I promised three new works by Wings; here are five instead.

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Yes, I know it's late. It's been a day, and I don't mean that in a particularly good way. But last night I promised three new works by Wings; here are five instead.

Two are cuffs; three are rings. Of the former, one is a classic cuff style, albeit a fairly elaborate one; the other is actually patterned on the series of two-stone rings that he's revived lately (and of which all three of these rings are a part).

First up is the larger cuff, the one shown above:

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He started this one last week, and it happens to be a perfect tribute to Miskwaki, our paint horse who just left us to race among the stars with the members of his old herd who are already there. This is called Flight of the Star Herd, and it's spectacular, forged of 18-gauge sterling silver hand-milled in a mottled eagle-feather pattern, overlaid across the front with three separate pieces that have been stamped and saw-cut freehand out of 20-gauge sterling: two paint horses facing each other, racing ledger-style, with a four-spoked star between them. You can read its full description here. 

The second cuff, as I said, channels the style of the two-stone rings:

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This one, unlike most cuffs, is designed explicitly to be worn with the gap on the top side of the wrist.  This is called Circle of Light, and I love this one beyond all reason, so incredible simple and yet so ethereally beautiful. It's made of heavy-gauge sterling silver half-round wire, layered traditional arrow motifs up and down its convex surface, with those two extraordinary high-domed Labradorite cabochons offset from each other at the top. You can read its full description here.

Now, the rings, beginning with the first, completed yesterday:

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This one is called Weaving the Blanket of Night, and it's slightly higher in price than all the rest of this informal series. That's because the braided sterling silver pattern wire that forms the band is both heavier-gauge and more costly, and those incredible cobalt-blue lapis lazuli ovals are larger, too. It's a spectacular piece, and adjustable, too. You can read its full description here.

The second of the rings is one of the two completed today:

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This one is incredibly simple, and also powerful. It's called (again, simply) Love Is Red, and that's a play on words and concept in multiple ways. Little classic hand-stamped hearts trace the full length of the sterling silver half-round wire band; at either end are two little fiery suns, round carnelian cabochons in deep crimson, opaque and translucent simultaneously. You can read its full description here.

Fifth and finally is the second of today's works, third ring overall:

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And of the rings, this one is my own personal favorite. This is Rain On the Medicine, and it's positively hauntingly beautiful. Again, the band is sterling silver half-round wire, but instead of a single motif repeated down its length, it consists of three separate designs in a powerful combination. The cabochons offset from each other at either end are slightly larger rounds, and they're spectacularly icy specimens of iolite, neither really blue nor purple, but both and neither at once, and they really do look like raindrops. You can read its full description here.

As always, Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We badly need to make consistent sales to make it through the rest of this third year of pandemic and loss (especially now at the end of an outrageously costly couple of weeks, with several expenses yet to cover, and selling all of these would take care of the tax prepayment), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

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