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The key to the shop + Confidence Manifesto
If you’ve tried to get into the shop recently, you’ve discovered that’s it’s locked. That’s right, the shop is no longer wide open to the public, you have to gave a special access…
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Failing and Rising in life: permission to fail
While teaching, I’ve been talking a lot about making mistakes and starting over. I find that in the classroom students rarely want to start over. They seem to think that they need to…
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It’s okay to be smart
I often share student quotes on my facebook page. It’s a way to give the world a glimpse into the classroom, and make people smile. Yesterday I posted this: while learning about creating…
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Amber Kane leads a Double Life
Most of the time I write about the design and fashion part of my life, and leave the teaching part out. However, often these two worlds collide. One of the biggest rewards from…
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Stop Buying Local
For the last several years there’s been a big push to buy local, and it’s been even stronger within the arts community. During this time of year my facebook feed is flooded…
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How to be social as an introvert
Can I tell you something that you probably don’t know about me? I’m an introvert, you’re surprised right? When people learn that I’m a teacher, meet me at a show or hear…
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Why you should stop trying to live a balanced life
Yesterday an Art Education student from Messiah College interviewed me about being a teacher and an artist. One of the questions that she asked was how I balance teaching, making art, and…