Already looks and feels like fall.

Photo copyright Aji Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Beautiful morning today; already looks and feels like fall. Mostly cloudy now, though, and we're supposed to have thunderstorms before the day's out. Given that Sunny just demanded to be let inside, there's clearly thunder in the area, even if it's not loud enough yet for human ears to hear it from indoors.

I'm so glad this month is almost done. It's been an exceptionally hard month in an incredibly hard year, and I'm hoping that fall and winter are better. The problem is, we now have a new home repair that has to get done, probably beginning next week or the week after [once the rains are over], and I'm having dismal luck at bringing in sales.

Part of that, of course, is illness progression; I've spent the last two weeks, particularly, feeling, as I keep saying, like I've been run over by a truck, and that makes it hard to concentrate, never mind keep the pace I need to chase sales enough to bring in the minimum required now. It's nothing new; this is just what lupus and RA do, and I've got both combined, plus a few other things, but the pain is completely unmanageable right now, which means the fatigue is, too.

And none of that matters, because I have GOT to bring in some sales this weekend, and so far? Nada. In addition to the deck repair [because it's a danger now] there's all the medical stuff to pay for, new scrips, and a bunch of equipment stuff that Wings needs for his work. there's also still the lurking possibility of new and expensive medical imaging and labs in a couple of months, if I can't get this other problem [hypoglycemia, dangerously low blood sugar] isolated and managed on my own. 

It's been a ridiculously expensive year already [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. And 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.

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 First Radiant Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an old-school masterwork for this threshold moment at summer's end and fall's rebirth. It's a necklace wrought in a traditional and utterly timeless style and set with an extraordinary old Skystone, together manifest in the beauty and powerful clarity of fall's first radiant sky of the year.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We have another big household repair coming up that needs to be handled before the first snow, and we'll need to bring in consistent sales each and every week to make sure it's covered in time.

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.    

What's to come.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Not a single cloud in the sky at 7 AM. By 8:00, that's what the Spoonbowl looked like — completely hidden.

Now it's a mix, but the thunderheads, gray bases notwithstanding, are too high, too scattered, and too distant to bring rain. Which is fine. We're supposed to get it all week, starting tomorrow [afternoons/evenings], and yesterday's storms were so heavy that the ground is incredibly soft now. No rain today will let it dry just enough to absorb what's to come.

In the meantime, you can feel the earth breathing, feel the absolute sense of relief that infuses everything now.

Speaking of what's to come, long weekend, and somehow, I have GOT to make it rain in the other sense. We need to have the deck repaired in September, and Tony and Nano are coming over on Monday [as in the day after tomorrow] to check out what will be required. But the wood is weather-damaged enough to be dangerous in spots, and that's got to be fixed. That's the problem with the climate here, even when it's stained and sealed; the mix of high heat, impossible aridity, months of gale-force winds, and then pummeling rains like we've had this summer [or snows in winter] so serious damage. It can't wait for spring; it needs to be fixed before winter. Some of the planks are weakened enough that I don't step on the joins anymore, but the dogs don't know any better, and I also don't want either of us putting a foot through it.

Which means I have GOT to bring in some sales this weekend. There's all the medical stuff to pay for, new scrips, and a bunch of equipment stuff he needs for his work. It's been a ridiculously expensive year already [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. I posted seven new works by Wings last week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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 Last Fire of the Summer Night

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for these final days of meteorological summer, a reminder as the days grow ever shorter that the sun still shines in the dark. It's a necklace wrought in a traditional and timeless design and set with a truly phenomenal focal stone, manifest as the last fire of the summer night that allows us to see through the darkness.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.    

We'll see what develops.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Otherworldly skies this morning. Two massive storms so far this afternoon. Not bad for a Friday that wasn't supposed to get any rain.

It's looks like there's more on the way.  We'll see what develops over the weekend; we're supposed to have a whole week of it beginning Sunday, but we'll see.

In the meantime, I have GOT to make it rain in the other sense. We need to have the deck repaired in September, and Tony and Nano are coming over on Monday to check out what will be required. But the wood is weather-damaged enough to be dangerous in spots, and that's got to be fixed.

Which means I have GOT to bring in some sales this weekend. This week has been a nightmare across the board, not least in terms of my health, and I feel like I've been run over by a truck [pretty much constantly], but I clearly have to chase sales all weekend long, because I have to get this covered.

And I've got too damn much else, too. I also need to bring in a lot more sales than what we've been doing, because there's all the medical stuff to pay for, new scrips, and a bunch of equipment stuff he needs for his work. It's been a ridiculously expensive year already [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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: Through Summer's End, the Light of a Rolling Sun

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a quartet of Wings's newest works, four pairs of earrings wrought in classic concha style and shared symbolism, each with its own unique spirit. Each pair is set with a different gem and distinctive stampwork detailing, collectively an expression of our world through summer's end, the light of a rolling sun manifest in all its forms and facets and colorful force.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.   

First ears.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserbed.

The corn is getting as tall as the fence. We have the first ears growing, cornsilk clearly visible. Provided we don't get an early hard freeze, we'll have both sweet and Indian corn for the first time in . . . I think it's been nine years now.

There are a couple of pumpkins, too, still green; the rest of the squash is still small, but growing.  The beans are probably almost ready to harvest, but I won't be doing any of that until I feel drastically better. And that will be not be this week.

It's been a terrible in nearly every way, and the side effects of my illness and the meds are among the worst. I really hope next week improves, because I can't go through another week with this kind of overwhelming pain.

Not and get anything done, anyway.

And I've got too damn much to do. I need to bring in a lot more sales than what we've been doing, because there's all the medical stuff to pay for, new scrips, and a bunch of equipment stuff he needs for his work. It's been a ridiculously expensive year already [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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.         

#TBT: Late-Summer Messengers With the Light On Their Wings

photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT work that dates back to 2008 or a little earlier, wrought in a form and shape that is deeply resonant for Wings. It's a pair of earrings wrought as Water Birds, a reminder here and now to heed the words of the late-summer messengers with the light on their wings.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, 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.  And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.      

Caught in it.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Beautiful clouds this morning. Not a drop of rain out of it. A mile down the road, on the other hand . . . .  And it poured in town. We got caught in it, natch.

The last few days have been a mess, schedule-wise and they have absolutely wrecked my well-being. Too much time on my feet, both walking around and standing in line on hard surfaces; too much disruption to literally everything. Chemo on Monday has wiped me out since, and nothing's taking the edge off my pain levels, so if I have my way, I'm going nowhere for the next five days, at least.

And as I said, this is the last week for that nonsense. I'm not doing this again. I can't.

And I've got too damn much to do. I need to bring in a lot more sales than what we've been doing, because there's all the medical stuff to pay for, new scrips, and a bunch of equipment stuff he needs for his work. It's been a ridiculously expensive year already [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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.           

Water and Fire Fill the Skies of Summer's End

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork for this very season, one in which each day shows us all the shades of the sun, and often all the shades of the storm, as well. It's an extraordinary example of wearable art, a big, bold necklace wrought in Wings's own inimitable style, pendant and beads reminding us that water and fire fill the skies of summer's end, with power and with medicine.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.   

Too damn much to do.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

What is it? It's the inset panel of the left-hand door of my kitchen island. It was built using those tiny screws and even tinier nails, and somehow, everything came out. Wings is taking a belt-and-suspenders approach to it, using wood glue [hence the clamps]. Then we'll pick up more of the right size nails and screws and he'll put it back in place. [No, he's not the one who built it; he's just fixing it.]

It's been a godawful day in too many ways. My pain levels are off the charts, partly, I assume, because yesterday was chemo day, complicated by the doctor's appointments, either of which is enough to wipe me out anyway. most of the day was nothing but derailments, so here I am, at nine-fifteen in the fucking evening, all over again.

This is the last week for that nonsense. I'm not doing this again. I can't.

And I've got too damn much to do. I need to bring in a lot more sales than what we've been doing, because there's all the medical stuff to pay for, new scrips, and a bunch of equipment stuff he needs for his work. It's been a ridiculously expensive year already [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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.           v

Red Willow Spirit: The Last Flight of Summer's Stormy Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for a hot season racing headlong toward fall, and for the spirits, now mostly absent, that mark this time of year. It's a tribute to the First Medicines provided by rain and sun, and for those migratory messengers, the butterflies, three images linked by two powerfully apt works of wearable art, honoring the last flight of summer's stormy light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still will need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.  

It's beautiful.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Look at those splotches of sun through the stormclouds. Absolutely gorgeous skies late this afternoon and evening, and it's been raining steadily now for three hours, maybe a little more. It's beautiful. It's also cold enough for our first fire of the season now.

Which is a good way to end the day, because it's been absolutely exhausting. I'm glad it's done, and I hope I don't have to go anywhere at all tomorrow, because obviously, I'm even further behind now than I was when I woke up this morning. The good thing is that my last round of labs show the chemo is working; I still have all the antibodies [and always will, AFAIK], but the inflammatory markers are back to a decent baseline [and they're the far more dangerous part, since they're the single biggest indicator of catastrophic cardiac events, so even though my heart's been in good shape all along, it's good to know that it's not being strained by that, either]. The other stuff we're doing on a DIY basis for now, because if we can get answers without expensive blood workups and even more expensive scans, so much the better.

And now, I've got to make it rain in the other sense, because all this stuff still costs, and I need to bring in a lot more sales now. It's been a ridiculously expensive year [on top of last year], but if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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 of the Summer's Last Storms

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for stormy conditions of the blessedly literal sort, and of the far more dangerous metaphorical ones, too. It's an image that dates back some two decades, shot at film at a date unknown now, but a perfect representation of the haunting beauty and mystery of the light of the summer's last storms.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.         

In the pipeline.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

More of the work that's been in the pipeline for weeks, even months. It'll be a while before this one's done; it's going to be a gorget of sorts, a big old-style collar necklace. And there's a lot of smithing yet to do on it.

There are just never enough hours in the day, for either of us. And it's made all the worse by days like this, when my pain levels are so bad that I can barely move. 

Speaking of what's in the pipeline, I have to get through tomorrow, and then I . . . well, I won't be able to take it easy by any stretch of the imagination, but at least some of the most debilitating pressures should be off, at least util the end of the week. But getting through tomorrow is going to be rough, and everything will probably be late, and I will probably be useless for just about everything.

And that's not good, either, because I need to bring in a lot more sales now. It's been a ridiculously expensive year [on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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 Rolling Fire of the Late-Summer Sun

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's one of Wings's newest works, wrought in the shapes and shades and spirits of the atmospheric wildfire created by storm and sun together. It's a pair of earrings wrought in an old traditional concha style, small and subtle, yet also bold, manifest as the rolling fire of the late-summer sun that warms our world still. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.    

Maybe the forecast will be right after all.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Beautiful skies this morning, following on an equally beautiful rain in the early dark hours.

Now, it's looks like there's more rain on the way.  Maybe the forecast will be right after all.

This is one of those days; a marker, one I prefer to keep buried. Fortunately, everything else is moving along relatively well, unlike yesterday; no errands for me, which gives my body a little time to recover. There's football on the TV. [which is great for background noise while I work], and dinner's already in the crock pot. We've even made a sale [and thank you; you know who you are!]. 

But that's a start, not where we need to be, sales-wise. I need to bring in a lot more. It's been a ridiculously expensive year [on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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.           

An Earth Rested and Refreshed

Photo copyright Aji, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the rain's return, and for the Earth hoops that form the cycles and paths of this late-summer season. It's the first pair in Wings's newly-revived series of traditional loop earrings, this pair in the shapes and shades of an Earth rested and refreshed by the rain.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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 again.*

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Lots of dark clouds on all sides; so far, not a single drop of rain. Suffocatingly hot today, though, and we could've really used it, but no.

This whole day has been a mess. No real sleep, courtesy of my illness and the dogs. Especially the dogs. And I got up to find that there was this utter bullshit going on with the group, someone bullying and shaming someone in need, and that will not play with me. Everybody got a collective warning. It's been almost eleven months since I launched it, and I've only had to remove one person for repeated rule violations, and that was early on, but I'm not sure why people have this idea that I don't mean what I say, or that they can flout the rules and nothing will happen, because . . . nope. The people who actually, truly, really know me will tell them that I'll put up with a ridiculous amount of bullshit when it's only aimed at me, but aim it at someone else, and that's it; they're done.

And then seven separate errands, lots of standing and walking, one that I couldn't fulfill because the relevant person apparently has every Friday off, and I'm both wiped out and now having to do all of my work at night.

Yet again.

And I'm done with that, too. Next week is going to have to look very different, because I am not doing this the rest of this fucking year.

Speaking of which, it's been a ridiculously expensive year [on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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: A Celebration of Repair and Remembrance

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a single masterwork shown from four perspectives, a bolo in an old Indigenous Art Deco style manifest as Earth's round dance. It's a work for this season, a time for revisiting the old ways, for restoring healing and harmony, for a celebration of repair and remembrance.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.   

A downpour.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Sometimes, the forecast turns out to be right. It began as rain, and turned into a downpour. Not for a terribly long time, but enough to soften the earth and turn the dirt to mud. Now it's sunny and clearing again.

None of the other kind of rain yet, though, and I need to remedy that somehow.

I also need to find more hours in the day. There's too much to catch up on, and not enough time.

It's been a ridiculously expensive month [whole year, on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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: These Are Cycles of Rebirth

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday featured work that dates back some seventeen years, to one of the earlier iterations of Wings's long-running but informal signature series of eagle-feather works. This one was a cuff, distinctive in three ways from the rest in this series, but as with all feathers, worn, shed, or used in prayer, a reminder that these are cycles of rebirth, and we would do well to follow the raptors' lead.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, 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.  And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.     

Weird, but whatever.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

That's what the wind was like this afternoon.  It was also coming from the northeast, which is weird, but whatever.  No rain; well, not unless you count the two or three drops that hit me before it stopped.

One of those days where the errands destroy my schedule, so here I am, after 9 PM, doing the stuff I should've been doing 12 hours ago. I'm so tired.

And I still have to make sales.

It's been a ridiculously expensive month [whole year, on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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.           

A Land Reclaimed By Its Own Spirits Now

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an all-new masterwork for one of the most striking sights of summer here in this land where the buffalo roam, not just again, but still. It's an all-new cuff bracelet by Wings, big, bold, and wrought in an old traditional style, an homage to Elder Brother and to a land reclaimed by its own spirits now.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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 little problem.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Well, that giant bank of clouds did actually bring us some rain today. Short-lived, but strong and steady enough to be useful.

Still none of the other kind of rain, though, and that's going to have to change, soon.

The other bonus today was that I did sleep last night, after all, chemo notwithstanding [it usually keeps me awake the night of the day I take it], and the dogs didn't come up demanding to be let out until 7:14 AM, I think the clock said. The result was that I felt marginally better for the first time in weeks, what feels like months, and actually probably is. "Marginally" means exactly what it sounds like, too; I don't get a single moment's respite from the pain, but at least I was able to function. And we both made progress on our backlogs, so there's that.

Now there's just the little problem of sales.

It's been a ridiculously expensive month [whole year, on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And 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.

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: Days of Healing Restoration

Photo copyright Wings, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the downward slope of summer, for hope in the face of destruction and gratitude for its unexpected gifts. It's two images from the same series as yesterday's, casual snapshots, all, linked by a single all-new work of wearable art, reminding us of the earth's power, and our own obligations, in these days of healing restoration at summer's end.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still will need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

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.