 In Munich, Walker established a successful international career as a jeweller, including being recognised with the 2010 Françoise van den Bosch Award for "work of an outstanding quality that influences and appeals to younger generations of artists internationally".In 2009 Walker returned to Wellington with her partner, jeweller Karl Fritsch.Walker's work "questions conventional concepts about jewellery's beauty and wearability" by using second-hand items and materials found in hobby stores, as well as non-traditional techniques such as glueing materials together.