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"Art: admiring it or creating it, makes us happy and hopeful.
It engages us, helps build self-esteem and a healthy state of mind"
Nathan, 2020
August 2025
Hello, my name is Deborah Baraibar. Welcome you to the art website!
This is my 10th year at St. John's. My husband and I were born and raised in Mexico. We have two sons, a sophomore at Purdue University and a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. Instead of empty nesters I like to think we are bird launchers, excited about our kids and their own journeys. If you are wondering about what’s coming, high school or college, I have information that might be helpful to you and your kids. Do not hesitate to ask. I have seen how art class helps students develop important skills like decision-making, managing challenges, and resolving conflicts—all of which activate creativity, patience, and perseverance. And they learn about the world around them in the process. What an amazing learning opportunity, don't you think? I invite you to dive into this website that is updated every year for you.
I wish you a strong beginning of the year!
Hello, my name is Deborah Baraibar. Welcome you to the art website!
This is my 10th year at St. John's. My husband and I were born and raised in Mexico. We have two sons, a sophomore at Purdue University and a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. Instead of empty nesters I like to think we are bird launchers, excited about our kids and their own journeys. If you are wondering about what’s coming, high school or college, I have information that might be helpful to you and your kids. Do not hesitate to ask. I have seen how art class helps students develop important skills like decision-making, managing challenges, and resolving conflicts—all of which activate creativity, patience, and perseverance. And they learn about the world around them in the process. What an amazing learning opportunity, don't you think? I invite you to dive into this website that is updated every year for you.
- Original Works is arriving soon! The due date to turn in orders is September 26th.
- Via San Giovanni, our street painting event, is on October 11th. Sign-up!
- Lutheran Elementary Schools Tournament (LEST) Learn about this tournament.
I wish you a strong beginning of the year!
"Comedian", Maurizio Cattelan, 2019
Visual Arts Curriculum and Program
Visual Arts Curriculum and Program
Core Knowledge and interdisciplinary connections with History, Mathematics, Sciences and Literature.
Core Knowledge and interdisciplinary connections with History, Mathematics, Sciences and Literature.
Focus on art history, aesthetics, art appreciation and critique through art techniques and varied disciplines: drawing, painting, textiles, ceramics, architecture, sculpture, photography, and more.
Focus on art history, aesthetics, art appreciation and critique through art techniques and varied disciplines: drawing, painting, textiles, ceramics, architecture, sculpture, photography, and more.
"Pumpkin", Yayoi Kusama
About Grades
About Grades
1st - 5th Grade:
1st - 5th Grade:
100% Participation - Class Effort and Behavior
6th - 8th Grade:
6th - 8th Grade:
60% Projects and Assignments
40% Participation - Class Effort and Behavior
(There are different abilities for the arts, but effort is always expected)
Contact information
Contact information
Email: dbaraibar@sjlschool.org
Email: dbaraibar@sjlschool.org
Tel: (661)664-8090
Tel: (661)664-8090
Sycamore: Pass-A-Note
Sycamore: Pass-A-Note
Social Media
Social Media
You are invited to follow the Facebook page "Mrs. Baraibar's Art Class", where students’ artwork is shared.
You are invited to follow the Facebook page "Mrs. Baraibar's Art Class", where students’ artwork is shared.
*If you would prefer your child's work not to be shared on social media, please let me know.
If you have made it this far, tell your kid to ask me for a "funky" origami frog. =D
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
~ Vincent Van Gogh
~ Vincent Van Gogh
"Art has a spiritual function, it opens the minds and hearts to the vast possibilities of human life. Literature, theater, cinematography, looking at art connect us with other people. These art forms can create spiritual changes on us. Art will always be there, you cannot stop people from making art because it is a human need. We need to paint, to make poems, to sing. Imagine the world without music, or books, or dance... art it is eternal, it is a need, it is like food, an spiritual food. If we do not have art, we will die spiritually." Paul Auster 1947-2024
Nefertiti Bust, Egyptian Art
Taj Mahal, India
Woman with Parasol, Claude Monet
Petrona Towers, Malasya
Balloon Girl, Banksy
Book of Kells, Ireland
Dancers at the Barre, Edgar Degas
Senecio, Paul Klee
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