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Irojiten restock, including a new color Lupine, just in time for all the Lupine blooms! Watercolor paper pads of various kinds are also back, along with Tombow Mono Graph pencils and Alvin, with all the architechy things~ swipe through to the end for THREE dog visitors: Captain, Hinata, and Samosa again but with a wee tiny blep this time! 🥹🥹🥹

Sticker books are finally here, by popular demand! We've also got some NEW Bindewerk sketchbooks, notebooks, and pads -- very nice quality stuff -- and Pepin Gift & Creative Paper Books, which contain super high quality sheets of patterened paper, great for various paper crafts like bookbinding, scrapbooking, and more!

NEW CLASS ALERT! Intro to Clip Studio Paint is an ONLINE CLASS with and debuts Monday, June 22, from 6-8pm. Learn the basics, along with a bunch of great tips and tricks to get the most out of this awesome art-making program!

Art classes for your event? 🧑‍🎨

We've gotten more inquiries about this recently, so we've finally put together a page about it (https://www.pushpullseattle.com/private-classes.html) .

Yes, we'd love to teach a class at/for your event/company/team building thingy! :D Or if you just want to book a private class for you and all your friends! "Team build" with your D&D party, your hiking buddies, or your amateur soccer team! Let us know what you're thinkin'!

News & Reminders

This Week

̶T̶o̶n̶i̶g̶h̶t̶,̶ ̶J̶u̶n̶e̶ ̶1̶6̶,̶ ̶6̶:̶0̶0̶ ̶P̶M̶: 📢 Ballard Sketch Team (https://www.simpletix.com/e/ballard-sketch-team-tickets-174809) tonight is CANCELED due to Hattie's being closed for repairs (https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlS6gCv4zk/) !! The next Sketch Team is July 7! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 PM: This month's Drawing Techniques (https://www.simpletix.com/e/drawing-techniques-tickets-152202) is SOLD OUT! Plan ahead of July -- we'll be learning to draw from imagination! 🐲

Thursday, June 18, 5:00 PM: Why ink with a dip pen when normal pens are right there? Explore different nibs, the strengths of each, and how nibs might benefit your drawing preferences at Inking with Dip Pens (https://www.simpletix.com/e/inking-with-dip-pens-tickets-164064) ! ✒️

Friday, June 19, 5:30 PM: Make an Embroidery Book (https://www.simpletix.com/e/make-an-embroidery-book-tickets-186821) is one part fiber arts inspiration and "sketching" and one part secret book binding class! Make yourself a "sketchbook" to fill with stitch experimentation, thread and color tests, embroidery doodles and more! 🧵

Friday, June 19, 8:00 PM: It's time again for our monthly Live Figure Drawing (https://www.simpletix.com/e/live-figure-drawing-tickets-143794) class! Bring your favourite drawing tools and settle in for poses long and short! The human body is a marvel; you can never know enough about how it moves or even how it holds still. 🕺

̶S̶a̶t̶u̶r̶d̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶J̶u̶n̶e̶ ̶2̶0̶,̶ ̶2̶:̶0̶0̶ ̶P̶M̶: All About Gouache (https://www.simpletix.com/e/all-about-gouache-tickets-151806) is CANCELED this month due to instructor availability! The next one is July 18, though we do have a Gouache Critters (https://www.simpletix.com/e/gouache-critters-tickets-201159) coming up on June 28th!

Book Spotlight: Tea Dragon Society

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After K. O'Neill comes two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY (https://store.pushpullseattle.com/product/tea-dragon-society-graphic-novel-by-k-o-neill/AAPZYVLSDSGHQZRA5LBJH2PU?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=true) , the beloved and charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons.

We've also got the follow-up companion story, The TEA DRAGON FESTIVAL (https://store.pushpullseattle.com/product/tea-dragon-festival-graphic-novel-by-k-o-neill/W3TQSKSHWQBX62PP6Z3ULRP6?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=true) !

New & Restocked!

Look Ahead!

Monday, June 22, 11:00 AM: Another warm sunny day coming up! Join us for Botanical Sketching (https://www.simpletix.com/e/botanical-sketching-at-the-locks-tickets-159125) at Ballard Locks, soak in the rays, and enjoy learning about and capturing some of the beautiful plants in the garden! 🌞🌷

Monday, June 22, 6:00 PM: At Intro to Clip Studio Paint (https://www.simpletix.com/e/intro-to-clip-studio-paint-tickets-277138) , learn tips and tricks in this robust program that can help speed up your workflow and revitalize your digital art with its responsive brush engine. 💻ONLINE CLASS!

Tuesday, June 23, 6:00 PM: Get fresh eyes on your fresh work at Fresh Look (https://www.simpletix.com/e/fresh-look-peer-critique-tickets-174834) , our supportive peer critique meetup! Bring your works in progress, stuck projects, and basic ideas and get feedback from other artists and creatives -- and see what everyone else is up to, too! 🔥FREE MEETUP.

Wednesday, June 24, 6:00 PM: Thunderstorms are rare in Seattle, but they're pretty cool when they happen (as long as your power doesn't go out!)... capture some of that power, energy, and beauty at this month's Watercolor Landscapes (https://www.simpletix.com/e/watercolor-landscapes-paint-along-tickets-153367) ! Moody clouds and dramatic lighting! A great way to explore watercolor's versatility! ⛈️

Friday, June 26, 6:00 PM: Is it the last Friday already? Close out the month's celebrations with a chill evening with fellow q***r artists! Pride month may be wrapping up, but QU-ART (https://www.simpletix.com/e/qu-art-q***r-artists-meetup-tickets-174833) is forever! We're gay yearround and QU-ART runs twice monthly, so there's always next time too! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Saturday, June 27, 10:00 AM: Learn the process of screen printing on your own cute little 4"x6" mini screen at DIY Screen Printing (https://www.simpletix.com/e/diy-screen-printing-tickets-151795) ! It's a great way to see how it all works before investing in all the equipment and supplies that the medium often requires. 🖼️

Saturday, June 27, 3:00 PM: Get more familiar with watercolor and paint your favourite (we won't tell the others) friend at Watercolor Pet Portraits (https://www.simpletix.com/e/watercolor-pet-portraits-tickets-177312) ! Painting a familiar face is a great way to motivate yourself to try something new! 🐕

Saturday, June 27, 6:30 PM: Creatures, mythology, and just enough science to make you believe? Learn about cryptids and make your own at All Cryptids Are Beautiful! (https://www.simpletix.com/e/all-cryptids-are-beautiful-tickets-276421) 👽

Sunday, June 28, 10:00 AM: Have you heard them calling yet in the summer nights? June's Gouache Critters (https://www.simpletix.com/e/gouache-critters-tickets-201159) will feature FROGS! Learn a bit about these lil' guys as you paint one in gouache! 🐸

Sunday, June 28, 3:00 PM: Majestic Oil Landscapes (https://www.simpletix.com/e/majestic-oil-landscapes-tickets-219892) is our single-session crash course in solvent-free oil painting featuring, of course, majestic landscapes! It's a great way to get started with oils! 🌄

Sunday, June 28, 7:15 PM: News gets buried by other news. So much of it is impactful and horrible, it can be hard to focus on anything, but can still do something. Take it one step at a time at Riff Raff League (https://www.simpletix.com/e/riff-raff-league-tickets-226501) . We'll figure it out together. ✊FREE MEETUP.

Art classes for your event? 🧑‍🎨 Click here for an update from Push/Pull!

Playing with fire can be a fun stationery hobby... 🔥🔥🔥

UPDATE: Sorry, this post was scheduled before we knew Hattie's would be closed this week for repairs. The next Sketch Team is JULY 7!! 💖

Meet and hang out with fellow artists every month at Ballard Sketch Team! Come grab a table with us in 's back room and spread out with your sketchbooks or whatever you're working on!

What's in the boxes? Among other things, we've got CATS!! Skeleton cats! Punk cats! Vampire cats! Glow in the dark cats! Black cats, calicos, orange cats!!! (Not to mention all the cats on the wall as part of the CATS OF BALLARD show, which opened Saturday!) 😺😺😺

Also, if you (or your cat(s)) find boxes exciting, TODAY, June 15th, is the LAST DAY to sign up for a monthly mystery box if you want one for June! 📦📦📦

We've gotten more inquiries about this recently, so we've finally put together a page about it. Yes, we'd love to teach a class at/for your event/company/team building thingy! :D https://www.pushpullseattle.com/private-classes.html Let us know what you're thinkin'!

Love it everytime we get more in. 💖💖💖Always so fun unpack these (we sell them as singles, not 3-packs!) and see all the beautiful color combos and make guesses at which ones staff will grab for themselves before they even make it to the floor, lol. Which is your favourite???

Fill your week with creativity and give yourself things to look forward to! Whether you're joining us for a free meetup or learning something new in one of our classes, it's good to be able to dedicate even a little bit of time for art in your busy life! Peruse the full schedule and sign up for something fun on our site!