I'm so far beyond tired there's not a word for it.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Those hideously expensive cabs I ordered for that cuff. He's planning on using the group on the left for it; the ones on the right are brilliant and beautiful, but there's too much color variation to be able to string all six together in an aesthetically coherent way.

That will likely be done tomorrow; possibly the four pairs of earrings, too. And I still have two cuffs that I haven't gotten up on the site yet, because I never have any time. I'm so far beyond tired there's not a word for it.

I cannot deal with these 100-degree temperatures. It's killing me now. And it's not like I don't already have more than enough to worry about on the health front, in addition to finding out that we're losing our doctor again, and a bunch of medical stuff I'm not even going to talk about out loud, because there's not a damn thing I can do about it. And I have too many friends in worse situations this summer, so the only thing to do is shove it down and worry about them instead. 

But it's been a hellishly costly year, on top of several that have been the same, and there's a lot more expense to come. We very much need it to rain in the metaphorical sense, also at the monsoonal level. I need to bring in several more this week, because I've ordered some supplies for him already, but I need to order a bunch more, and silver is absurdly expensive now [gouging; it's gouging], and will only get more so as we head into fall. I've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of early this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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. 

As the Summer Sun Inscribes Its Lines Upon the Earth

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the words, the music, and the geometry of light that the season provides. It's a cuff wrought freehand in a phenomenal vintage Indigenous Art Deco style of a century past, and wet with an equally spectacular stone, one that captured those teachings and gifts that we are granted as the summer sun inscribes its lines upon the earth.

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.

Impossible anyway.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That's the pendant that's been in the works. No, they're not neatly arranged, and the in the shadow of the studio the color doesn't render especially true, but those stones are what's going into it. I have to sort out beads for him tomorrow for him to do the strand; it'll be high-grade turquoise, citrine, and some other materials.

That's always assuming he can get to it. there are never enough hours in the day, for either of us, which is why I'm doing this at 11:00 at night again. And these days are suffocatingly hot, and it's impossible to maintain the kind of pace I need. Then again, as bad as my illness is now, and my pain levels because of it, it's impossible anyway.

On the plus side, we made a sale of two items yesterday, which is very good news right now. But I need it to rain in the metaphorical sense, also at the monsoonal level. I need to bring in several more this week, because I've got to order a bunch more supplies for him tonight, and silver is absurdly expensive now [gouging; it's gouging], and will only get more so as we head into fall. I've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of early this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.

Red Willow Spirit: A Firebow Earth and Sky

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the beauty of early August here, for the gifts of the First Medicines of water and light. It's three images, from exactly fourteen years ago to the very day, linked by a single work of wearable art shown from tow perspectives, all of them manifest in the beauty and power of a firebow earth and sky.

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.

Wilting in the heat.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

A few clouds today, even fewer raindrops . . . and leaves wilting in the heat. In that, they're no different from the rest of us; we're all suffering with it now.

It's been a rough day on multiple fronts. It was chemo day for me, but it wound up being immunosuppressants day twice over, so there's that. They help over the long term, but they also make me feel like crap in the short term. I have certain clusters of symptoms that are autoimmune, or at least are sparked by my autoimmune disease, that are very clearly worsening, and aside from being constantly miserable, they're also occasionally terrifying. On top of that, both my illness and the symptoms make me clumsy, and tonight, while chopping onions for dinner, my hand slipped and sliced my little finger to the bone [it's patched up; hell, no, I'm not going to the hospital for that]. And it looks like we're losing our beloved doctor, and I don't know what we're going to do.

On the plus side, we made a sale of two items, which is very good news right now. But I need it to rain in the metaphorical sense, also at the monsoonal level. I need to bring in several more this week, because I've got to order a bunch more supplies for him tonight, and silver is absurdly expensive now [gouging; it's gouging], and will only get more so as we head into fall. I've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of early this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.

 

Monday Photo Meditation: The Rainy Season's Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for the heart of summer, and its sub-season of storms. It's a contemplation of the gifts of the First Medicines that early August used to bring, both the water from the sky and the rainy season's light.

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.

 

Coming soon.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

More new work, coming soon — probably tomorrow, four pairs of earrings. These two, anyway, which are onyx and ammonite slices inlaid with abalone. The other two are porcelain jasper teardrops and small round rosettes of pink Queen conch shell.

All heat today, some wind, no rain. It's brutal. And now they're saying no rain tomorrow, either. Everything in dry as dust, as ash, the soil burned by the heat. We need rain, and badly. 

I need it to rain in the metaphorical sense, too. I need to bring in several more this week, because I've got to order a bunch more supplies for him this week, and silver is absurdly expensive now [gouging; it's gouging], and will only get more so as we head into fall. I've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of early this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. And we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.