Philosophy:

We are small local businesses, individual artists, part-time crafters, full-time artisans, muses, writers, and other like-minded folks who work together to create a way of incorporating more of what we love into our everyday lives. Through being absolutely accountable for ourselves, sharing ideas, respecting one another, being diligent in our work, acting for the improvement of the whole, up-heaving traditional methods of personal advancement and with the support of a bright-eyed community we are able to make our passion our full-time job.

A minimum of 5% of our after-tax profits are donated to our community through art and music programs, food banks, scholarship funds and other charitable causes. If you run a non-profit organization or charity in the area and would like to discuss how we may be able to work together through donations and/or fundraising opportunities, contact us.

We are blessed and thankful for the appreciation of our work and the support we receive, thank you all very much for your word-of-mouth advertising and wonderful feedback. You are a solid force behind what keeps us sharing with you what we do!

While you peruse our online boutique, please note that due to our traveling, something may be sold before there is a chance to update the website.

If you would like further information on our show locations, an artist or their work, if you are a curious artist or artisan, would like to get on our mailing list, want a catalog or just want to say 'hello!!!', just email us or find us on Facebook.


Company Info:

Aspiring Artists of the Earth is the fruition of many inspirations. Born of a vision, cast into motion January of 2004, later on that year in June was put on the books and such, is alive and thriving in this world of many odds. From the beginning, the focus was to incorporate the strengths of the contributing members so we may better our creative selves. Through our collaborative efforts our weaknesses grow faint as our respect for ourselves as well as one another increases.

Since May of 2004, we have had the blessing of working with Harmonyworks, a collective of glass artists originating out of the Philadelphia and South Jersey area. Tari (AAOTE’s organizer) worked with glass in early 2000 and had yearned to get back to it. Harmonyworks brought that way.

After a couple of years touring the country we found it time to settle into our community and make a home base that was accessible to the public. Our gallery is in front of Tari’s family’s mill: Highland Hosiery Mills. A landmark in Dublin, it has created jobs since roughly 1960. With our country’s dwindling industrial marketplace it is one of the last hosiery mills still in operation in Pennsylvania. We are proud of our roots.

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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the now.
Take care and live well!
See light in all life, as we all have the power to inspire light!