...inspired by ancient spirits
Walker Goldsmiths first custom Dew Drop Wedding Ring was seen by a couple who fell in love with the design and wondered if their collection of melee diamonds might stretch to fit in a similar leafy patterned ring. We counted up their diamonds, talked about sizes and widths, the […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths has had so much fun designing and creating this Custom 14kt White Gold Wedding Ring. Janet designed and carved the wax that tells the story of the life this special couple has lived and will continue to create. Their “Story” is carved all around the Wedding Ring. Then […] Read more »
Exciting adventures in the sun, surf and mountains are what this romantic couple want to celebrate with this Custom “Our Story” Wedding Ring. As the main wax carver, Janet Walker, I’m having a very fun time here at Walker Goldsmiths creating a “Our Story Ring”. What’s that? Well, it’s my […] Read more »
Here we are at Step Two at Walker Goldsmiths with this Celtic Twisted Braid Diamond Ring. I’ve asked Owen to make a rubber mold of this ring this morning so the next time something similar to this design is requested I can speed up the whole process with a wax […] Read more »
This was a fun and tricky set of wedding rings that we’ve just shipped to some folks getting married. Carved in wax by me, Janet Walker, and cast in Sterling Silver by Owen Walker in our Walker Goldsmiths Studio. These rings are a combination of Totem Symbols in Sterling […] Read more »
Celtic Design jewelry is pretty popular around our Walker Goldsmiths Studio these days. Maybe we’re just warming up for the local Highland Games the first weekend in June or maybe because our name is Walker and that’s definitely Scots. I don’t know, but it sure is fun! This is another […] Read more »
This wax model of a ring is the latest Custom Wedding Ring project at Walker Goldsmiths. This purple wax ring has been carved by me, Janet Walker, and will be cast and set with a .53 pt. diamond by Owen Walker. The idea was to create a twisted, over and […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths were privileged a couple of weeks ago to be involved with making Custom Wedding Rings for a couple of special people. It was very much fun! They came to us highly recommended by a dear friend and mother of the groom. They had found on the internet a ring […] Read more »
We use the Lost Wax process a lot here at Walker Goldsmiths. I really enjoy knowing that it’s an ancient procedure that, of course, has been upgraded to meet the modern tools, but all the same, it’s still an ancient practice. Metal casting has been archaeologically found to have begun […] Read more »
This is our Transformation Mask Ring displayed in the winter show at the Stonington Gallery by Walker Goldsmiths. Owen and I made this custom creation for a client. It is a 14kt yellow gold Human Face with 2 – 8pt. Diamonds for eyes. I carved the wax sculpture and Owen […] Read more »