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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- $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.
4 attendees - $50.00
Designing for Risograph in Photoshop
Push/Pull, 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, USThis is a paid class that requires registration—sign up here!
Learn how to use Photoshop to create three color prints for Risograph and then get your work printed!
You'll use imported drawings or clip art to create dynamic graphics that are optimized for Risograph printing. You'll learn about the Risograph printing process and look through examples of printed work. In Photoshop you'll learn two ways to setup files for Risograph printing. You'll get to choose which way is best for your creating style. Maxx will also help with any other Photoshop questions or help needed. At the end of class, you'll turn in your finished graphics for printing. Prints will be ready within a week after class.
Students will need a laptop computer with Photoshop.### Instructor
Maxx started teaching Photoshop for Risograph online in 2020 and has taught for the Vera Project and Seattle Public Schools. She's finally bringing this much-loved class to Push/Pull!
2 attendees
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