Hey there! I’m so glad you found my sparkly corner of the universe.
I’m Patty Palmer and before building Deep Space Sparkle, I taught elementary school art in Goleta, California. It was an absolute dream job: creative, impactful and let’s be honest, humbling.
Corralling 30 kids to create art in a specific amount of time is no easy task. But at the end of the day, while wiping down paint-splattered tables, cleaning the brushes and putting away the finished works of art– it hits you.
This is what kids are born to do.
Play. Create. Explore. Imagine.
And as an art teacher, I got to facilitate that.
Deep Space Sparkle — named after a Crayola crayon color — began as my way to share my student’s art experiences with their parents. Few parents were interested, but the blog drew attention from art teachers just like you looking for projects that engaged kids through happy colors, fun subjects and enriching art techniques.
I’ve shared hundreds of art projects and countless art teaching tips here on the blog and I truly hope they help you in some small way.
If you want to go deeper into our sparkly world, The Sparklers’ Club is a membership site just for art teachers that I founded in 2016. The membership has helped over 12K art teachers, artsy parents and classroom teachers explore art with their students by focusing on done-for-you art curriculums, assessable art projects and the support to teach with confidence.
We believe that every child is deserving of a happy art experience –not just once but every day – Patty Palmer