What we’re about
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!
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Book Binding Workshop: Hardcover with French LinkPush/Pull, Seattle, WA$65.00
This is a paid class that requires registration. Sign up here.
Create your own fancy book and learn different binding techniques! You'll get to select your cover and interior papers, create covers and signatures, and create a different design every month with guidance from book enthusiast RJ.
January: Envelope keepsake book. Create a variety of pockets to put your keepsakes, receipts, or fun trinkets in. Then, stitch them all together!
February: Saddle stitch notebooks with slip case. Create 2 small books using a saddle stitch, then construct your own slipcase to house them in!
March: Japanese stab binding. Create a hardcover and softcover book using the Japanese method of stab binding.
April: Lay-flat sketchbook. Use the coptic stitch method to create a lay-flat sketchbook with exposed stitching to show off!
May: Hardcover with French link. Create a small hardcover book with a hard spine and get your stitching in to create a French-link book block.
Email rj@pushpullseattle.com for bookbinding technique requests.All materials are provided and you'll create at least one book. Students receive a 15% discount on art supply purchases after class.
RJ (she/him) has been passionate about books all her life. After working at bookstores, writing books, and even dipping his toes into a bookmaking business, RJ now makes books for fun and loves practicing different binding techniques.
- What are colors? Color theory for artists! - AcrylicPush/Pull, Seattle, WA$35.00
This is a paid class that requires registration. Sign up here.
Blue isn't just blue! Colors are complex. Color all depends on how light and pigment or dyes work together. And for each medium, colors look and blend differently.
In this easy-to-understand, practical color theory course, learn how to use and mix colors in different mediums to get to results you want without wasting valuable art supplies! Maxx FG will walk you through how colors are created and how they play together for a different medium each month. Choose the course that suits your preferred medium, or come to the entire series to become a mixed-media color enthusiast.
In each class, you'll get to test out the month's medium and take home your notes and testing papers.
- March: Watercolor!
- April: Gouache!
- May: Acrylic!
- June: Oil!
- July: Dry Media! (i.e. pencils and pastels)
All materials provided. This class is recommended for students 16 and up.
- Book Club 2025: The Winged HistoriesPush/Pull, Seattle, WA
Push/Pull's 2025 Book Club pick is THE WINGED HISTORIES by Sofia Samatar.
Set in a fantasy world torn by war, four women—a soldier, a poet, a scholar, and a socialite—struggle not only to win a rebellion but also for their work to be remembered amidst the upheaval.
RSVP for free here so we know to expect you!
We will meet Mondays at Push/Pull at 6pm, from April 7th through June 30, to discuss the relevant chapters for each session.
Missed the first few sessions? No worries! You don't have to go to every session to participate. Drop in at any time--you are always welcome, no matter where you are in the book.
Towards the end of the sessions, we will transition to an open studio format in our classroom to work on art pieces inspired by the book. Book Club participants will be invited to contribute visual pieces inspired by the novel to our group art show in August. All readers are welcome to participate in the Book Club though, whether or not your goal is to make art!
Our group show inspired by the book will be held on August 9. (Details on how to submit your art piece will be provided closer to the date.)
This is a free event sponsored by Bal-Art, a project of Push/Pull dedicated to creating sustainable careers for artists and to connecting artists and the community. Help support our free programs with an optional donation at checkout.
- Ballard Sketch TeamHattie's Hat Restaurant, Seattle, WA
A 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.
