It's rarely dull.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

A commission that's been in the works. There's one more hair cuff that's part of it [it and the hammered one on the right are not a part of the rhyolite set, but commissioned by the same friend]. And no, the lighting isn't good here, but under either natural or artificial direct light, the stones are all warm dusky red and rose. This was shot in shadow at the end of the day, hence the dullness of the photo.

Which is about the only thing that's been dull. Lots of stress here, but it's rarely dull, I'll give it that. Sunny puked up bone shards first thing this morning, before I'd even had my coffee. Since then, it's been one thing after another, because the just doesn't let up. Also chemo day, and I've had to raise my dosage level again slightly, because the last few days have made it clear that things cannot go on this way. We'll see whether it helps or hurts [or simply does nothing at all].

Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. The one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now we've got recover a lot of that if we're going to make it through the year. And we've got to maintain it, because we've also got big costs [the side exterior door, for one; the flue cleanings for another; and a set of tires for the truck for a third] immediately ahead. Those three new cuffs are up; in the next couple of days, I'll have his new bolo posted, and possibly a couple of new pairs of earrings, too. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• 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.    

Monday Photo Meditation: A Veiled Pearlescent Fire

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for one of the rare phenomena of spring here, for those moments when morning fog wraps a wind-battered world in a gentle but powerful light. It's an image that dates back three years almost to the very day, with the peaks enfolded in fog and a veiled pearlescent fire in the sky.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's the latter half of April, taxes paid in cash and in full last week, and now we need to get caught up, in part by making up some of that huge expense. 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.         

Wings's newest.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Wings's newest. It's a bolo; he still needs to add the cord and tips, but other than that, it's essentially done. That stone, believe it or not, is natural Kingman, pale sky blue with ultra-fine spiderwebbing in red and black and white.

He's finished up one commission, a belt buckle, and is nearly done with another, a multi-piece one. He's got a couple of pairs of earrings in the works, and a cuff, and I finally got those three new cuffs fully up today.

And today has been rough. I cannot get my pain levels or my fatigue under control. I didn't really sleep last night, but that's merely a aggravating factor; the fatigue was already there. And no, it doesn't matter that lack of sleep makes me exhausted; autoimmune disease disrupts the sleep part of your brain, and I may or may not sleep tonight.

If not, tomorrow will be a nightmare.

Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. The one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now we've got recover a lot of that if we're going to make it through the year. And we've got to maintain it, because we've also got big costs [the side exterior door, for one] immediately ahead. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• 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 Golden Glow of Smoky Suns

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a pair of earrings that captures the rising and setting of smoky suns, and the light that compensates for our extended wildfire season. It's a pair of classic concha-style earrings, wrought not to match each other but to live up to their name, manifest in the golden glow of smoky suns that will bookend the hours of this night.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already the second half of April, we bit the bullet and mailed the check in full to the IRS on Wednesday, and now we badly need to get caught up and recover some of that ground. 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.   

Greening up.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Clear blue skies; earth greening up. No snow, though, and it's far too early for all those bare peaks.

It also got down into the teens last night, courtesy of those god-awful gale-force winds blowing all the clouds apart. All the troughs and water bowls froze. I also don't think we're getting lilacs this year. The buds have been out for a month, two months too soon, and as of this morning, they're purply-black and withered, so I'll be very surprised if we get any petals out of it.

That's one of the hazards of this aspect of climate collapse.  We're extremely lucky that it didn't destroy the pear tree.

I'm so glad this week is almost done. It's been a nightmare, and I'm so far beyond exhaustion now that I can barely function. No amount of sleep is enough. It doesn't help that, despite FB locking me out of my 20-year account and my own damn group, people are still managing to get hold of me daily with new crises that need funding.

Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. The one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now we need the metaphorical kind of greening up. And we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the side exterior door, for one] immediately ahead. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• 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 Perfect Clarity 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 newest works, a pair of classic earrings built around perfectly matched Skystones. It's a pair that became an immediate personal favorite, both for the beauty of the silverwork and the intensity of the blues in the stones, together capturing the perfect clarity of the mid-morning sky at this season.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, we bit the bullet and mailed the check in full to the IRS on Wednesday, and now we badly need to get caught up and recover some of that ground. 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.  

Strange clouds, strange skies.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was this morning: strange clouds, strange skies. The winds were already up, and tey battered everything all day long.

Including me. My joints are screaming at me.

I'm so glad this week is almost done. It's been a nightmare. Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. The one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. So we've got to get caught up, and we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the door, for one] immediately ahead. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• 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.