{"id":9918,"date":"2026-02-08T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:20:10","slug":"weekly-update-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/weekly-update-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moving right along with the curriculum. Last week we did stick figures to actual figures-in-motion, paying attention to the negative space between them. This week we’ll be bending minds with face-vase-negative space, and mirroring shapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CLASS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY<\/strong>, FEB 10,\u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels\u00a0
(no Amy)
Grace
Drew
Viv
Bea
Emma
Jillian
FULL
WEDNESDAY<\/strong>, Feb 11,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon
Megan
Caroline
Molly J
Lilah
Fanoula
Dylan
FULL
THURSDAY<\/strong>, Feb 12, 4-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels
Char
Peyton
Ellis
Cece
Penny
Elana
Molly H
FULL

FEB 17-20 VACATION \u2013 NO CLASSES\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong>

TUESDAY<\/strong>, FEB 24,\u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels\u00a0
Amy
Grace
Drew
Viv
Bea
Emma
Jillian
FULL
WEDNESDAY<\/strong>, Feb 25,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon
Megan
Caroline
Molly J
Lilah
Fanoula
Dylan
FULL
THURSDAY<\/strong>, Feb 26, 4-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels
Char
Peyton
Ellis
Cece
Penny
Elana
Molly H
FULL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Moving right along with the curriculum. 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