...inspired by ancient spirits
We’ve seen many a Jumping Salmon, not only hand carved sterling silver ones at Walker Goldsmiths, but also the real live kind as Salmon fishermen in the water off Alaska and Washington State. Salmon can really jump! Owen says that they jump to show fishermen where to set their net. […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths sterling silver Salish Salmon Pendant #401 is hand carved by Owen Walker in our studio on Gooseberry Point, Bellingham, Washington on the shore of the Salish Sea on the Lummi Indian Reservation. Our friend and marine biologist, Bert Webber, first named this area The Salish Sea in 1988. […] Read more »
Now why would anyone like to have Walker Goldsmiths lost wax cast Sterling Salmon Earrings hanging from their ears? Because they love fish, especially Salmon! There’s not much better food for humans in this world than Salmon and let’s lift a hunk of Smoked Salmon as a tribute to celebrate […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmith’s lost wax cast Sterling Salmon Pendant is the first design that we ever made. It’s the King of fish is our eyes and most other people in the Pacific Northwest. We celebrate Salmon every year by smoking lots of fish in our smoke house and sharing all we […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths designed this lost wax cast Sterling Silver Bentwood Box Ring #307 originally for a Northwest Box Show at the Stonington Gallery in Seattle, WA. The wood carvers came out in full force to exhibit their boxes carved in the traditional Northwest Cost Style. We created this ring in […] Read more »
Walker Goldsmiths have over the years created quite a menagerie of ½ inch wide bracelets that because of the constraints of space are indeed small bracelets to delight the eye and excite the mind. It is difficult to confine the personality of magical creatures into a 1/2 inch strip of […] Read more »
Here’s the finished product of “Our Story” Custom Wedding Rings, Cherry Blossoms and Salmon, made by Walker Goldsmiths. If you’ve followed our posts about this Custom Ring you know that this couple is wanting rings that celebrate both of their cultures. She is Japanese and he is born and raised […] Read more »
At Walker Goldsmiths we’re having a fun time designing and creating “Our Story” Custom Wedding Bands for couples that want something different and special to their particular relationship. This one, Cherry Blossoms and Salmon is really fun! While talking to my Northwest Indian neighbors about the season, getting news of […] Read more »
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 »
These two designs are a celebration of the salmon that sustain life and culture on the North West Coast. We who live here often take the salmon for granted just as people in other places may take their daily bread for granted. Salmon may not be quite as important to […] Read more »