Walker Goldsmiths lost wax cast Sterling Silver Lovebirds Ring band#308 celebrates the custom of the Northwest Coast Native Indians. By recognizing the two most important clans, the Ravens and the Eagles in a time honored tradition. “In the last century when the Native cultures of the Northwest Coast were flourishing […] Read more »
Newsletter, February, 2013, check out Walker Goldsmiths Lovebirds for Valentines Day
Walker Goldsmiths Lovebirds jewelry is a wonderful way to say “I love you” on Valentines Day. One of the most popular ways to celebrate and commemorate Valentines Day 2013 is with a gift of our Lovebirds Jewelry. The story of Lovebirds itself is a seriously romantic tradition. An item of […] Read more »
Sterling Silver Northwest Box Ring created by Walker Goldsmiths
The sterling silver Northwest Box Ring was created by Walker Goldsmiths as a representation of a traditional Northwest Coast Style Carved Bentwood Box. An actual bentwood box is just that; a box created using hot water or steam to bend the wood. The outer side is carved and painted to […] Read more »
Timberwolf
Walker Goldsmiths calls this lovely little Wolf the Timber Wolf just to differentiate him from the other Wolf bracelets that we do. Every thing that lives on the North West Coast lives in the timber or in the water, there just isn’t any other place to live. When I lived […] Read more »
Small Bear
This is another hand carved bear design by Owen Walker, and it occurs to me that I don’t know how many different bear designs I have produced, and I guess it doesn’t matter. When you live in South East Alaska (the Panhandle), bears are your neighbors even in the towns. […] 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 »
Potlatch Collection Sterling Earrings and Pendants
Our past newsletters have been talking about lost wax casting with the focus on Custom Rings. We also lost wax cast Sterling Silver Earrings and Pendants. They are the foundation of our ‘Potlatch Collection’ The casting process for the earrings and pendants pushes the limits of lost wax casting because […] Read more »