In the Classroom

Celebrating 20 years of teaching @ Seneca!

 

A proud FCAD faculty member at Seneca Polytechnic, in The School of Creative Arts & Animation, since 2004. I work in the following programs in a variety of roles, delivering these subjects.

FALL 2024
ANIMATION:    FACULTY | CURRICULUM COORDINATOR | VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

YEAR 01 | TERM 01 | ANI102 - DESIGN FOR ANIMATION 01 

YEAR 01 | TERM 02 | ANI202 - DESIGN FOR ANIMATION 02

YEAR 02 | TERM 03 | ANI302 - CHR & PRP DESIGN 01 (SHARED)

YEAR 02 | TERM 04 | ANI402 - CHR & PRP DESIGN 02  (SHARED)

YEAR 03 | TERM 05 | ANV502 - CHR & PRP DESIGN 03  

YEAR 03 | TERM 06 | ANV602 - CHR & PRP DESIGN 04 

ILLUSTRATION:    FACULTY | CURRICULUM DESIGNER | VISUAL DEVELOPMENT LEAD 

YEAR 01 | TERM 02 | ILU218 - VISUAL DEVELOPMENT 01 - CHR

YEAR 02 | TERM 03 | ILU318 - VISUAL DEVELOPMENT 02 - ENV

YEAR 02 | TERM 04 | ILU404 - VISUAL DEVELOPMENT 03 - SPC

Spending time with individual students, ensuring they "get it" is paramount to me.

Providing the an environment that feels safe and inclusive is a big part of my focus.

 

It's a great privilege to teach. I consider myself most fortunate to be just one of the incredible artist/educators that teach and mentor these talented and creative young artists each day. I love doing what I do and being on the ground floor of this artistic journey with these fine folks. It's a great honor I take very seriously.

 

 

Collaborating with these artists on a daily basis, helping them get where they want to go, is truly a labor of love and the reason why I am here. With 29+ years industry experience under my belt, and 20+ years teaching, I am uniquely qualified to mentor and guide each of my students on their specific chosen career path. 

 

 

I take great pride in celebrating our alumni successes and bragging about our graduates to pretty much whoever will listen.There's just no feeling on this earth like the satisfaction and pride you get as you watch your former student's names scrolling in the credits of a feature film or on TV. 

That same feeling, when you get to put your hard-earned money down on the counter, buying a comic or children's book that they worked on. It gives me a great swell of pride like no other.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They made it! They're living their dream. I had a very small hand in helping them achieve that success. That's what makes all the work SO WORTH IT!!

When people ask me what I've worked on lately, I drop a long list of current student and Alumni names, and the films, cartoons and comics that my students have worked on. 

THEY are who have been working on, lately!

(mic drop)

- graves