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Valkyrie Pewter

Valkyrie Pewter is a Artisan Handcrafted Pewter and Sterling Silver Art Studio based in Dublin Ohio USA doing business at Ren fairs, and other shows.

Featuring original designs by Angelo Roncari, Brian Carnes, Rose Lapeer. and Sarah Christensen Exprience the wonder and beauty of our fine pieces at the Ohio renaissance faire or our other venues we are at.

10/08/2026

Week 5 of Ohio Renaissance Festival was Viking weekend. The weather was cool but sunny, and Albannach was guesting at the show ... We were busy all weekend at the pewter shop.

Brian did get out Saturday to capture some moments to share with all of you. We hope you enjoy them! Next up is Time Travelers weekend and we hope to see many of you there!

10/04/2026

It is a breezy ☀️ Sunny day at . My pin is selling really well and Layla is busy customizing them for our customers including my friend while works on a custom project with the tig welder and was working on some earrings it's been a fun but busy day.

10/02/2026

Fresh pewter out of the tumbling machine headed to the Ohio Renaissance festival for the weekend. Some of these pieces will end up back in melt as they have small little defects on them, many will be adorned with various pretty stones in colorful arrangements, and all this is done by talented artisans right here in Ohio.

09/30/2026

Week 4 of Ohio ren was Highland Weekend ... The show was busy with sellout level crowds both days, cool breezy weather and bright sun!

Brian was out helping out with photography for the Highland Crew's Highland games of course, and also captured some other fun moments he'd like to share with all of you.

At the shop projects were humming along and new pewter adoptions were happening. All in all it was a great weekend!

Next weekend will be here soon, but in the mean time enjoy these pictures from last weekend.

09/28/2026

Health to the Company! Last night was a late evening as our crew attended the annual RESCU rally. Our shop donated a gemmed turtle on an agate that last i saw had at least a few bids. A late night but a good one.

For those who are not familiar: (Paraphrased slightly from the RESCU website) Since 2003, the RESCU Foundation has been a lifeline for the professionals and volunteers who bring Renaissance faires to life. As a national nonprofit, RESCU ensures that all participants have access to critical medical care, advocacy, and financial support in times of health and medical crisis.

Since its founding, RESCU has provided grassroots medical crowdfunding, becoming widely recognized as a vital tool for crisis support by providing aid with dignity and discretion. RESCU goes beyond financial assistance by empowering our community through educational and preventive healthcare programs, access to affordable and no-cost healthcare resources, and mentorship in navigating a complex healthcare system.

Healthcare is a necessity, not a privilege. However, current systems are not always available to those in need. Until those systems change, RESCU will continue to offer support, advocacy, and compassionate care for the people who make history come alive.

09/23/2026

Saturday of pirate weekend at was sold out... and sweltering levels of humid/hot ... with afternoon showers one day and then an after hours tornado and some flooding on Sunday ...

Despite all that the show was busy and vibrant, whether it be all the excellent pirate costumes, the crafting of things by artisans, or even a certain super popular whip act that was so packed that it was hard to even get close to it.

Brian slipped out to grab some photos as is his practice. As always, you can get longer form posts with additional description on his Instagram () or his Facebook (Brian Carnes)

Next up is Highland Weekend, and we are busy getting ready for the weekend in the casting shop. Brian of course will be providing lots of cool images of the The Highland Crew Audience Participation Highland Games.

We hope to see many of you there, but for now enjoy these pics!

09/21/2026

Brian says:

I continue to enjoy offering my new pin to the Rennie community. It's kind of fun but today's customer of my pin is actually also an , the lively and talented Karen Seyge Turnbough, a pro chainmailer that I have had the pleasure of working with at both GenCon and at the .
As I'm selling these I've noted that my customers enjoy using the thumb hole on the pallet as a place to hang beads, my brushes, and other little bits of Rennie trinketry.
It's funny but we decorated this one up during the day and I hadn't gotten a good look at it until the end of the day when I spotted it on her garb I went to take a close up and realized that she has added my artisan 'gifting of favors' and 'children's trinket trading' item of the week to the pin as well.
During the decade or so that I had the pleasure of teaching CAD technology to children, I had developed a style of cute critter sculpting I loosely describe as 'My Little pony' sculpting, mainly in reference to my childhood where young girls would bring their ponies in to show the class at school and I always admired the kind of soft and sweeping curves and detailed creases without excessive detail simple elegance of these toys.
I would use these critter models to demonstrate to children that really beautiful models could be made from simple shapes with a lot of bending and forming them into new shapes.
A few years later I adapted my Nessie model into pewter earrings. The one hanging from the thumb hole is my Bronti model that came out a year or two later.
While as a professional artisan I make money by selling pairs of handcrafted metal Nessie and Bronties, I also had need of an item that I felt comfortable as an artisan giving away instead of tiny plastic mushrooms and other mass produced trinkets that generally were out there.
I figured for me personally if I was going to give something away or trade with children I wanted to give a little piece of my art. So a 3D printed plastic versions of my design seemed perfect.
Love seeing the reactions and creativity of garb display with this piece. Makes Art Nerd Brian happy!

If you'd like to purchase my Art By Humans pin, you can come see us at the Ohio Renaissance Festival, for the next 6 weekends, if you cant make the show you can DM us. If you'd like a cute Bronti or Nessie, you can buy it from our pewter shop as a earrings pair, a necklace or as a statuary piece OR if you'd like a free plastic trinket version you can find me (SeaDogBrian) at ren fair and i usually have some in my pouch to gift to special people!

Art love to you all!
Brian

09/18/2026

We have a whole cottage cheese bucket full of new goodness... This was all cast and finished this week thanks to the efforts of my team of David Oberting Ted Coulter and Wanda Gatewood Harmon for our pewter shop. It's Pirate weekend and Saturday is already sold out so I hope to see some of you there...
-Brian

09/16/2026

Week two of 2026 was a busy weird one ... Saturday it rained several times, with each shower adding to the epic mud of the festival grounds. It was so crazy that we started plotting how to get pea gravel for the next morning. Despite this, and perhaps because the festival has been selling fixed day tickets and generally selling out, the patrons were broadly prepared for this so out came the umbrellas and the festival was still super busy.

Patrons were slipping and sliding in the lanes when it would rain, then in between they would dodge around the puddles. On more then one occasion a toddler could be found playing in the puddles and mud as parents would have to come break up the fun!

At the pewter shop, we were debuting Brian's new Art by Humans Pallet pins and brush earrings. We had a fairly limited number and we of course sold out of what we had and have to make more this week!

Sunday, after supervising putting out gravel and getting a few projects started, Brian figured he'd take a tool around the sun drenched muddy grounds.

The day was sunny and often breezy, Many vendors had put down straw of gravel or whatever would help with the mud but there were still areas that were fairly unpassable, especially with strollers or scooters. This issue got markedly better as the sun dried the mud up and drainage started to catch up.

The Vikings were out dubbing puddles as a "cove," fireballs were flying Dragons were being friendly, Artisans were making cool things. Brian has a passion for showcasing the artisans of the realm, this week featuring Adam's wirewrapping and Dara's wax whimsey.

Week three is coming, Arrrrgh you ready? It's gonna be pirate weekend! ... Ohio ren is a not to be missed show. Come see the show and visit the pewter shop! We'd love to see you!. In the interim enjoy these pictures!

09/09/2026

And so it begins ... Opening weekend was crazy... It was sometimes busy, sometimes a little laid back, and we had 3 different vibes weather wise.

Our shop was vibrant and busy, with old friends dropping by and new projects getting made.

There are SO many changes around fair with new rides, stages, buildings and that includes our local neighborhood which got a bit more 'art and culture' vibe, with Safer Swords old space being epically reworked into a manor with curiosities, and a pretty vardo named Luna taking her place near our shop. People seemed to want to selfie in front of the vardo. The facelifts done by Madame Mortelle have really added a lot of curb appeal to the street, which used to me more of a side lane to the outer loop.

People seem to be enjoying my shop rework as well ... At the Studio we are looking to get Brian Carnes new Art by Humans pins and brush earrings cast as the molds are ready, and also we want to bring back the old candlestick designs.

The funny thing is it's epically busy but it will be over before we know it... Ren fair season is always to busy it's a blur!

Brian did not manage to escape Saturday to do photos, but he did Sunday, so please enjoy some images of week 1! As always longer descriptions of many of these images can be found on Brian's Instagram (SeaDogBrian) or his Facebook (Brian Carnes)

Do come see us through the run if you can, and be mindful that O-ren now routinely runs capacity crowds so pre-buying a ticket and finding a day that is not some out is essential for our ren friends that want to visit. We hope to see you there, and even if you cant or till you can we hope you all enjoy the photos!

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http://valkyriepewtershop.com/

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