Friday Feature: A Storm Gathering Within Fall's Scarlet Fire

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with an all-new work, completed only this afternoon, featuring an extraordinary rare material and manifest as a prayer for the fire. It's the latest in one of Wings's longest-running signature series, works in the form and shape of Eagle's feather, this one set with a jewel that seems to hold a storm gathering within fall's scarlet fire.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We still have to ensure that we break even on the year, and 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.

Out of order again tonight, because we have new work coming.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Finally, a full range of fall color. That's the larger fire maple, and given what happened with the smaller one [leaves already dying in July because of the drought and excessive heat], we were afraid that we might not get any color in the larger one, either. So far, it's turning both on schedule and in its usual spectrum of color.

Out of order again tonight, because we have new work coming, which is why everything's so late. [Well, that and the fact that neither my body nor my brain is cooperating these days; I cannot get free of this crash.] But what's coming this evening?

Absolutely phenomenal. And I mean that literally as well as descriptively. [Hint: It involves a rare material, set into a work from one of his signature series, but probably not any of the ones you think.]

Anyway. It would great to sell it this weekend, plus a few other big-ticket items. We have a big expense coming up early next week, and I was given to believe that it would be half of what it's actually turning out to be, so we need to sell enough to cover that. 

This weekend, come hell or . . . well, it sure as hell won't be high water here, but whatever, I've got to get caught up on all my work. And I've still got to bring in a lot more sales through the end of the year. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got some other big-ticket things to take care of between now and then, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I've added a few new items, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like sheets, towels, bath mats];
• 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, a year that, so far, has been very 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.

Strange weather.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Strange clouds, and a strange rainbow, too. Strange weather all the way around, for that matter.  It should not be in the eighties now. 

And still no hard freeze. My eyes feel like sandpaper, between the Sjögren's and the chamisa pollen that just will not die. My joints hurt constantly; so does my connective tissue, which keeps failing, allowing the joints to dislocate repeatedly. And I'm just so tired all the time. 

I've got to get a lot more rest than I have been. I also have to get caught up on all my work. And I've still got to bring in a lot more sales through the end of the year. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got some other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I've added a few new items, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like sheets, towels, bath mats];
• 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, a year that, so far, has been very 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: Fall's Blood-Red Medicine

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back some sixteen years, to a small informal series of pendants wrought in similar style. This one featured unique texturization and was set with a deep red carnelian cabochon, imbuing it with the shade and spirit of fall's blood-red medicine. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, but if the style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own.  We still have to ensure that we break even on the year, and 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.

Organized.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

My new sweater shelf. Wings had Nano make it; we had that empty space in the hallway under the round window, and it wound up just catching everything that couldn't find another place. But it's sweater season now [or at least it should be], and anymore, I'll have a much easier time getting them out of here and putting them back than on a shelf way above my head in the closet. [And yes, I already have it packed with sweaters; boots on the floor underneath.] 

Good to get one small part of my life organized, but wow, is everything else in chaos right now. This crash [repeat] isn't helping. I'm now three days behind on my own work, because I can't get my body or brain to cooperate.

I've got to get a lot more rest than I have been. I also have to get caught up on all my work. And I've still got to bring in a lot more sales through the end of the year. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got some other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I've added a few new items, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like sheets, towels, bath mats];
• 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, a year that, so far, has been very 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.

A Fluttering of Crimson Flame

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork for the last hearts aflutter for fall, before the beginning of their migratory journey. It's a necklace wrought in an old classic style, Butterfly as you've never seen her before, set with cool Skystones and fiery Rosarita in a fluttering of crimson flame.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We still have to ensure that we break even on the year, and 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 was fantastic.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Sun early, then clouds, no rain, but we did get the post-storm light. The only other time of year that it's as beautiful as this is in winter, when there's snow on the peaks [which is rarity these days even in winter].

Some friends of ours from out of state visited today, and it was so wonderful to see them. they didn't have a lot of time because they're got a couple of stops yet to make on their way back home, one of which has a hard and fast deadline because a relative is leaving on a trip. But we had a couple of hours, at least, and it was fantastic.

And I needed that; we both did. I had a bad autoimmune crash last night, my second in three weeks. And by "crash," I mean exactly that: suddenly unable to do anything, including finish my own daily work; just . . . nothing. It's not just an executive function issue; it's also a matter of such extreme exhaustion that I can't move. So having a couple of hours of down time just to have some fun, without thinking about work or fundraising or anything else really made a difference. If I can get everything done tonight, tomorrow will be much easier. Of course, that's unlikely, since it's already nearly midnight and my laptop keeps freezing and crashing, but we'll see.

At least we don't have to worry about a comfortable place to sleep. Tonight's the ninth anniversary of our first night sleeping in our house, and that was a huge deal after so many years in the toxic tin can. We couldn't do much else: no cooking over here, because no appliances yet. But we had running water and a working shower and an actual bed at long last.

But I've got to get a lot more rest than I have been. I also have to get caught up on all my work. And I've still got to bring in a lot more sales through the end of the year. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got some other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I've added a few new items, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like sheets, towels, bath mats];
• 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, a year that, so far, has been very 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.