Thursday, June 29, 2023

Wings's newest, a masterwork of freehand silversmithing.

Photo copyright Aji, 2023; all rights reserved.

I've been promising this for two days, and it's finally up: Wings's newest, a masterwork of freehand silversmithing. it's an extraordinary new cuff called Warbonnet Sky:

Photo copyright Aji, 2023; all rights reserved.

The name comes from the setting, the radiant feathers that form a headdress of sorts around that intense blue Skystone. The band is formed of three heavy-gauge strands of sterling silver triangle wire, all stamped in the same repeating pattern, all fused at the ends and spread gently at the top. The focal is absolutely phenomenal, all saw-cut, scalloped, scored, stamped, and texturized freehand, hundreds of strikes of the jeweler's hammer to create it. The Four Sacred Directions setting beneath the stone is also saw-cut to excise it from the embrasure, and the bezel that holds that natural Fox cabochon is created and cut entirely by hand. You can read its full description here.

As always, Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And we will still need to make consistent sales in this fourth year of pandemic and loss, and just breaking even means making at least one sale a week, so share are much appreciated.

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