, but basically it is so wonderful to the touch, fantastic to work with, never boring because every piece is totally different from another, plus steeped in history. We love working with it in all the various aspects of […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths often get asked if we can create a Custom Prong set Pendant so a stone can be worn by it’s owner. Of course we can! Sometimes folks get a stone when they’re traveling to S.America or on a cruise to the Caribbean and when they bring it home […] Read more »
I display Trade Beads on our Walker Goldsmiths website to introduce the collections that are for sale and to highlight some wonderful history. I can say that each necklace that I’ve created is a collection of authentic antique beads with amazing histories. The posts here on Walker Goldsmiths and on activeartist.net […] 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 »
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 »
Owen and Janet Walker, jewelry artists since 1972, work with all precious stones and metals. Owen is a Master Goldsmith and Hand Engraver working in all kinds of jewelry styles and techniques. Janet is a Graphic Designer, Wax Carver, Goldsmith, Trade Bead Collector and jewelry creator. Owen and Janet Walker […] Read more »