New meaning.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Stormy, giving new meaning to the phrase "high on grass." She rolls in it every single evening, and then tries to come in without shaking off. Of course, once in, that's when she shake . . . all over the house. So she has to get brushed down first before she's allowed inside.

Of course, with a little snow, it would tamp that down and she'd feel better, and it wouldn't be so dry. We got a few sprinkles a half-hour ago, not even enough to settle the dust. Supposed to hit eighty here next week, so forget snow; we won't even get rain.

I'm sure we'll have plenty of wind, though. My joints are screaming at me. I'm tired anyway from last week, from the heavy labor over the weekend, from yesterday's chemo dose, even if it is lower now, and from haling a bunch of heavy stuff yesterday [bird seed, mineral salt, bags of Quik-Rete]. And still so much to do.

I did get the five new pairs of earrings all posted a couple of nights ago, at least, so you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The necklace is also up now, here. And, of course, I've still got tax shit to deal with.

The last five months have been this way, nonstop, 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. 

Red Willow Spirit: A Precipitant Blue

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for a land unable to recognize its seasons or decide on what its weather should be. It's two images from recent years at this time, linked by a single new work of wearable art, all of them illustrating a precipitant blue worthy of the Skystone, and of he sky itself.

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

The hard season.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That cloud bank above the horizon? That doesn't actually look like a cloud; it looks like a smoke plume. There's a definite origin point behind the peaks just out of the shot tot he right, and it extends leftward all the way across. It's way too far north to be any of the prescribed burns currently announced [and we've got way too much wind for that to be happening anyway, not that that makes a damn bit of difference, as we all know all too well here].

Which is worrying.

Absent an official announcement or news reporting on it, though, there's nothing we can do except be vigilant.

This is the hard season, in every sense of that phrase.

I woke up this morning feeling like my entire body had been run over by a semi. That's partly last week's trip; partly the physical labor I've had to do lately; partly the allergy flare because of this weather and wind; and a big part of it is caused by the winds themselves. Absolutely nothing I can do about it, except grit my teeth and keep going as much as possible. Today was also chemo day, albeit at the lower dose, thankfully, so I'm hoping not to be completely miserable tomorrow. Then again, we're supposed to have gale-force winds again, so if they're right, that's an entirely vain hope.

I did get the five new pairs of earrings all posted a couple of nights ago, at least, so you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The necklace will be up later tonight; I just have to finish the description. And, of course, I've still got tax shit to deal with.

The last five months have been this way, nonstop, 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. 

Monday Photo Meditation: The Alpine Blue of an Eternal Sky

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for spring conditions arrived far too early, and for what increasingly seems the death of winter here. It's a contemplation of how fast conditions here have changed, even as we remind ourselves that we are blessed to have, still, the alpine blue of an eternal sky.

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

The same thing over and over.

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DST. I hate this abomination. It destroys my circadian rhythms all year long. It's bad for people, for animals, for plants, for the earth, and these stupid feckless politicians keep extending it. We've both lost a lot more than an hour, whether for sleep, work, whatever, because it destroys everything. 

Then again, the politicians like destruction. Look at that shot. No snow. It's March 8th; that entire mountain range should be covered in white, and it should be many feet deep. Instead, we've got bare tundra, and temps dozens of degrees too warm. And those jackasses will keep doing the same damn thing. 

The old adage about doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? That's wrong. It's not insanity. And they don't actually expect a different result. It's venality, and they like it this way.

And I'm behind again, as always, and apparently there's no changing that, either, because there's always something more important than my work. 

I did get the five new pairs of earrings all posted a couple of nights ago, at least, so you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The necklace is still not up yet, but maybe later tonight if I have time after dinner. Maybe not. I've still got tax shit to deal with.

The last five months have been this way, nonstop, 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. 

The Cool Clear Blue of a Hovering Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's one of Wings's all-new works, one for today's turquoise skies and for the spring spirits that will soon be arriving daily now. It's a pair of earrings in the form and shape of Hummingbird, here bringing with it the cool clear blue of a hovering sky.

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

Piñon jay water cooler.

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It's the piñon jay water cooler, where everybody hangs out. We have the whole clan here, a hundred or more, and when they descend, everything gets vacuumed up in a matter of minutes. The starlings, pigeons, and house sparrows do the same. None of those are native, though; at least the jays belong to this place.

The red-tail pair also came to visit today, by which I mean they showed up and began circling overhead repeatedly, not looking for anything, just saying hello, because they know us, now our voices, know they're welcome here. Several generations in residence now, and every single one has signed onto their unspoken agreement that our chickens are to be left alone. One of them was on the hunt this evening, though, for wilder fare. Might have another baby red-tail here in a couple of months.

We both spent the day trying to get caught up on everything — a doomed effort, to be sure, when the to-do list is this long, but we both managed to cross off a couple of things.  After Thursday's trip, and compounded by the winds, I felt like absolute hell all day yesterday; I finally started to feel human again about midnight. You know, just in time for bed. I stayed up another hour or two and got the five new pairs of earrings all posted, at least, so you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The necklace is not up yet, but maybe later tonight if I have time after dinner.

And of course, tomorrow we lose an hour, so there's that.

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. 

We Bask In the Fire of a Dancing Sun

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for all seasons, but especially when it's cold and windy and we need a little sundancing to warm our world. It's a name meant literally, not a reference to ceremony, manifest here in an extraordinary mix of earth and fire and silvery light to remind us that we bask in the fire of a dancing sun, a daily gift of medicine for the body, and for the spirit.

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.         

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

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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. 

 

Red Willow Spirit: The Constant Flame

Photo copyright Aji, 22026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for cold days and hard times, when spring arrives too soon and trickster winds make it feel like winter still. It's two images linked by a single new work of wearable art, reminders, all, of the constant flame that warms and illuminates and heals, that makes us brave and keeps strong and committed to the work of truth.

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.         

More work in progress.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

More work in progress. This one's going to be a pendant, he thinks: Petoskey stone, which is a specific form of fossilized coral found in my own homelands.  It's gorgeous cab, too.

Four pairs of earrings coming tomorrow:  small silver feathers; rose quartz big ovals; matched pair of deep blue turquoise, looks like probably the more recent Turquoise Mountain material; and those gorgeous Edwardian-filigree-looking ocean jasper dagger marquise-cuts.

Meanwhile, I'm drowning in paperwork and other nonsense.

And as I said yesterday, once again, new month, and here I am, late with everything. Because absolutely everything else takes precedence, and I'm so freaking tired. Of everything. Mostly of assholes. 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. 

Monday Photo Meditation: At the Fire's Heart

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for days when warmth and light are needed, and a heart on fire with the resolve to do what's required of us. It's an image that dates back one year almost to the very day, a message reminding us of the medicine, the life, the love at the fire's heart.

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.         

Rockin'.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Look at that:  It looks like one of those old fin-de-siècle [the previous one, I mean] ornate mirror frames.

What it is is an earring bezel. The other one is stamped but not saw-cut yet. They'll hold dagger-size marquise cabochons of ocean jasper, bands of ivory and peach and forest green.

He's been rockin' in the studio, despite the limited amount of time he's had in it. the new hummingbird earrings that I don't have live yet, plus four additional pairs, plus three pendants.  All likely to be done sometime this week.

But once again, March first, new month, and here I am, late with everything. Because absolutely everything else takes precedence, and I'm so freaking tired. Of everything. Mostly of assholes. 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. 

A Spiral of Flame and Sparks and Smoke

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work to stave off the late-winter cold and dark, one for the gifts of the torch's flame and its cortex of power and beauty. It's one of the newer entries in Wings's signature series of coil bracelets, this one manifest in a spiral of flame and sparks and smoke.

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.         

The end of winter.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

February 28th. Last day of the month; last day of meteorological winter. 

Felt like the end of winter, too, or, more accurately, that winter ended a long time ago. Mid-seventies today, all shirt sleeves and no jackets. No wind to speak of, either, so it was beautiful.

And terrifying.

But as deadly as conditions are, we got a beautiful sunset out of it tonight, and that's what the northeastern sky looked like, with a not-quite-full Bear Moon rising. 

Another day spent otherwise than what I had planned, 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. 

An Evergreen World of Abundance

Photo copyright Aji, 2026;  all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for these days of vanished winter and the spirits of spring to come, those with a role in creating a prospering world for us all. It's Serpent as you've never seen him before, a tribute to the power and medicine of the diamondback rattler and his work in helping to create and maintain an evergreen world of abundance.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's already the last day of February and we're still a month behind.

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.         

They're done!

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I said he was promising them for today, and they're done! They're amazing; long and dangly but lightweight, and they hang absolutely perfectly. Those are some old natural stones, too, all uncalibrated material; no provenance by now, but looking at the parcel as a whole and its almost complete lack of matrix, we're pretty sure they're old Sleeping Beauty.

It's been a day, but the whle week has been this way, and frankly, the whole month. I have had no time to myself whatsoever, and no time for my own work, and once again, I'm late with everything. I also apparently pissed off some people today, but that falls into the category of "not my problem."

But this weekend has to be devoted to tax prep and chasing sales, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. 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: Alpine Forests and Mountain Meadows

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works that are distinctive, each unique, all wrought in old traditional styles and set with extraordinary old stones. It's three separate cuffs in different classic designs, all set with phenomenal specimens of natural green turquoise, perfect tributes to our alpine forests and mountain meadows and the gifts of breath and life they offer us.  

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's already the end of February already and we're still a month behind.

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.

Yes, more new work, coming soon. These will be earrings:  hand-milled, saw-cut freehand, and set with old natural turquoise cabochons.

He had planned to have them done today, but as always, life has other ideas. Of course, I had planned to have a lot of other work done today, too, and life certainly had other ideas for me, which is why I'm late again with everything.

But I really need to divide the next few days between tax prep and chasing sales, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. 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. 

#TBT: A Cold Coniferous Season

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back some fifteen or sixteen years, a pair of earrings that seem to span the threshold between winter and spring. These were set with some truly unusual unakite stones, with a remarkable silverwork design on the pendants, elements to herald spring growth and honor a cold coniferous season, too.

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 a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail, and it's already February and we're still a month behind.

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 moment of peace.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Pink sky tonight. It's actually the sunset's reflection off the clouds to the east, but it's a moment of peace all the same.

It's been an exhausting day, or more accurately, week. It's complicated by the fact that the spring winds are clearly already here, and there is literally no weather condition that does more harm to my joints than the winds. The pain is relentless, and nothing works. There's also the added problem of early allergies, because everything's pollinating, and that makes the pain worse, too.

The chemo finally tamped my inflammation markers down to what is probably the first time ever in my life that they've been "normal." But that has meant lowering the chemo dose [so that I don't feel my cells dying around me, very literally], and having it happen now? I wonder how many weeks I've got before I have to jack the dosage back up again. Probably not many.

Everything else is chaos, and it's partly why everything's late every night this week. There just are not enough hours in the day, there are too many demands on my time. And right now, I've got taxes to worry about, and other expenses, too, and I really need to spend this week pushing sales, but no luck with that thus far. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're now four weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. 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 impossibly 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.