Hi! I’m Mrs. Skylar Baumer, and I am so excited to be your art teacher! I was born and raised in Summerville, South Carolina, and graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia with my BFA in Art Education—Go Gamecocks! While earning my degree, I gained wonderful experience student teaching at both the elementary and middle school levels, which led me to jump immediately into my first full-time position teaching middle school art in my hometown of Summerville. I am 4k-12th grade single-subject certified in Visual Arts in both South Carolina and California. My husband’s career recently brought us across the country to San Diego; it is a very big change from the East Coast and it is undeniably beautiful, so I am looking forward to exploring more of the area as I settle in.

Art has always been a huge part of my life, and I am constantly looking for new ways to incorporate exciting, tactile materials into the classroom. I also absolutely love art history and aim to teach as much of it as I can, as I believe the stories of the past can be a huge inspiration for our own work. In my free time, I am a big reader and am rarely seen without my Kindle. At home, I love to cook and try new foods, or simply relax with my husband and our cat, Oreo. Of course, I also stay busy with my own art outside of school; you can usually find me painting, drawing, making pottery, or working on various arts and crafts. I can’t wait to start this creative journey and begin making masterpieces with all of you.