...inspired by ancient spirits
Hand carved sterling silver Raven feather Pendant #413. I always picture Raven in some kind of action so I shaped the back of his neck to be a Chilkat dance robe. This raven may be flying, dancing, telling a story, or resting between dances at a big Potlatch. I grew […] Read more »
Raven and the Moon hand carved sterling silver pendant #408. This is one of the designs that was born from the challenge to put a design into a circle. It is very pleasing when you get it done.This looks like two Ravens surrounding the moon, just as many bracelet designs […] Read more »
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 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 »
Walker Goldsmiths was contacted this spring by a young man with a wonderful Custom Engagement Ring idea. His sweetheart is a lovely Nordic lady and he wanted to surprise her with a Custom Engagement Ring that would “blow her out of the water”! They had a trip to Norway planned […] Read more »
I love making Bead Trade Necklaces and this one, Raven Steals the Sun, Amber Trade Bead Necklace, TB473, is right up there on Walker Goldsmiths favorites list. This 20 inch necklace is ALL Amber except for a few inches of small glass beads and the black lip shell button […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths has had a fun commission to work on this Christmas time. Owen was asked to custom hand carve a “Surfing Eagle” on a Money Clip! And, why a Surfing Eagle you may ask? This money clip was made as a Christmas gift for a passionate California surfer. This […] Read more »
This is a variation of the Lovebirds Ring that we make for our Potlatch Ring Collection here at Walker Goldsmiths. This ring can be a Self sizer or as we’ve done here with crowns put into the open gap on top to accommodate setting stones. The Lovebirds story is a […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths has often had folks want to know, “just how do we figure out our ring size?” If you were visiting us in our Walker Goldsmiths Studio we could slip our handy-dandy ring sizer over your finger and figure it all out for you, but some of you are […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths has been honored to make a Story Ring for a lovely person, Bonnye Matthews, who is an author of an interesting new book series. We are very pleased that our Raven/Wolf Ring fits into her vision of two characters in one of her books. “I am an author […] Read more »