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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Qu-Art: Queer Artists Meetup
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USQu-art is back!
This is a monthly meetup for queer artists and creators to join together to create. Bring a project or start a new one. Sketching materials are available, but you're encouraged to bring or purchase your own if you want to do something specific. Sparkling water is provided and you're welcome to bring refreshments. This is a sober event, so no alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
We'll meet on the second Monday and last Friday of every month from 6pm - 8pm.
This is a free event, but space is limited. Please RSVP here so we know how many to expect!
IMPORTANT: Qu-Art is now a mask-required event. Masks will be provided at the front desk if you haven't brought your own. Masks are still optional for in-store shoppers during the event.
Want to help keep Qu-ART going? Help support our community art programs with an optional donation.
3 attendees- $60.00
Acrylic Painting - Cats
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USPaid registration is required. Sign up here.
Learn to paint a cat with Maxx. You'll get all the tools and materials you need to create an acrylic painting on canvas. Maxx will walk you through step-by-step of the painting. Each class we will work from a photo reference.
Want to paint your cat during the class? Submit your photo at maxx@pushpullseattle.com. Photos should include the full cat.
Maxx taught cat painting classes at a local cat cafe for 2+ years. She's lost count of the number of cats that she's painted over the years. If you've ever used the bathroom at Push/Pull, you've seen a few of the cat painting she has kept. Maxx loves cats and loves teaching people to paint them. She's the Director of Push/Pull and also cat mom to two rescued kitty boys with huge personalities.
All supplies are provided for this class. Recommended for students 14 and up.
2 attendees - $45.00
Ink & Watercolor Illustration
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USThis is a paid class that requires registration. Sign up here.
Ink and watercolor: a match made in heaven!
We'll begin with markmaking techniques with waterproof ink, followed by a brief introduction to watercolor medium. Then, we'll choose references from life (or bring in your own reference image) to take what you've learned and render your own 8x10" illustration.
Students will walk away with a better understanding of ink, watercolor, and how those mediums play together--as well as all the skills you need to continue creating your own dynamic illustrations!
This class is a great follow-up to Maxx's Inking class or to any of Max M's watercolor classes, but no previous experience is required. This class is recommended for students 12 and up.
RJ Jordan (she/him) is a speculative author and artist telling stories about the natural world and exploring alien ones. She is a watercolor artist, illustrator, science writer, and experimenter. In her free time she draws bugs, cuddles her cat, gardens, and makes weird stuff. See more and connect @beccaquibbles.
3 attendees
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