Loon is rather rare in North West Coast art which seems a bit strange as there are so many loons living here. Perhaps it is because they spend so much time underwater. He appears as a kind of minor walk on character in a few stories, but nothing of a […] Read more »
Raven hand carved Sterling Silver Bracelet
This is understated but easily recognized as a Raven Bracelet in the mid range both in price and complexity of design and the mate to the Eagle Bracelet. Split from tail to beak so he appears to be two ravens curving around your wrist, his eyes are too far apart […] Read more »
the Sassy Raven Handcarved sterling silver Bracelet
This is version of Sassy Raven by Owen Walker is 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 […] Read more »
How Raven Brought Light to the World
Long, long time ago when the world was new and all was twilight and the powers were new and fresh, Raven was exploring the new world. He flew and hopped and walked all around touching the trees and rocks learning all he could from each of them. One day he […] Read more »
Hand carved Sterling Silver Northwest Totem Design Rings
Owen Walker has been making and selling these custom made hand carved Sterling Silver Northwest Totem design rings for over 30 yrs at Walker Goldsmiths. These 5 rings shown in the photo are Eagle, Kingfisher, 2 Salmon, and Raven. These are two dimensional designs with some slight deeper carving […] Read more »
Raven Transforming
Raven Transforming It was Raven, with both human and bird qualities, which placed the sun, the moon and the stars in the heavens. First, that sly character, would devise a way to trick Grandfather Creator into letting him play with the glowing orbs in his magic box. Succeeding in that […] Read more »
White and Yellow Gold Lovebirds Custom Wedding Band
A Lovebirds Custom Wedding Band has been exceptionally fun for Walker Goldsmiths to create for a customer. I carved the middle band in wax and we cast it using the traditional lost wax technique. Here are two pictures of the Lovebirds Ring that we just finished and delivered to a friend […] Read more »
Big Wolf Handcarved Bracelet
Wolf is an enigmatic character on the North West Coast because there is not a great body of Wolf stories as there are for Eagle and Raven. On Haida Gwaii the Wolf was only known from hearsay as there were no wolves on those islands, but the Wolf was an […] Read more »
Large Lovebirds bracelet with abalone inlay
Lovebirds Bracelet With Abalone Inlay In the 18th century when the Native cultures of the Northwest Coast were flourishing and the wealth of the fur trade was flowing throughout the world, a curious custom was born. When a man was mature and wealthy enough to seek a wife he […] 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 »