About

Ray Walton has been working as a silversmith for forty-four years after completing a foundation course at Hornsey Art College and then three years at Medway College of Design. He makes contemporary silverware, mostly to commission, and his work is held in private collections and in the Goldsmiths Company collection. He has won many awards throughout his career including the prestigious Jacques Cartier award. Over the past fifteen years, he has been involved with educating the next generation of silversmiths which has become a passion, teaching at both the Goldsmiths Centre and the Contemporary British Silversmiths skills training programme.