Earthstar Works: About Us

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About Us

Earthstar Works was originally envisioned to provide a select audience with a few specialized amateur eco-assemblage art pieces. It later expanded to include offering several pocketbook-friendly chapbooks. Now, in its next phase of growth from those humble beginnings, it has expanded to the web.

Still, Earthstar Works is not a profit-driven business. Earthstar Works is a simplicity-oriented, breakeven, "cottage" clearinghouse that strives to tread lightly on the planet, while offering occasional items of personal value to a small and special audience. Please read our policy statement, which is important and is written in everyday English, not turgid legalese.

Speaking of value, we value your feedback. We especially value your help in alerting us to any problems or errors you see on this web site. But we're certainly not averse to hearing what you like about it, too.

And if you like what we're doing, you can help for free by putting a link to Earthstar Works on your own web pages, on any MBs you're a member of or in your email signature.

Thank you,
The Earthstar Works Team

About Our Logo
The name of this site and its parent enterprise comes from the Menominee appellation Ahkēw Anāh (ah-KAY-oo uh-NAH), Earth Star. Our logo is inspired by several pieces of vintage Native American beadwork we've seen. The star represents the unimaginable greatness of the Cosmos, the circle represents the living spirit of the Earth, and the lines represent the essential connectedness of all Humanity, arising from its Place Before and spreading around this Shining World.

Team Members
Lucki Melander Wilder--founder of Earthstar Works and author/artist in residence

R. Mead Simon--not-so-silent partner, specialty artist, and claim to internationalness

David H. Luster--long-suffering tech guru and transportation specialist

Marianne S. Geula--very, very special consultant and loving supporter

Lawrence R. Kramer (April 26, 1926 - October 19, 2010)--lovingly remembered and sorely missed proofreader and Spanish translator

Contact Info
(Especially, please let us know if anything is broken or just plain wrong.)

Lucki1844@gmail.com
To quickly direct your email to a specific person, you can use one of our names IN ALL CAPS as the first word of the Subject line. (For technical issues, use TECH as the first word.)

Earthstar Works
7434 N Hermitage #1A
Chicago, IL 60626-1639

* Aphorisms & Memes held down the fort during the hiatus, growing by 13 weekly & 3 special posters. Start at Jan 1 & work upward. (#PleaseStealThese)

SPECIAL NOTICE
Abiding Blog & Adding Insult went on hiatus starting in Jan 2023 to accommodate intensive work on 2 (or 3) big writing projects.

NOTE: While the number of Guests & Likes will be updated quarterly, posting of feedback will have to wait until time becomes available.

* Remember to use our Meme hashtags & graphics in your social media. Freely! Givlmg credit where credit is due.

* Aphorisms & Memes held down the fort during the hiatus, growing by 13 weekly & 3 special posters. Start at Jan 1 & work upward. (#PleaseStealThese)

SPECIAL NOTICE Abiding Blog & Adding Insult went on hiatus starting in Jan 2023 to accommodate intensive work on 2 (or 3) big writing projects. NOTE: While the number of Guests & Likes will be updated quarterly, posting of feedback will have to wait until time becomes available.

* Remember to use our Meme hashtags & graphics in your social media. Freely! Givlmg credit where credit is due.

SPECIAL NOTICE
Abiding Blog & Adding Insult went on hiatus starting in Jan 2023 to accommodate intensive work on 2 (or 3) big writing projects.

NOTE: While the number of Guests & Likes will be updated quarterly, posting of feedback will have to wait until time becomes available.