What is the ONE thing you want most this school year?
A healthier lifestyle? More money? A more organized classroom? While I can’t claim to hold the secret to achieving these things, I can share the one secret that I know will transform your school year…if only you stay open to it.
The biggest impact for me, in both my personal and business life, has been asking for help. Knowing when my desires were too big to do alone or that my obsession with doing it all wasn’t working anymore, wasn’t all that easy to figure out.
Asking and accepting help runs deep. I see the resistance everywhere: in my family, friends, business friends and especially art teachers. We think we are meant to do it all.
But I think there is a better way and in this episode, I share my journey of when I started saying yes to getting help and the impact it has had.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
– The one thing that holds many people back
– How to get clear about what you’re saying ‘no’ to
– Why getting help early on was so critical for me in my own journey as an entrepreneur
– What happens when you give yourself permission to not always be good at everything
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
What is the ONE thing you want most this school year?
A healthier lifestyle? More money? A more organized classroom? While I can’t claim to hold the secret to achieving these things, I can share the one secret that I know will transform your school year…if only you stay open to it.
The biggest impact for me, in both my personal and business life, has been asking for help. Knowing when my desires were too big to do alone or that my obsession with doing it all wasn’t working anymore, wasn’t all that easy to figure out.
Asking and accepting help runs deep. I see the resistance everywhere: in my family, friends, business friends and especially art teachers. We think we are meant to do it all.
But I think there is a better way and in this episode, I share my journey of when I started saying yes to getting help and the impact it has had.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
– The one thing that holds many people back
– How to get clear about what you’re saying ‘no’ to
– Why getting help early on was so critical for me in my own journey as an entrepreneur
– What happens when you give yourself permission to not always be good at everything
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
LINKS & RESOURCES:
Pre-Order Patty’s new book Draw, Paint, Sparkle Publication Date August 21
The Sparkler’s Club Waitlist
You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram
support@deepspacesparkle.com
LINKS & RESOURCES:
Pre-Order Patty’s new book Draw, Paint, Sparkle Publication Date August 21
You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram
support@deepspacesparkle.com
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Yes, the day has come!
After a long time deciding if, I finally said when.
Thank you SO much for your encouragement, show suggestions and help getting Art Made Easy off the ground.
Many of you were so pumped about this show but confessed that you had no idea what a podcast was. I love you guys for your unbridled enthusiasm.
Here’s a quick definition of a podcast & what to expect from Art Made Easy:
A podcast is a free radio show. The host (me!) interviews guests or talks about a favorite subject. You get to listen through your computer, laptop or smart phone. I like to listen to my favorite podcasts in my car during long travel days or on my walks via set of ear buds and my iPhone.
You can subscribe to the show via iTunes and Stitcher radio. The benefit is that your free podcast ap on your iPhone will automatically be updated with all the podcast episodes from any show you subscribe to.
Go ahead and give it a try!
To listen on your laptop or computer, just click the play button in the colored box below.
To listen via iTunes, click on the “play in iTunes” banner and click subscribe.
And now onto the show…
For my first show, I wanted to tell you my story of how I became an art teacher. We all have different paths and this one is mine. I’ll share advice to those who are just starting out as an art teacher and some of my best tips for teaching art to kids.
This episode is for anyone who thinks they may not have the qualifications to be an art teacher. Teaching art to kids doesn’t have to happen inside a classroom. You can teach art at home, at a summer camp and even as a volunteer (like I did).
If you are an art teacher just beginning your journey, I’m sharing my best advice to get you through that tough first year. Download my free handout and keep it in your teacher planner and refer to it when you have a tough day.
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SHOW NOTES:
Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
National Art Convention
CreativeLive- free online classes
Art Teachers Facebook Group
Website: Painted Paper in the Art Room (Laura Lohmann)
Website: Art of Education
Book: Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
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Hi Patty~
I just listened to your pod cast for the first time. I found Sparkle on line while I was searching for a K-5 art program, aligned to the standards that our whole staff could use. Unfortunately, gone are the days of districts providing art teachers. I teach in Las Virgenes Unified School district, an affluent area, yet it is the parents who are providing the funds for us to get art going in our school (Bay Laurel, in Calabasas, CA).
So I signed up for the wait list and can’t wait to see it all. My question is: Can our whole school (K-5 teachers) sign up and how does that work? Is it different than each teacher signing up individually? I am working with another teacher and a group of parents to bring ART to the school and like you said we do not want to reinvent the wheel. From what I’ve seen, this program looks beyond amazing!!!
Such a pleasure to listen to your voice. I loved your stories and so I guess I am taking your advice and asking for help! I love teaching art, but I am not an expert. Do you have studio hours for visitors?
I know how important Art curriculum is for all students. In fact my daughter is working on her PhD in Art History at Temple University. With your help I am hoping we can bring a quality art program to our school 🙂 Thank you
So nice to meet you Kathleen! So glad you found your way to my podcast and to DSS! I love what you are doing for your school. Yes. We have staff passes for schools. You can contact support@deepspacesparkle.com for Staff pass details.
Patty, I signed up for your live July workshop, and tried to access it later to do it afterward, and have been unable to get it to accept my password. I’d really like to take advantage of the ridiculous rainy days we’ve had where I live to get on there and prepare for my classes this year. 🙂 Can you please help me?
No problem, Karen. Just contact support@deepspacesparkle.com and we’ll help you get started.
I’m on week two of school..all I have the energy to do tonight is listen to this:) thanks!
You get how difficult it can be to ask for help- thanks for this Patty- made my day!