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Unstandardized: Make Your Own Rules

Co-founder of Reading Tree Publishing, Women with 100 careers, Believer that you can figure anything out one day at a time. 

I'm on a mission to help you design your day [dreams]. Amber Kane is an educator turned product manager who believes you can figure everything out one step at a time.

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How do You React When Things Are Hard?

Sometimes, everything feels like a lot. Your boss wants you to redo a presentation a few hours before the presentation; a hurricane is headed your way, and you're trying to prepare while your kids run or crawl around the house because school and daycare are closed. You're trying to get work prepped for an upcoming exhibition and need to figure out how to best transport a giant frame without breaking the glass. And to top it off, a bird is flying around your house, or is that one just me? Did...

2 months ago • 4 min read

Create a Summer Experiment Summer is the perfect time to start a personal experiment. In April, I decided to complete 50 mini-weavings. Fifty seemed like an attainable number, yet one that would stretch me. I started strong, creating several weavings in a day, and then hit a point where I didn't like anything. Feeling stuck, I considered pulling the plug on the experiment. See more weavings After taking a few days off, I returned, reminding myself that the purpose of the experiment wasn't to...

6 months ago • 3 min read

Good Creative Morning You're subscribed to The Unstandardized Standard, the email that'll help you learn about art and creativity. Here I share the most impactful creativity information and tips that are proven to work so that they'll rub off. Educator, Illustrator, Textile Designer & Product Manager. Co-Founder of Reading Tree Publishing, and Author of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning Creative Prompt: Mark Bradford While visiting The Broad in LA, I repeatedly found myself drawn...

10 months ago • 1 min read

Good Creative Morning You're subscribed to The Unstandardized Standard, the newsletter that'll help you learn about art and creativity. Here I share the most impactful creativity information and tips that are proven to work so that they'll rub off. Educator, Illustrator, Textile Designer & Product Manager. Co-Founder of Reading Tree Publishing, and Author of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning Get More Eyes on Your Artwork If you love making art and hope to pursue it as a career or...

10 months ago • 5 min read

You're subscribed to Reading Tree Publishing. We create and publish books that spur imagination, encourage curiosity, and support learning. Ready to start reading? The Creators Ashley Sollenberger is a physical education teacher, running coach, and lover of wandering in the woods. He strives to write stories that demonstrate surprise connections. Amber Kane is a visual arts educator, product manager, and animal lover. She strives to make connections between ideas, materials, and processes in...

11 months ago • 2 min read

Good Creative Morning You're subscribed to The Unstandardized Standard, the newsletter that'll help you learn about art and creativity. Here I share the most impactful creativity information and tips that are proven to work so that they'll rub off. Educator, Illustrator, Textile Designer & Product Manager. Co-Founder of Reading Tree Publishing, and Author of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning The number one mistake that you’re making when working on projects In class one of my...

11 months ago • 3 min read

Good Creative Morning You're subscribed to The Unstandardized Standard, the newsletter that'll help you learn about art and creativity. Here I share the most impactful creativity information and tips that are proven to work so that they'll rub off. Educator, Illustrator, Textile Designer & Product Manager. Co-Founder of Reading Tree Publishing, and Author of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning Are You Misusing Reference Images? Everything around you is communicating. The question...

11 months ago • 4 min read

You're subscribed to Reading Tree Publishing. We create and publish books that spur imagination, encourage curiosity, and support learning. Ready to start reading? The Creators Ashley Sollenberger is a physical education teacher, running coach, and lover of wandering in the woods. He strives to write stories that demonstrate surprise connections. Amber Kane is a visual arts educator, product manager, and animal lover. She strives to make connections between ideas, materials, and processes in...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Good Creative Morning You're subscribed to The Unstandardized Standard, the newsletter that'll help you learn about art and creativity. Here I share the most impactful creativity information and tips that are proven to work so that they'll rub off. Educator, Illustrator, Textile Designer & Product Manager. Co-Founder of Reading Tree Publishing, and Author of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning Is Your Sketchbook too Expensive? Designer Pep Carrio has this to say about how he works...

11 months ago • 3 min read

Good Creative Morning You're subscribed to The Unstandardized Standard, the newsletter that'll help you learn about art and creativity. Here I share the most impactful creativity information and tips that are proven to work so that they'll rub off. Educator, Illustrator, Textile Designer & Product Manager. Co-Founder of Reading Tree Publishing, and Author of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning Sustained Investigation. Experimentation Creating a sustained investigation and...

11 months ago • 4 min read