Ms. Farinsky's Art Classes

Ms. Farinsky's Teacher Bio:

I received my B.A.in Art in General Studio Practice with an Emphasis in Secondary Education in 1998 from San Jose State University. That same year I began teaching with my Emergency CA Teaching Credential in San Jose, CA. I received my Single Subject Clear Credential in Art in Secondary Education in 2000 from San Jose State University. I then moved up to Sacramento to teach at Grant in 2003. Left in 2010 to work on my own art and raise my two boys. My life has come full circle as I came back to Grant in the Spring Semester 2023. I am now back in the original art room I taught in, E-4. The original murals in the sink room and the mural in E-Hall were painted by my students in 2008. I also was a fashion club co-advisor during that time as well. Since 2023 have been the advisor for the Anime Club and am now the Co-Chair of the GUHS VAPA department. I am a Pacer 4 Life!

Course Descriptions:

Beginning Art:

During this foundation course in the visual arts, students will develop artistic and critical thinking skills through a wide array of creative and fine art processes. Based on the National Core Arts Standards and the CA Frameworks for the Visual and Performing Arts, students will create and present original art using 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional media, both traditional and emerging. Students will respond to artistic work created by others to interpret meaning and connect with ideas within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. As part of their study, students will develop their individual artistic portfolio and sketchbook. 

3D Design [Beginning]:

The studio focus will be on creating and presenting artwork with 3-dimensional media. Students will refine skills and sculptural processes while beginning to develop their own artistic style in the media arts. Students will deepen their societal, cultural, and historical knowledge of the arts by analyzing, interpreting, and relating that knowledge and personal experiences when making artistic works. Studio projects will require students to work at an independent and mature level and culminate in a portfolio of their artwork. 

3D Design [Advanced]:

This intermediate course is designed for students who wish to continue their studies of the visual arts at a more advanced level and builds on the 3D Design I course. The studio focus will continue to be on 3-dimensional media, allowing students to continue to refine skills and art techniques while developing their own artistic style.  Students will continue to deepen their historical and cultural knowledge of the arts. Studio projects will require students to work at a more independent and mature level and will culminate in a portfolio of their artistic work.