Sparkler Gloria Mathews's guest appearances

Sparkler Gloria Mathews

Art Made Easy

Nicholas Wilton

Rachelle Doorley

Sally Haughey

Cassie Stephens

Heidi Easley

Kristy GoPaul

Meri Cherry

Laura Lohmann

Denise Lediaev

Mona Brookes

OwlTail

Today’s episode is special. Deep Space Sparkle member, Gloria Mathews is the quintessential Sparkler: creative, sharing, and kind. She is always the first one to comment, cheer on and celebrate other’s success in their journey as an art teacher.Gloria is a retired classroom teacher who transitioned to teaching art a couple of days per week to her group of students in grades K-2.  Hear how she designed an art program that suited her lifestyle and goals and how you can do it, too.Gloria and I chat about what makes a children’s book successful, how to get started writing your own children’s book and how letting go of one dream allows you to find the space to achieve another dream.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:  	How Gloria designed her life after retirement and how you can, too.How text and illustrations play off each other when writing children's booksWhat is SCBWI and how it serves people who have an interest in writing children’s literatureWhy it is so hard to publish a picture bookHow having a tribe of like-minded people fills you upSHOW NOTES: Gloria’s Facebook Page Eric Carl WebsitePeter Reynolds WebsiteOliver JeffersPeter BrownChris Silas Nealwww.scbwi.orgDraw with Joan MiroRachelle  Doorley &amp; TinkerlabIt's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond by Julia Cameron (affiliate link)

Today’s episode is special. Deep Space Sparkle member, Gloria Mathews is the quintessential Sparkler: creative, sharing, and kind. She is always the first one to comment, cheer on and celebrate other’s success in their journey as an art teacher. Gloria is a retired classroom teacher who transitioned to teaching art a couple of days per week to her group of students in grades K-2.  Hear how she designed an art program that suited her lifestyle and goals and how you can do it, too. Gloria and I chat about what makes a children’s book successful, how to get started writing your own children’s book and how letting go of one dream allows you to find the space to achieve another dream. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:  	How Gloria designed her life after retirement and how you can, too. How text and illustrations play off each other when writing children's books What is SCBWI and how it serves people who have an interest in writing children’s literature Why it is so hard to publish a picture book How having a tribe of like-minded people fills you up SHOW NOTES:  Gloria’s Facebook Page  Eric Carl Website Peter Reynolds Website Oliver Jeffers Peter Brown Chris Silas Neal <a href="http://www.scbwi.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.scbwi.org</a> Draw with Joan Miro Rachelle  Doorley &amp; Tinkerlab It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond by Julia Cameron (affiliate link)

Retirement Dreams & Children’s Books with Sparkler Gloria Mathews: AME 050