Ajijaakwe: In two classic styles, three new silver cuffs by Wings.

All right, I promised these for today, and I know it's late, but it's an hours'-long process to do all the photographing, editing, uploading, and writing needed. That said, I have them now: In two classic styles, three new silver cuffs by Wings.

First up is the wider, flat-band style, and I absolutely love this one, for what it represents, and for how perfectly it embodies that:

This one is called Light Through Red Willows. The light appears at the center and sides, and the red willows are perfectly, spectacularly executed [freehand, of course] at either end. The inner band is lightly etched in full, and it glows. This one is extraordinary, and extraordinarily apt. You can read its full description here.

The second and third cuffs are both wrought in the same classic, slender style, made of half-round "wire." This is the first of the two:

This one, called A Flowering Radiance, is stamped end to end in a repeating pattern, alternating three-dimensional sunbursts and smaller blossoms in full flower. What makes this one, though, is the wraparound filework that appears at each end, and on each side about one-third of the way up [four segments of wrapping, deeply incised freehand filework on the sides and underneath]. You can see that work here below, and you can read its full description here.

The third and final cuff is also made of heavy-gauge sterling silver half-round wire. This one is deceptively simple in appearance:

This one, called Luminous Night, is all celestial motifs: that incredible three-dimensional starburst motif, ends wrapping around the edges of the band's convex arc, alternating with tiny classic five-pointed stars. The inner band is traced with a design made with Wings's own hand-made stamp, one that usually represents flowing water but here seems to evoke the crescents of the moon's phases. The inner band is also lightly etched from end to end, for a rich texture and glow. You can see that below, and you can read its full description here.

As always, Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We're now well into the fourth [and by far most costly] month of this new calendar year and complications and costs carried over from the end of last year have completely wiped us out. We need to make consistent sales urgently, so shares are very much needed and much appreciated.

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Monday, April 15, 2024

In two classic styles, three new silver cuffs by Wings.

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