Raven and Sun hand carved Sterling Silver Pendant #403 By Owen Walker. The story of how Raven stole the sun, the moon, and the stars from the creator is well known in our part of the world and there are many variations of the theme so I will just give […] Read more »
Raven Dancing Hand Carved Sterling Pendant
Raven Dancing hand carved sterling silver pendant by Owen Walker design #402. Owen’s got a favorite story that he likes to relate about Raven that he read in the National Geographic many years ago concerning the intelligence of the Raven. A piece of meat was hung on a string from […] Read more »
February On The North West Coast
February It is […] 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 »
Cast Sterling Frog Earrings
The Sterling Frog Earrings by Walker Goldsmiths by the lost wax cast technique are sweet little jumping critters. Owen and I heard our first croak the other evening while we were up at Snoqualmie Falls. What a joy that was to hear it announce the soon arrival of spring. It […] Read more »
Cast Sterling Raven and Bear Selfsizer Ring
Walker Goldsmiths lost wax cast Sterling Silver Raven and Bear selfsizer Ring is a fun to wear ring. Turn it one way on one day and another on the next! Both Bear and Raven are major “Transformers” of Northwest Coast Indian legends. They have the supernatural ability to change back […] 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 »
Hand-carved Sterling Silver Little Raven bracelet
This is another Owen Walker bracelet that could have been dancing raven or swimming or whatever, we called it Little Raven because it was one of the first 1/2 inch wide bracelets we designed. It is fairly easy to fit a creature onto a bracelet that is 1 […] Read more »
Sterling Silver Beaver Tag by Adam Mills
Busy as a Beaver is a reality. Creative, artistic and determined Beavers are traditionally known for their hard work. Have you ever seen a Beaver lodge? It’s quite an amazing and ingenious construction created by nature’s greatest engineer. The lodge and the dams they build provide safety and protection for […] Read more »