Sunday, November 17, 2024


Customers seem to prefer viewing pieces in a video format. And all these years I have been doing photographs. 

Copper / Eagle pendant, in silver, 14K gold, abalone shell & black diamonds

 

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Sunday, November 10, 2024


Many people have asked to see the back of the pendants that I post, so I thought that a video may be the best way to view my work.
Thunderbird pendant, hand engraving & repousse, in silver & gold


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Friday, November 1, 2024


The Hummingbird is known for its grace and beauty, and is one of the most popular First Nations animal symbols for wedding rings.

Hummingbird gold band with a princess cut diamond.

 

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024




 

 

When you really want to make a statement to someone special, a gold Raven Engagement ring with a diamond.

 

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Friday, October 25, 2024



According to Kwakwaka’wakw tradition, the copper is a symbol of wealth, and is an important part of the potlatch culture. Each one has a name, a history and a value. They gain value as they are traded, bought, sold and gifted within the feast system.

Eagle Copper pendant, silver, gold, abalone shell & black diamonds.

                                                                                                                   

 

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Sunday, October 20, 2024


 

Yesterday, this was just a block of wood from a 500 year-old red cedar tree. Today, there are so many possibilities; it can be carved into any character from the ancient stories. It was almost 40 years ago when Beau Dick & Wayne Alfred showed me how to rough-out a mask from block of wood. I was young then, and I did not realize how fortunate I was to learn from two of the masters.

 

I am undecided where to go with this mask. Who do you see in this rough chunk of

cedar?

 

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024


The Thunderbird is my favorite design. It is my family’s main crest, and represents the first ancestor, from myth-time, when supernatural beings came down from above and lived & had children with the first people.

Thunderbird pendant, silver & gold, 1-3/4” diameter, hand engraving & repousse

 

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