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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Monday, October 14, 2024


Happy Indigenous Peoples Day to all the First People of North America. A little more than a hundred years ago we were referred to as the Vanishing Race. The way things are going, it looks like we may outlast the Dominant Culture!

 

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Thursday, October 10, 2024



As a jeweler, I am honored to make pieces that symbolize important events and occasions. A pendant that I made for a special customer, to honor the passing of his brother.

Eagle Pendant, silver & abalone shell.

 

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Sunday, October 6, 2024



The Raven is a complex character in First Nations traditional stories. He is ruthlessly selfish, although some of his deeds & misdeeds, such as creating the salmon, end up being beneficial.

Raven pendant, silver with gold accents.

 

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