Robert Armstrong has worked as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist, and has taught cartooning and drawing for the last 40 years. He also pursues fine art painting and is known for coining the term “Couch Potato,” which originated as characters in comic books he created in the 1970s.

Linda Bair is Artistic Director of the Linda Bair Dance Company, in residence at Davis Arts Center. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a BFA in dance, she has been a visiting lecturer in the UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance and a guest teacher at the University of West Indies.

Heidi Bekebrede received her BA from UC Davis in 1980, majoring in studio art. She has been teaching fun classes for children and families at Davis Arts Center since 1990. Heidi is the narrator for the local storytelling duo, “Voice of the Wood.” Her Fabulous Ceramic Cuteware® is available at the Artery and at the Crocker Art Museum Store. You can see her ceramic tile “Davis Song Mural” in Central Park. www.cuteware.net