Not today.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

The three amigos, in a rare moment of [relative] quiet. They've got it made, and they know it. That's Sunny on the left, Stormy in the middle, and Cricket, the [in]famous feral, sprawled out on the right with such a lack of any dignity whatsoever.

They're all spoiled rotten.

Us, notsomuch. Neither of us expects the workload to diminish, but it would nice if we could get the occasional day where it's not actively piling on an endless new list of tasks. That day is not today, though. And for me, at least, I'm already so far behind on everything that I don't dare spend much time thinking about everything I have to get done, or I'd be paralyzed into doing nothing at all.

If I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. There are five new pairs of earrings on the site, all in the appropriate gallery. There's an extraordinary new necklace up too, here. The newest work will be up soon, too [possibly tonight, and hopefully including the new heart necklace, if the beads are done by then]. And I've begun reorganizing the site galleries so that the newer work appears first, but it's slow going, mostly because I can't get any uninterrupted time to concentrate on it The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

The Blue of the Mid-Morning Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's one of Wings's all-new pairs of earrings, completed only days ago and manifest in the shades and spirits of this early spring. It's a pair wrought freehand in a classic design, spare and elegant, with matched turquoise cabochons in the blue of the mid-morning sky.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes looming, and we need to get caught up. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.         

Not even up on the site yet.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Two new cuffs, just completed this afternoon and not even up on the site yet.  The heart pendant is also done, and that actually is indeed for sale; I misunderstood which piece was for what earlier. It still needs to have the beads strung, so it will probably be ready tomorrow sometime.

Friday the thirteenth, and this day has gone like the whole rest of this week. A little local excitement here yesterday, but the work never ends, and right now, it's piling up like all the rest, because I just can't get enough hours in the day to catch up.

Or enough sales, either.

If I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. There are five new pairs of earrings on the site, all in the appropriate gallery. There's an extraordinary new necklace up too, here. Tonight or tomorrow, the newest work will be up, too [probably tomorrow, because it's already after 8 PM and I'm nowhere on my daily work]. and I've begun reorganizing the site galleries so that the newer work appears first, but it's slow going, mostly because I can't get any uninterrupted time to concentrate on it The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

Friday Feature: A Blue Braid of Medicine

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a pair of works that were created entirely independently of each other, but very clearly belong together. It's a pendant and a cuff that are set with extraordinary Skystones from the same parcel, together manifest as a blue braid of medicine to heal our world, and us.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes looming, and we need to get caught up. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.         

Light instead of wind, however briefly.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful sky tonight. After I took that shot, it turned a deeper rose color, but it shifted so fast that it wasn't as fiery, so I went with this one. Nice to have light instead of wind, however briefly.

Every day this week has been just slammed, and today was no exception.  The result is that my pain levels are so high that nothing works, and I'm just having to slog through everything in spite of it, which means I'm really slow. And I can't afford slow right now.

If I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. There are five new pairs of earrings on the site, all in the appropriate gallery. There's an extraordinary new necklace up too, here. I've begun reorganizing the site galleries so that the newer work appears first, but it's slow going, mostly because I can't get any uninterrupted time to concentrate on it The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

#TBT: The Four Corners of a Bright Blue Sky

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back some seventeen years, to the end of July of 2009. It's a ring set with a simple yet truly spectacular turquoise cabochon, the whole evoking, in the gift of wearable form, the four corners of a bright blue sky.

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. It's March, taxes looming, and we need to get caught up. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

And speaking of time . . . .

Photo copyright Aji, 2026;
all rights reserved

More work in progress. This one looks remarkably delicate for its size. It's going to have a blue spiderweb turquoise heart cab in it. It's also one that is not for sale; it's for a friend of ours.

There are about six other items currently in various stages of progress, too, plus another half-dozen [at least] in the "percolating in his brain" stage. He's not remotely lacking for ideas, only studio time.

And speaking of time . . . it's been a day. I'm still not caught up from everything going on last week, never mind DST and all the rest. Unfortunately, we've got lots of wind here, which means lots of pain, and absolutely nothing touches it. Just standing and walking are hard right now. And, of course, I've still got tax shit to deal with. And all of it puts me further behind than I already am, which is making me grumpy as hell.

But the five new pairs of earrings are all up, as of a few nights ago; you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The new necklace is also up now, here. I've begun reorganizing the site galleries so that the newer work appears first, but it's slow going, mostly because I can't get any uninterrupted time to concentrate on it The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.