A Spirit for All Seasons

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a perfect companion piece to Wings's newest, the coil we featured on Wednesday. Both are made of elemental materials in the colors of winter, both deeply animated works that complement each other beautifully. And both would make wonderful accents to that little black dress or other holiday outfit — or truly inspired and inspirited gifts.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the Contact form. And, as always, sales are much needed, so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2015; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Winterstices: Treelines

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First lines:

Dormant.

Dead.

Those are the words the rest of the world uses.

But it all depends on how one defines the word “alive.”


Because their spirits are here, strong and sure and certain.





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Friday Feature: Tools of the Earth

Photo copyright Wings, 2015;
all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, and today, we highlight traditional weapons in their form and function as tools of the earth. Each of today's items is handmade in the traditional manner, old techniques and history given contemporary life. Most are very modestly priced, perfect for holiday gifts.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are much needed, so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2015; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Winterstices: Scar and Space

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First lines:

Some spaces are scars.

Oh, they’re lines, too, but that’s obvious. What’s less so is the space they occupy as thresholds to other realms, and even less the role they play as worlds unto themselves.

In winter, the scars come clear in ways not perceptible in warmer times.

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#ThrowbackThursday: A World Well-Rounded and Whole

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It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, and today, it's a trip back six or seven years to a work in wintry black and white (well, silver so highly polished as to appear near-white, anyway). It's a piece that evokes the symbolism of guidance and grounding, of sacred directions and the world as whole. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work sold years ago, of course, but Wings can always create a version uniquely your own, using nearly any stone; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are much needed, so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2015; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

The Spare, Bare Beauty of Winter

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Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's Wings's latest, completed only today. Since he launched his new line of coil bracelets, we've had difficulty keeping them in stock; the last one sold on the same day, and so he's created a successor. This one contains ancient and elemental spirits, all in the subtle spare shades of winter.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the Contact form. And, as always, sales are much needed, so shares of the site links are much appreciated.


All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2015; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

For Today

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For today, we are — at the moment — back to what passes here for normal. 

The other grandfather, the larger one, paid a visit, and brought the gift of functional circuitry, it seems. He also brought the gift of this shot; he's been giving me some spectacular flight shots lately, seemingly deliberately.  

The Tumblr post is up early (just in case we lost all power, or even just the router). The post at Wings's site will be late, mostly because he's working on a piece and I'm hoping it'll be done in time for me to feature it today.

For now, it's back to the never-ending task list . . with fingers crossed in hopes the power continues to work properly.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2015; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.