About us
Come create and celebrate with us at Push/Pull in Ballard. We're a dedicated group of artists creating a unique space that's part art gallery, comic shop, event space, and community resource. Events include art classes, life drawing, comic challenges, craft and shrinky dink nights, and more!
ADA accessible!
Featured event
Cut the Crap: A No BS Collage Workshop
This is a paid class that requires registration. Sign up here.
Ditch perfection, get out of your head and have fun with this no BS approach to collage making!
Leave the BS at the door, because we are going to burn the rules, embrace experimentation, and have fun with collage games and prompts sure to get the creative juices flowing. This class is perfect for artists feeling stuck in their creative practice, veteran collagers who want to infuse some play into their work, and complete and total art beginners!
CORE PRINCIPLES
- No art school vibes
- No perfection
- No overthinking
- Just cut, glue, rip, layer, play!
All materials are provided. This class is recommended for students 18 and up.
Marty Gordon (he/him) is a Pacific Northwest visual artist whose brand, What Would Jesus Glue, grew out of his past life as a minister and his journey from faith to skepticism. Combining sharp wit with a retro comic-book aesthetic, he has carved out a distinct niche in contemporary collage. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and he is one of 40 artists featured in the book Masters: Collage. Through Microverse Press, the indie publishing venture he co-runs with a friend, Marty has produced collaborative artist books and self-published collections, including Sensitive Monsters, a compilation of his daily monster drawings created during a hiatus from collage. While living in Atlanta, he founded the Atlanta Collage Collective to champion collage as an art form and foster community among its practitioners. In recent years, Marty’s work has expanded into the street art world, with his pieces appearing in sticker festivals across the globe. When not making art, he enjoys reading, improv comedy, and spending time with his wife, family, friends, and godkids.
Upcoming events
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Intro to Acrylic Painting
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USThis is a paid class that requires registration—sign up here!
Learn all about acrylic painting in a 3-part series taking place over 3 consecutive days! Create your own acrylic work of art. All materials are included, we ask that you do not bring your own paints or surfaces. If you would like to use your own brushes, you are welcome to.
This class will cover what acrylic paint is, how to mix colors, introduction to pigment names and attributes, how to select and clean your brushes, using palette/painting knives, mediums, painting surfaces and methods of painting.
The first two sessions will be focused on learning about acrylic paints and experimenting. The last part of session 2 will be planning out a painting for session 3. You may select your own photo reference or work from one in our reference library.
This class is recommended for ages 14+. We will be handling paints and mediums that can be potentially harmful and will cover safety guidelines during the first session. All materials are included; we ask that you do not bring your own paints or surfaces.
Maxx Follis-Goodkind is a multi-disciplinary artist and the founder/Director of Push/Pull. Her acrylic paintings have been purchased by the City of Seattle, Verity Credit Union, and private collectors throughout the U.S.2 attendees 
Ballard Sketch Team
Hattie's Hat Restaurant, 5231 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, USA group of artists gather bi-monthly (1st and 3rd Tuesdays) at Hattie's Hat for a spirited session of co-inspiration. RSVP for free here!
No skill level required, Sketch Team is an opportunity to hang out in good company and make art in a friendly, supportive environment. Bounce ideas off your comrades, get and give some advice or just hang out and doodle.
Hattie's back room is all ages with full food and beverage service.
And the Team is awesome.
4 attendees
Stitch and Bitch
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USStab out your woes - or just have a pleasant chat - with fellow fiber art friends every month! RSVP for free here.
Stitch and Bitch takes place on the first Wednesday of every month from 6pm-8pm at Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, 98107.
Want to help keep Stitch & Bitch going? Help support our free community art programs with an optional donation.
5 attendees- $40.00
Botanical Watercolors
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USThis is a paid class that requires registration. Sign up here.
Learn how to create beautiful botanical watercolor paintings with Maxx Follis-Goodkind. This class happens every first Wednesday of the month.
Each class will focus on one type of plant and use a limited palette. Participants will receive a sampler of the colors to use for the class and to take home any left over. All other materials are provided. You are welcome to bring your preferred brushes or use our studio selection.
Join Maxx in-person at Push/Pull to learn about creating dynamic paintings and compositions through the placement of botanical elements and use of exaggerated lighting.
Attendees get 15% off in-store purchases of art supplies the day of the course.
4 attendees
Past events
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