This is another version of Raven a little smaller than the transforming Raven. This one is all Raven, he shows no human parts and is split so you see both halves of him on the bracelet. This is a very common practice in North West Coast art, in order to […] Read more »
Golden Eagle Hand Carved Sterling Silver Bracelet
. Golden Eagle has kind of become an obsession over the last few years, I have several golden eagle feathers and have seen several here. We live in Bald eagle country and seldom does a day go by that we don’t see several bald eagles. But spotting a golden […] Read more »
Hand Carved Sterling Bear Bracelet
This Sterling Hand Carved Bear Bracelet is my iconic design #20, I use it as an avatar on the Internet, and it is on Walker Goldsmiths’ business card. This Bracelet design’s origins are lost in the mists of time, which simply means I do not remember what year it […] Read more »
Hand Carved Sterling Transforming Raven Bracelet
Transforming Raven Bracelet, Design #11, is Hand Carved in Sterling Silver by Owen Walker of Walker Goldsmiths. Every Indian tribe on the Northwest Coast tells the story of Raven Stealing the Light from the Grandfather Creator. This Transforming Raven Bracelet shows Raven with both bird and human parts. He is […] Read more »
Hand Carved Sterling Lovebirds Bracelet
This Design #3, Lovebirds Bracelet With Abalone Inlay, hand carved by Owen Walker at Walker Goldsmiths is beautiful with or without Abalone Inlay in the eyes. Owen also can also weld red gold into the eyes that is a very striking look. In the 18th century when the Native Cultures […] Read more »
Hand Carved Sterling Beaver Bracelet
Owen Walkers hand carved Sterling silver Beaver bracelet, design #2 is a family favorite around here at Walker Goldsmiths, especially with Abalone shell eyes. Northwest Coast Indian lore speaks of Beaver, who at first was a woman who loved to swim. The woman who became the first beaver and ancestress […] Read more »
The Octopus Story told in a hand carved sterling silver bracelet by Owen Walker
This is a classic Haida story illustrated in a Hand Carved Sterling Silver Octopus Bracelet by Owen Walker that carries a message about how we humans are meant to interact with our fellow creatures here on the Earth. In Chinook Jargon it would start “Hiyu lally ankutie” Which in […] Read more »
Hummingbirds are Messengers Between the Spirit World and the Physical World
Hummingbirds are messengers between the spirit world and the physical world. When we see and hear these beautiful little creatures, we can feel joy in our souls and rejoice with them to the pure essence of life. These little masters of flight eat tiny bugs and flower nectar. What a […] Read more »
Frog: a creature of Transformation
This Frog Bracelet by Owen Walker is truly a creature of transformation, from egg, to Polliwog, to Frog. Springtime is Frog’s time of power. Change is the only true constant in life and Frog helps this changing through one’s own creative and spiritual resources. Frog is a very powerful spirit […] Read more »
Big Grizzly Bear Bracelet
Ancients of the Northwest Coast believed that some animals could supernaturally change their appearance and take on human form. Some humans could also transform into animals or mythic creatures when it was useful to do so. Bear moved back and forth from animal to human form, and as a result […] Read more »