Squalls.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Good lord, I'm beat. It's been literal squalls all day, with gale-force winds [and only a little graupel for us this morning, but all the violent air and all the bitter cold], and metaphorical squalls all week.

For weeks now, actually. Months, even.

Yesterday's events wiped me out completely, which is always the case anymore when we have to travel; all the worse if I have to do a lot of walking on hard surfaces, as was the case yesterday. I woke up this morning feeling like death, forget anything about warmed over, only to find that it was already doomed by dawn to be a high-pain day thanks to the winds. I can cope with the cold. Humidity? Sure. Heat? Even that. Wind? NOPE. My joints have been screaming at me all day.

Still no earrings up, although I've at least got them shot and the photos edited and uploaded and the dimensions inserted. Still no necklace, but those photos are at least shot now. Maybe late tonight.  Maybe not until tomorrow.

Because this week's been like every other for the last five months, 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 More Atmospheric Fire

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of related works, a necklace and two pairs of earrings that embody the power and medicine of the flames. It's a trio formed of a matched set of extraordinary spiny oyster cabochons and perfect for bitterly cold days such as this, each of the three works reminding us that we also benefit from a more atmospheric fire, in the form of Father Sun's daily gift to our world.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes around the corner, 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.          

#ThrowbackThursday: Hope's Flame Burns Bright

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday featured work from one of Wings's longest-running signature series, an entry that dates back some fifteen years almost exactly. It's the Warrior Woman, wrought in his classic design but with utterly unique detailing and a fiery amber jewel to contrast with the imagery of rain, a reminder that hope's flame burns bright, as do those of medicine and breath and life and love.

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 around the corner, 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.    

It has been *a day*.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Some pretty cloud formations today. The wind, not so much. 

Out of order tonight because it has been a day, We're back, I've got dinner in the oven, and I want to get the quicker items out of the way while we're waiting for it to get done. After dinner, I'll get to the NDN Silver stuff.

Hopefully, I'll even get those five new pairs of earrings live on the site. But I'm operating on no sleep last night, and after today, that depends on whether I can stay awake long enough, and with a functional brain. These days, that latter is never a safe bet even at the best of times.

Because this week's been like every other for the last five months, 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. 

Never enough hours.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Did I mention a necklace? I'm pretty sure I mentioned a necklace.  

As you can see, beads are done, but he hasn't gotten the findings on it yet. It's been a day, and there are never enough hours in it.

That's going to be the case at least until the weekend, so tis might not be up on the site until then. [Of course, that might be the case for the five new pairs of earrings, too.] Oh, and if you're wondering about materials? That pendant [and the larger rondels in the strand] are all Petoskey stones, which is a particular kind of fossilized coral from my homelands. the rest of the strand of high-grade turquoise in two sizes [suspect Chinese or Persian; it was pricey enough for the latter]; two grades of Labradorite, one from Madagascar; and both sterling and fine silver beads.

I'm still hoping to have the earrings up yet tonight, but given everything else I have to get done, once again, it's not looking promising. Once again, late with everything. Because absolutely everything else takes precedence, and I'm so freaking tired. 

So I'm 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 Sun's Celestial Fire

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork for all the shades of the sun, and all its gifts of life and breath and medicine, too. It's a necklace wrought in extraordinary fashion, three powerful and utterly unique cabochons brought together and suspended from a strand of incredible hand-selected beads, together manifest in the blessing of the sun's celestial fire, a daily gift of warmth and light and breath and life.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes around the corner, 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.          

A little Art Nouveau, a little Art Deco.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

One of four new pairs he finished today, in addition to a new pendant [that is going to be a full necklace, and he still has string the beads tomorrow, so no photos of that yet]. This pair is amazing: a little Art Nouveau, a little Art Deco, and those stones . . . . 

I'm hoping to have the earrings up yet tonight, but as late as it is, it's not looking promising. Once again, late with everything. Because absolutely everything else takes precedence, and I'm so freaking tired. 

So I'm 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.