The Studio

Walker Studios is located on picturesque Victoria Row, across the street from the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The studio/gallery features the work of Goldsmith Jeanette Walker and Visual Artist Lindsay Walker, as well as in house jeweller Sherry Younker. Also featured are works of Island Artist Sandi Komst, as well as jewellers Lisa Ridout, Lynda Constantine, Terri Hall, Colin Farley, Allyson Simmie, James Aquilani, Jonathan Smith and Ayelet Stewart.

Our Museum

We are thrilled to have been inaugurated into the Atlantic ÉCONOMUSÉE Network of Artisans at Work, part of the International ECONOMUSEUM Network Society. Visitors are welcome to visit the studio and wander through our museum/gallery and experience the making of fine handcrafted jewellery by Goldsmiths using the ancient techniques of sand-casting, repousse, engraving, and granulation.

Commemorating the history and craft of Goldsmithing: Jewellery in Atlantic Canada, Walker Studios is an impressive living museum, workshop and boutique. By becoming part of the Atlantic ÉCONOMUSÉE Network, Walker Studios has been selected to represent the classic traditions of Goldsmith: Jewellery in Atlantic Canada.

The international Network includes traditional craft businesses in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, and has recently expanded to include five European countries: Norway, Iceland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Faroe Islands.

Businesses accredited by the ÉCONOMUSÉE Network are hallmarks of quality in trade interpretation, traditional craftsmanship, superior handmade products and visitor interaction. The program gives visitors the opportunity to discover the artisan and their trade, and experience, first-hand, the creative environment in which they operate.

Our Footprint

Concern for the environment and awareness about the impact of our choices is a priority at Walker Studios. We aim to offer a high quality product to the socially conscious consumer. Many of us have old jewellery that we no longer wear because it is out of fashion or damaged. We can melt down your old gold and reset your gemstones into something new with a limited impact on the environment and your pocket book.

Many of our designs are sand-cast on site. We are in the process of replacing or eliminating jewellery-making procedures that may cause environmental harm. We aim to use reclaimed metal and gemstones, as well as laboratory grown gemstones. We have also replaced our repousse ashfaltum-tar with pine tar, from pine trees, and our propane-oxygen torch with a water torch.

The Lindsay Walker collection of artwork is created using oil paints, made up of earth ground pigments, painted onto masonite or linen canvas, as opposed to cotton canvas. Fifty percent of all pesticides used in the U.S. are for the production of cotton. Unlike other composite wood panels produced using formaldehyde-based resins to bind fibers, Masonite is made using natural ingredients only, which also makes it an environmentally friendly product.