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 »
Trade Bead Necklace TBA31 with Harpoon Head
Here’s a pretty Trade Bead necklace, TBA31, that celebrates the colors red and black, by Janet Walker. I’ve created this necklace for the “Red and Black” show at the Stonington Gallery in Seattle this April. From the Stonington Gallery posting; “Red and Black. Color brings vitality and depth to […] Read more »
Dentalium is Everywhere
Dentalium is everywhere and yet, as a Trade Bead researcher and jewelry designer at Walker Goldsmiths, it’s been my experience to find that so few people even know what it is. Dentalium is a seashell harvested on the Pacific coast of western Washington and southern British Columbia in waters averaging […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths Booth at the 2012 Seattle Gift Show
Walker Goldsmiths did the Seattle Gift Show again this year and it’s been fun to see lots of old friends from AK and the lower 48. We definitely noticed that the buying was slower and more cautious in volume and that folks are totally sick of having to be this […] Read more »
What are Blue Russian Trade Beads?
More interest about one of my favorite subjects, Trade Beads, is always a treat for me. I’ve received quite a few questions about Trade Beads in the last few months and have determined that we really need a blog post about them on Walker Goldsmiths not just on Active Artists . […] Read more »
Anita’s Trade Bead Bracelet and Earrings
These Trade Beads were so fun to work with and construct into a bracelet for my dear friend. Anita saw a bracelet that she fell in love with so I asked her to send me a picture of the bracelet. She liked the patterns and balance of semi precious beads […] Read more »