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I'm Sarita. Teaching and art-making are two passions that I enjoy bringing into my classrooms.
I am qualified and experienced in the following areas: life drawing, foundational drawing, advanced drawing, painting, sculpture, silk-screen, ceramics, Photoshop and Maker-space tools
Sarita Baker
BFA (hons), MFA, PhD Candidate (Arts Ed)
Selected Exhibited Drawings
Baker, S., 2B or Not 2B,
2B, HB, and 4B pencils, chalk pastel on paper, three panels each 3’ x 2’, 2015
Baker, S., Drifting Through Form 1 and 2,
Drift wood and graphite on paper; 4’ x 3’, and 2.5’ x 2’, 2011.
GreenLight, River Whorl,
Reclaimed and salvaged wood, carved yellow cedar, found objects and photographs embedded in resin pucks, 2018
Artist Team: GreenLight
Artists Sarita Baker, Allen Kind (woodworker, Journeyman), Shane Pointe (Musqueum Elder/wood carver) and Aaron Nelson-Moody (Squamish wood carver) joined forces to create the GreenLight team. Through our cultural collaboration, we model a way forward through Reconciliation. This work, titled, “River Whorl” was the winner of a Vancity competition. The essence of each collaborative project is the creation of a legacy: the artwork, which reveals the beauty of openness, understanding and diversity.
GreenLight, We Are One,
Mosaic permanently installed in Vancouver at the corner of Main and Terminal Streets, 2018.
Artist Team: GreenLight
Artists Sarita Baker, Allen Kind (woodworker, Journeyman), Shane Pointe (Musqueum Elder/wood carver) and Aaron Nelson-Moody (Squamish wood carver) joined forces to create the GreenLight team. This work, another Vancity competition winner titled, “We Are One,” models a pathway forward through reconciliation: being led by the North Star (centre), the welcoming Musqueum hand gesture of different skin colours, and the healing plants (stinging nettles and Devil’s Claw).
Courtroom Drawings
Baker, S., Courtroom drawings published by CTV News .
Drawing 1: Brian Irving, on trial for driving truck through a Sushi Restaurant; Drawing 2 :Gangsters on trial for gun possession; Drawing 3: Defence Lawyer; Drawing 4:Todd Bertuzzi.
Chalk pastel on brown Stonehenge paper, 2000-2008.
Lifedrawings
Baker, S., Lifedrawings, Conte on white and brown paper, 2008-2025
Sustainable Sculpture
Baker, S. Silent Guitar. Broken guitar refashioned via an artistic process into new guitar-esque shelves, various salvaged and reclaimed wood, plants. 2021
Sustainable art’s primary concern is using material in a sustainable way. In this case, materials are recycled from discarded objects, and refashioned via an artistic process, essentially extending lifespan and keeping materials out of landfills.
Baker, S. Do Trees Dream of Spindle Chairs? Found object (spindle chair) and graphite on paper. 6’ x 3’, 2020
Site-Specific Public Art
“There were no benches around the Ring Road at Uvic, so I made some,” says Sarita. “Except mine have doorbells so you can ring over to the other bench, and they can ring you back. It’s art that makes you giggle.”
Baker, S., Bus Stop Benches at UVic. 2” x 4” lumber, doorbells, plexiglass boxes, underground wiring. 1995