Top of the World Studio Gallery

08/04/2026

Next week is last week of summer sessions. If your kid wants to jump in, we’ll be making our own air dry clay, plein air painting with watercolors, acrylic painting, rock painting… I lost 2 sign ups but still holding the session. Jump in! T-Thurs 10-1:00 with popsicle breaks.

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Happy August! We got rained out of plein air painting last week but still had lots of fun making clay and art. This week’s forecast looks good. Congrats to Charlotte Holl for her Elf pastel p…

07/11/2026

Kids driving you crazy yet?
Sign them up for a summer session. Cancelling next week (unless I get 2 more today) and hoping for more kids for the other sessions. Need 3 to make a session happen.
Making our own air-dry clay and creating clay creations, Backyard Naturalist sketching, plein air watercolor painting weather permitting, painting rocks, acrylic and/or pastel painting. Kids keep their clay, sketchbook & pencil, watercolor sets. Three-hour classes include popsicle breaks. 😊

SESSION 1 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, July 14-16
SESSION 2 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, July 21-23
SESSION 3 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, July 28-30
SESSION 4 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, Aug 4-6
SESSION 5 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, Aug 11-13

06/26/2026

Summer reading.

A must-read for humans of all ages, this middle grade novel grows up before your very eyes. Painfully shy and lonely, eleven-year-old Mariah Miller hates being a human; she’d rather be an animal so she wouldn’t have to go to school and deal with mean old Mrs. Tarbox and her nasty cousin Travis w...

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

SUMMER!
TOP OF THE WORLD SUMMER SMORGASBORD REGISTRATION 2026
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE – subject to change depending on input. First come, first serve!
This year's Smorgasbord includes: Making our own air-dry clay and creating clay creations, Backyard Naturalist sketching, plein air watercolor painting weather permitting, painting rocks, acrylic and/or pastel painting. Kids keep their clay, sketchbook & pencil, watercolor sets. Three-hour classes include popsicle breaks. 😊

SESSION 1 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, July 14-16
SESSION 2 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, July 21-23
SESSION 3 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, July 28-30
SESSION 4 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, Aug 4-6
SESSION 5 - Art Smorgasbord 1-4:00 Tues-Thur, Aug 11-13

NOTE: If I don't have 3 or 4 committed the Friday before a session, I may cancel that session and refund any deposits. Message me or visit https://heidimayo.com/topblog/summer-2/ for more info.

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

Great show!

04/24/2026

You're invited! 17th Annual Student Exhibit Opening reception & Auction to benefit World Central Kitchen on May 15, 5-7pm at the Harborwalk Apartments lobby, 30 Loring Blvd. Bring your checkbooks so we can raise some big bucks to feed hungry people disrupted by war. ☮️

01/03/2026

Awesome Santas and Elves!