Channeling the light.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Channeling the light.

It's been a day. Again. Part of it was having to take a very scared pup in for her shots:  Stormy today; Sunny on Friday. Last time, we did them at the same time, and never again. They're not scared of much, but the one thing that throws them both into a tizzy is the thought of being separated from us, and every time they go to the vet, that's what they're afraid is going to happen. The shots don't actually bother them; it's just all the things they imagine could happen.

By the time we were done, Stormy had blown her coat all over my clothes, and me, and the truck, and the waiting room, and she's got a very flat coat. I also had managed to sublux several joints wrangling her. Not like I haven't been doing that all week with everything else, but this was . . . something.

Got a bunch of grocery cards into the hands of families this evening: 11 separate cards, 11 families or individuals. Got a couple of other folks' problems a tiny bit closer to resolution; at least there's hope, even if they're not done. But here I am, ten o'clock at night, just getting to my own work. Again.  And tomorrow and Friday are going to be more of the same. Maybe that helped channeling the light a little, too.

And I really need to be chasing sales now. After this god-awful year, we still need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that. The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.           

The Dawn Light Freeing the World From the Web of Night

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; al rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's Wings's newest masterwork, an extraordinary necklace built around a truly phenomenal Skystone, suspended from beads of similarly striking quality. It's turquoise in the color of the southwestern sky at morning, the dawn light freeing the world from the web of night.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Red Willow Spirit: Dreams of the Autumn Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the beauty of these November days, for the ethereal power and medicine that bookends them with light. It's two images from eight years ago, linked by a single spectacularly apt masterwork of wearable art, the photos themselves temporal bookends and manifestations of dreams of the autumn light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.           

No change in the weather.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Big lenticular shelf clouds this morning, but no change in the weather out of it. Nothing to speak of in the extended forecast, either, which is a very, very bad sign for the land.  It should not be in the 70s in November.

Yeah, out of order again today, because I've been on the run [hobble, actually] all day, and am just now getting to settle down indoors with some coffee and a chance to get to my own work. [Don't worry about the coffee; we've been drinking it in the evening for decades, and if I don't drink it? That's when I don't sleep. Such is the nature of the ADD part of neurodivergence.]

Anyway, I picked up another grand's worth of grocery cards today, this time at SuperSave. That would be because it was a woman there today. Wings asked me if it was an older woman, and I told him, "Yup, 'cause if you wanna get shit done, you go to us older women to do it." Anyway, I'm still short a couple grand of having enough to  get everyone on the list completely covered. More, the list is still growing by the day, and it's not single people, it's families, three, four, five folks each or more, and I have to find a way to get them grocery cards, because you know damn good and well that the feds are not going to do their jobs properly.

On top of that, I've still got to bring in daily sales, and my own work is suffering badly from all the other stuff, but it's got to get done. We are, by comparison, so very lucky: housed, warm, with a full pantry. These folks definitely don't have the last, and a lot of them donn't have, or are at risk of losing, the other two.

But after this god-awful year, we still need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that. The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Today feels like a week, and it's only Monday.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025;
all rights reserved.

The branches are increasingly bare now. Still some leaves left, but they're drying fast. With this heat [it should never be in the seventies in November here], it's no real surprise that everything's drying up again.

Today feels like a week, and it's only Monday. The rest of this week is going to be a mess, and I'm at the point where it feels like I'll never get a chance to sit down and just freaking work. It was also chemo day, and after a weekend of having to do a bunch of [literal] heavy lifting, the pain has settled into my bones and joints in all-encompassing and terrible ways.

And I don't have time for it. I'm so overloaded already. And after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, but we're nowhere near that. The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day and am featuring there today, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here a few days ago has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight without fail [yeah, right, which I've been saying for a fucking week now, but there are only 24 hours in a day]. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Monday Photo Meditation: The Light That Heralds Winter

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for the shifts in season that produce the atmospheric magic of the November light. It's the light that heralds winter, markers of breathtaking beauty that are the gifts of the cold days to come.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Not tempting fate today.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

The light today has been nothing short of phenomenal, a reminder of why fall is the season of light, more than any other here. No clouds, though [endless you count an endless and invasive web of contrails worsening the drought]. It's also 76 degrees, which is at least thirty degrees too warm, but here we are. Again.

Not tempting fate today. I learned my lesson last night, when I'd said here earlier that I couldn't take a single additional thing . . . and the universe said, "Wanna bet?" And promptly downed our Web site entirely, even for me. It was still that way this morning, but thanks to Logan, who was in fact staffing things today, which I did not expect, we're back up, at least partially. Still not sure which plug-in was at fault, and the WP end of it needs an overhaul, and some folks on some browsers still can't load it, but at least it's up.

The other problem, of course, is the sales issue, which has been all year in the making by now. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still, and we've been incredibly blessed to make four sales this weekend [and thank you all; you know who you are]. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and even with four new ones? We're nowhere near that. The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day and am featuring there today, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here a few days ago has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight without fail [yeah, right, which I've been saying for a fucking week now, but there are only 24 hours in a day]. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Time to Focus on the Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's one of Wings's newest works, completed only last week and a striking beautiful embodiment of the First Medicines in flower. It's a pair of earrings to remind us of important truths in these dangerous times, that while we may not control the water, nor life and breath in flower, it's when our world grows darkest that it's time to focus on the light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

There's literally nothing more I can take on.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Even the aspens are finally turning fast. It's odd to have all the browning on the north side, when our winds usually come from the southwest, or rather, they used to come from there. All bets are off now.

And on a lot of fronts? I'm done. Yes, the grocery-card project is still on. That's about it; there's literally nothing more I can take on. I put in about 100 hours last week between mutual-aid work and our own work, and I'm nowhere near where I need to be on my regular work, and something's got to give. Right now, what's giving is my sanity [my patience is LONG gone at this point], and I know everyone apparently thinks I'm rich and have nothing else to do, but both of those things are as far from the truth as it's possible to get. I can't do anything about people's bullshit notions of me that they manufacture in their heads, but I'll be damned if I'll kill myself with the effort of trying to prove the truth to people invested in believing the lies. My health is already too precarious for that.

So other than the SNAP replacement stuff [which folks need to understand is taking HOURS out of my day every single day already], I'm taking nothing else on. I have GOT to bring in sales, because we have bills and expenses too, and I need to bring in a hell of lot more than we are now, and I can't do that without the time to, you know, do that. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here a few days ago has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight without fail [yeah, right,, which I've been saying for a fucking week now, but there are only 24 hours in a day]. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Fall's Remnant Flame

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the rolling fire of the last red leaves, whirling and eddying on the November winds. It's fitting for this first day of a new month, with the cold trickster winds arriving to cast those leaves off skeletal limbs, and the few that remain still dancing like fall's remnant flame.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Like Halloween.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

That was this morning. It was still sunny then, but those lenticular clouds spread rapidly, and well before noon, it was gray and autumnal and actually looked like Halloween.

Not now. The wind has blown all the clouds out, it's way to bright and sunny, and obviously, it means there is indeed no chance of rain.

I've spent this entire week trying to raise money to help folks through the SNAP crisis [artificial and wholly manufactured by people who are both criminals and just plain evil; Nazis and Klan, the whole fucking lot]. It's looking promising from a legal standpoint suddenly; the question, of course, is forcing compliance. So I'm not celebrating yet, and the folks who are most at risk will likely still need help.

But all of this means that I haven't spent nearly enough time chasing sales, and it's grim. I need to bring in a hell of lot more than we are now, and I can't do that without the time to, you know, do that. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here a few days ago has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight without fail. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Friday Feature: By Fire Do We Live and Thrive

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of matching works that are perfect for this haunting gray Halloween day [and night]. It's a triptych to honor the flames that warm and illuminate and protect, reminders all, as the cold and dark encroach, that by fire so we live and thrive, and so does our whole world.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Apparently the bar is underground now.

Photo copyright Aji, 20255; all rights reserved.

That was this evening. Because of course, I can't get even a single uninterrupted half-hour to do my own work at a reasonable time.

It's pretty, though. But still way too warm, and no chance of any snow in the next fifteen days. [No chance of rain, either, but this time of year, it should be snow.] Winter's looking less likely all the time.

As far as metaphorical rain goes, it can't wait any longer, and yet here I am, doing everything but the things I need to be doing to keep us afloat. I need more hours in the day. A functioning country not run by monsters would help, but apparently the bar is underground now.

Like, in hell.

I clearly need to fix that, because all of this is destroying what little health I still have, but I can't do that until I fix the problem of no sales. I need to bring in a hell of lot more than we are now, and I can't do that without the time to, you know, do it.. And how I do any of that before January is beyond me, given what this season is like in terms of work, and also given how far behind we are thanks to this disastrous year. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here yesterday has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

#ThrowbackThursday: Braiding Flame

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday work that dates back just shy of two months, to early September, and a very special commission for a friend. It's a baby bracelet, created for one the tiny new additions to her extended family, a design to signify the work of braiding flame into warmth, light, and the protection we owe all children in a world grown increasingly cold and dark.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated exactly, but if the general style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own.  Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.        

They're small, but they're bright.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

They're small, but they're bright.

We lost a lot of our corn crop this year; it was stunted by drought and soil aridification and the problems with early warming/late freezing in spring and summer. So what ears we did get are small, but the good ones? The color is intense. It's impossible to tell in the photo, but the one on the left is that deep purplish-red; the other three are all blue corn. I think there are a few more ears hidden deep and low in the center of the stalks, and I'll look for them tomorrow.

Today's been a mess, schedule-wise. Every time I have to go into town, for any reason, it completely fucks up my own work. Add to that it involved a lot of unavoidable expense, and it turns out one of my badly needed scrips is back-ordered indefinitely due to a "global shortage" [read: federal fuckery], and I'm feeling really screwed right now. And yes, I'll be up half the night again getting my work done.

As usual anymore.

I clearly need to fix that, because it's destroying what little health I still have, but I can't do that until I fix the problem of no sales. I need to bring in a hell of lot more than we are now. How I do any of that before January is beyond me, given what this season is like in terms of work, and also given how far behind we are thanks to this disastrous year. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here yesterday has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

The Welcoming Fire of a Radiant Heart

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a vintage-style masterwork, a necklace built around an extraordinary Rosarita specimen and matching beads, held in the embrace of old-style freehand silverwork. It's also one to remind us of our obligations in these increasingly dark days and cold nights, and of the power and medicine to be found in the welcoming fire of a radiant heart.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.      

The wild birds know.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

The first murmuration in a wave of them, all piñon jays. It's not migration per se; just movement. Yesterday and the day before, it was the ravens and crows.

The weather isn't really doing much, but the wild birds know that it should be changing — even if it's not. 

I, on the other hand, am still doing far too much. Wasn't I just saying that everything but sales had to be dropped? Yeah, I thought so.  So much for that. Now, it's raising money for folks losing their SNAP funds on Saturday, cash to be converted to grocery cards. The list keeps growing; the level of need is terrible. We're using our PayPal account as a pass-through, and over the weekend, I'll convert all monies raised into grocery gift cards to hand out [which work for folks on two levels now]. Wanna help?  Donate here.

But still. It's almost 11 PM, and here I am just getting my own work under way.

Again.

I clearly need to fix that, because I need to bring in a hell of lot more sales than we are now. How I do that before January is beyond me, given what this season is like in terms of work, and also given how far behind we are thanks to this disastrous year. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here yesterday has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Red Willow Spirit: All the Sources of Fire

Photo copyright Wings, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for these short days and cold dark nights when the light comes as much from the fires we create as it does from the sun. It's four images linked by three works of wearable art, a matched trio, all reminders to us to cultivate and nurture all the sources of fire now.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Rose quartz sky.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's a rose quartz sky.

That's actually not uncommon now, pale pink, dusky rose, lavender, lilac. In the east. It's a product of the sunset reflecting off a perfectly clear eastern sky at this altitude in mid- to late fall and early winter, and it's both unusual and beautiful.

One of the natural world's small compensations for a day spent out of it.

Errands today, including medical stuff. At my last two appointments, my blood pressure had dropped to my normal low levels [normal for me has always been around 100/60, 100/70, and I was back to 100/60]. Today it was high normal for anyone else, which is very high for me, which is clearly a measure of the amount of stress I've been under, and will be for the foreseeable. It's also a product of too little sleep, and last week was as bad for that as it was for everything else, partly illness progression, but also, yes, partly the absurd stress levels I'm having to operate under right now.

So I clearly need to fix that. How I do that before January is beyond me, given what this season is like in terms of work, and also given how far behind we are on sales thanks to this disastrous year. There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here yesterday has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Monday Photo Meditation: Beauty In the Hottest Flame, and Power, Too

Photo copyright Wings, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for the waning days of October, for the shorter light and long cold nights of the haunted season. It's a reflection, too, on the necessity of fire to our survival, especially now — a reminder that there is beauty in the hottest flame, and power, too.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. ast year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Yet one more thing.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

That up there is a jeweler's saw. So when I talk about it in the context of his cutwork, that's the contraption he's using. If you've never seen one, it's very counterintuitive-looking. It also makes his freehand work all the more impressive.

He's working on yet one more thing that's been in the pipeline literally for months. To his left, wrapped in the rouge cloth, is the third of a trip of commissioned works that is almost complete, at long last; they just need cords and tips and final buffing and so forth. That little rectangle of silver just to his left and above his hand is part of another multi-piece commission. It doesn't look like much there, but it's actually the superstructure of that particular piece; you just can't see the detailing from here.

There is so much new work, and there will soon be a lot more that's newer still. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the end of the year. Among that new work is the pair of earrings I posted here the other day, which you can find here; the necklace I posted here yesterday has a whole new bail, and I'm planning to get it up on the site yet tonight. But whatever else, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

From the Fire of Fall

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for this season of deepening cold and encroaching dark, for the flames that warm and illumine, and those that foster strong hearts and brave spirits. It's a pair or earrings built around autumn's own gem, reminding us of the power of emergence, of the truth that from the fire of fall we can build a new world even in winter.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.      

Already melting, natch.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Wings's newest. No, it's not up on the site yet; I took the shot without the bail even being clamped. I don't have a price yet, either, but given all that turquoise, it'll be a lot. It's spectacular. There's also a known flaw, which means that even at "a lot," it'll be something less than it would otherwise have been. It's not visible to the naked eye, and the totality of the whole work is nothing short of amazing.

True hard freeze overnight; frost visible on the grass [and crunchy, too!] for a good while after sunrise. It's been chillier all day, even with constant sun, so maybe we're finally getting into somewhat more seasonal temps. The snow on the peaks is already melting, natch [and the local rag is still wrong; it's the third snow of the season, not the first, you numpties].

We did make a sale early yesterday morning, so that's one bit of the metaphorical kind of rain, if not snow, that we needed so badly. Trouble is, after this god-awful year, we need to make a sale a day now, on average, and we're nowhere near that.

The last two years have all but killed us financially, and I need to get us caught up to make it through the next several months. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up [and there will be a new silverwork necklace and two new pairs of earrings this week], but I've got to sell it for it to make any difference. I posted four new ones the other night, around midnight: those two pairs of earrings, both Goth-y and perfect for Spooky Season, here [this pair now sold!] and here; and two new necklaces, very different but also seasonally apt, here and here. And there's a lot more to come, once these two sets of commissions are done and with their people. in fact, I've got another pair of turquoise earrings tonight, and a turquoise necklace tomorrow [both specacular, and both at the higher end of their respective categories]. But in the meantime, we [which means I] have got to change this trajectory, and fast. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Autumn's Pure Light Magic

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for this fall spooky season, for the ghost moons in the night sky and the spirits that walk beneath their light. It's the newest pair of earrings in Wings's recent revival of his traditional loop design, this pair created especially for the season, and for autumn's pure light magic.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. Last year and this have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales each and every week to break even and make sure that basics are covered.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.