The books are here!

Fulfillment for the Kickstarter has begun! If you missed out or want to pick up extra books for your awesome friends, we hope you'll join us for our official book release party, Saturday, October 19, from 6-9 PM!

Not only can you get the great Witch, Please! and related merch, but you'll also have the chance to grab  original art from the book. We'll have originals and reproductions of every piece on display. How many pieces is that? FIFTY-FOUR (54)!!!!

Save the date! We're excited to congratulate Yasmeen Abedifard on her new book and to host her for a signing and talk on October 19th, from 3-5 PM!

Published by Silver Sprocket, WHEN TO PICK A POMEGRANATE is collection of contemplative and cathartic short comics, the pomegranate Anar and the woman Guli exist as reflections of each other — repellent to one another and yet inexorably drawn together once more. As they evolve through each story, proceeding through the stages of the plant life cycle, they take on new roles: muse and artist, gardener and seed, lover and fruit. The iterations reveal new revelations, exploring the themes of shame, grief, destiny, and survival at each turn.

Seth Goodkind watched every single movie in the "Witches & Warlocks" section at Scarecrow Video, reviewed them all, and invited artists to contribute art related to select movies to compile into a book and art show!

Support the Kickstarter to get a copy of WITCH, PLEASE the book! You can also grab a copy of one of Seth's previous works, or maybe spring for a piece of original art included in the book?

This year's Book Club pick is A Journey into the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne (often also translated as Journey to the Center of the Earth), a classic science fiction tale first published in French in 1864.

Push/Pull Press & Vertvolta Press are collaborating on an illustrated edition of Journey to the Interior of the Earth. Book Club participants will be invited to contribute visual pieces inspired by the novel to this edition of the book, which will then be available at Push/Pull.

All readers are welcome to participate in the Book Club though, whether or not your goal is to make art!

We will meet every Monday in June and July at Push/Pull to discuss the relevant chapters for each session. Come to as many meetings as you're able!

Surprise! Native Moths of Seattle, an exhibition and book of scientific illustrations by Francesca Udeschini featuring ten of the Seattle area’s most dazzling moth species, debuted alongside The Mind of Plants last Thursday!

Native Moths features beautiful framed giclée prints of Francesca's digital illustrations, and The Mind of Plants has an amazing variety of work, from huge paintings to collages to sculptures to block prints and more!

​Thursday, July 27th, 11:00am: B̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ p̶l̶a̶n̶t̶s̶ t̶o̶ l̶i̶f̶e̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ w̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ a̶n̶d̶ w̶a̶t̶e̶r̶c̶o̶l̶o̶r̶ a̶t̶ B̶o̶t̶a̶n̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ W̶a̶t̶e̶r̶c̶o̶l̶o̶r̶s̶!̶ SOLD OUT, but fear not, August and September classes just got scheduled!

Friday, July 28th, noon: L̶e̶a̶r̶n̶ t̶o̶ c̶a̶r̶v̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ o̶w̶n̶ b̶l̶o̶c̶k̶ a̶t̶ B̶l̶o̶c̶k̶ P̶r̶i̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ a̶n̶d̶ m̶a̶k̶e̶ b̶e̶a̶u̶t̶i̶f̶u̶l̶ p̶r̶i̶n̶t̶s̶, e̶a̶c̶h̶ u̶n̶i̶q̶u̶e̶ i̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ o̶w̶n̶ w̶a̶y̶!̶ SOLD OUT. Sign up for the next one? Or if you've taken this before and want some advanced techniques, our Reduction Block Printing class is coming up too!

Friday, July 28th, 6:00pm: Hang out with your fellow queers at our monthly QUeer ARTists meet-up, QU-ART! This is a free event, but contributions are welcomed and appreciated!!

Saturday, July 29th, 11:00am: S̶̶t̶̶a̶̶r̶̶t̶̶ p̶̶u̶̶t̶̶t̶̶i̶̶n̶̶g̶̶ y̶̶o̶̶u̶̶r̶̶ a̶̶r̶̶t̶̶ o̶̶n̶̶ p̶̶a̶̶t̶̶c̶̶h̶̶e̶̶s̶̶, c̶̶l̶̶o̶̶t̶̶h̶̶e̶̶s̶̶, a̶̶n̶̶d̶̶ m̶̶o̶̶r̶̶e̶̶!̶̶ C̶r̶̶e̶̶a̶̶t̶̶e̶̶ y̶̶o̶̶u̶̶r̶̶ o̶̶w̶̶n̶̶ 5̶̶" x̶̶ 7̶̶" d̶̶e̶̶s̶̶i̶̶g̶̶n̶̶ u̶̶s̶̶i̶̶n̶̶g̶̶ s̶̶c̶̶r̶̶e̶̶e̶̶n̶̶ w̶̶r̶̶i̶̶t̶̶i̶̶n̶̶g̶̶ f̶̶l̶̶u̶̶i̶̶d̶̶ a̶̶n̶̶d̶̶ s̶̶c̶̶r̶̶e̶̶e̶̶n̶̶ b̶̶l̶̶o̶̶c̶̶k̶̶i̶̶n̶̶g̶̶ f̶̶l̶̶u̶̶i̶̶d̶̶ t̶̶o̶̶ p̶̶a̶̶i̶̶n̶̶t̶̶ o̶̶n̶̶ y̶̶o̶̶u̶̶r̶̶ a̶̶r̶̶t̶̶ a̶t̶ D̶I̶Y̶ S̶c̶r̶e̶e̶n̶ P̶r̶i̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶!̶ SOLD OUT. Sign up for the next one?

Sunday, July 30th, noon: Give those restless teens a weekly dose of creative camaraderie and let a pro answer all their art questions at Teen Open Studio!

Monday, August 31st, 11:00am: Wrap up the month with a morning at the Locks with Botanical Sketching!

DIY Art Supplies Summer Camp! August 1-4, 10am-1pm daily. Watercolors from clay, a sketchbook designed especially by you, ink the exact color you want? You'll create all this and more with Push/Pull's resident art supply creator, Maxx!

Acrylic Painting Summer Camp! August 1-4, 3-6pm daily. Learn 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, and so much more! There's one spot left for this August session, but there are also spaces available in a shorter, 3-class series in September!

As you can see, classes do sell out! Plan ahead, give yourself something to look forward to, and don't miss out!

Book Club is back! This year, we're reading The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence, an anthology with lots of cool contributors! The book is quite the hefty volume, with each chapter devoted to a specific type of plant.

To keep it simple and ease back into book club activities, we'll just be discussing a handful of chapters. In-person meetings will be at Push/Pull every other Tuesday, 7:15pm - 8:30pm, starting April 11th, with the following chapter itenerary:
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• April 11th - Apple, Cannabis, Black Austrian Pine
• April 25th - Coffee, Horse Chestnut, White Pine
• May 9th - Linden, Passionflower, Tea
• May 23rd - Rose, Silver Fir, Sunflower

You can also discuss any of these (or other chapters!) online at any time on our Discord server!