Believe me, you really, really want to see these [the first three of Wings's newest works].

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I've been saying how badly we need to make sales, but the one thing I haven't had time to do yet is feature Wings's newest works in this particular space. There are, over the last two weeks, two new necklaces, a new ring, and seven new pairs of earrings.  So as not to make these posts unduly long, I'm going to split them up: necklaces and ring here; the four all-silver pairs of earrings in the second post; and the three pairs of earrings set with stones in the third.

Because believe me, you really, really want to see these.

First up is the newer of the two necklaces, shown above:

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This one is called Spirit Horse Rides the Arc of the Sky, and it's extraordinary. This photo doesn't do any of it justice, but scroll up and look at the pendant [and you'll see the beads there, too]. It's a traditional naja-style pendant, stamped, not cast; at the top is a tiny Indian pony, saw-cut and stamped freehand, just like the crescent itself.  Suspended from the center is an old, old cabochon from Wings's private collection, a perfect clear sky blue with a little golden-ivory patchy matrix. It looks like the old Cerrillos used to look; could be Sleeping Beauty, but our opinion is that it's old Blue Gem from Nevada. The beads were all hand-selected to match, and wow, are they something: ultra-high-grade [and ultra-high-cost] Sleeping Beauty rondels, smaller rondels and heishi-cut discs of high-grade natural turquoise [unlabeled by mine], and solid sterling silver saucer beads. You can read its full description here. Seriously, go look. 

The second necklace is also a naja-style pendant on hand-selected beads:

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This one is called The Arc of an Evergreen Earth, and it's a crescent within a crescent, the whole saw-cut entirely freehand; stamped freehand, too. This one is set with a cabochon on top rather than as the pendant; it's malachite, not the phenomenally high value of the turquoise cabochon in the work above, but soft, gentle, a beautiful gradient of greens.  Once again, the beads were matched to the pendant: malachite cubes in that same softer shade; ultra-high-grade large rainbow moonstone orbs; more standard-quality rainbow moonstone in smaller rounds; sterling silver; and tiny anchors of genuine emerald. You can read its full description here [and like the first necklace, the photos do not begin to do it justice; the light was uncooperative].

And finally for this post, the new ring:

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This is a vintage-style ring in an old traditional pattern known as the rolling sun. Wings has created several of these over the years, each one unique; this iteration is called Breath and Light. It has a middling-wide band stamped freehand in alternating motifs, the imagery to which the "breath" and "light" of the name refer. Resizeable at no charge. Click through and look at the stampwork. You can read its full description here.

As always, Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We truly need to begin this new calendar year on a better note, which means that we will need to make consistent sales,  so shares are very much needed and much appreciated.

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