 Turn over a leaf. Dig inside the couch cushions. Pick something off the bottom of your shoe. There are poems everywhere, for those willing to look. Push/Pull's annual poetry collection, Stanza, invites wordsmiths to be the imagemakers and artists to be the poets. Using both word and image, artists are invited to submit work that crosses genres—however you choose to interpret it. Found poems, collage, poetry comics, and any other combination of language and visuals are welcome! Stanza: Lost & Found will be printed in up to 2 colors on Risograph. Contributors will receive a contributor copy and a $50 gift card for Push/Pull's printing services, art supplies, or classes.
Our book club always culminates in a group show, where participants are invited to submit work inspired by the book, so towards the end of the sessions, meetings transition into a bit of an open studio format to work on art pieces. The group show will open in August, so there should be plenty of time to work on pieces!
That said, all readers are welcome to participate in book club meetings and discussions, even if creating and submitting artwork isn't your end goal! We look forward to seeing you in April! In the meantime...
 Did you know? Most of our members don't drive! How do we get to work? Usually walking, bussing, or biking! We've got a bus stop and a bike rack right outside! And now YOU can get 10% off every time you visit the store by bike if you've got a Bicycle Benefits sticker! The sticker is just $5, never expires, and gets you a variety of benefits at businesses across town! How do you get here by bike? Get thee to the Burke-Gilman Trail and ride west! When you get to the Missing Link at Shilshole, cross Shilshole and take the first right onto 17th, then the first left onto Ballard Ave. Turn right at 20th and use the crosswalk to cross Leary. Push/Pull is on your left as soon as you cross Market St!  Need directions from further away? Let us know where you're coming from and we can make suggestions. :0 You can also multi-modal it, put your bike on the bus or train, and finish your last leg by bike! :) Free up the parking spaces for folks who gotta drive. ♥ Other Ballard businesses that are a part of the Bicycle Benefits program include the Ballard Farmers Market, Mighty-O Donuts, and Electric & Folding Bikes NW!  We believe that the arts should be accessible to all, and we've always tried to keep our prices low so more people can take our classes.
We also want to make art a sustainable career for more artists though, which means we want to pay our instructors fairly for their time. To that end, we'll be raising prices on most recurring classes on June 1st. In the meantime though, you can sign up for classes already scheduled in May, June (and beyond!) at their current prices! We also will NOT be increasing prices for already-scheduled multi-session classes like our teen and kid summer camps! As always, too, if you're interested in a class, but cost is a barrier, please reach out! We may have full or partial scholarships available.  We're excited to welcome writer Andrew Villone for a signing of his comic series DAZZLE, in-store on Sunday, January 21st, from noon to 2pm. The first three issues of the comic (or four, if you count issue 0!) will be available for purchase at the event. Each issue features work by a unique roster of artists. Also available will be Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? which features short stories that take place within the Dazzle world but are separate from the main story. This comic was done as a creative experiment with a very talented young teenager from Kyrgyzstan, Mariia Otunchieva, who completed the whole issue without digital tools.  ABOUT DAZZLE:
Under the big top of a globe-trotting circus fueled by magic and filled with outcasts, dreamers, assassins, charlatans, monsters and angels, a young orphan girl must find both her dysfunctional family and her true self. ABOUT CREATOR: Andrew Villone, a native Californian who lived most of his adult life in Seattle, has spent the past two decades living, traveling, and guiding others throughout Europe and the Near East. With a keen sense of adventure and a desire to connect with the unfamiliar, he has witnessed a world most have only dreamt of. These lived experiences and connections made have built the foundation for a world of his own, expertly illustrated and told through the vibrant characters of Dazzle. None of the other artists involved in Dazzle are American. They hail from all over the globe: Turkey, Mexico, Croatia, UK, Hong Kong and Central Asia. Dazzle is Andrew’s first and only endeavor in the comic book world. He currently resides along the coast of the Adriatic Sea.  We don't know if it'll snow, but we want to be prepared!
SNOW DAY HOURS: 11AM - 6PM. If there's snow or ice on the ground, these are our hours! We may further reduce hours or be closed if conditions are severe enough that even our walking-distance staff aren't able to make it in safely. Keep an eye on our social media for the latest, particularly Instagram Stories and Facebook! CLASSES: May be canceled if travel becomes dangerous and will be rescheduled based on instructor availability. We aim to communicate class cancellations at least 24 hours ahead of time, but may not always be able to depending on how quickly conditions change. Once a class has been rescheduled, we'll let you know ASAP! Online classes may also be affected if power outages affect an instructor. (This has happened in the past, so fingers crossed!) 🤞 ONLINE: As always, you can browse and shop our entire store online, as well as check out upcoming classes. Limited hours and store closures are rough, and we appreciate your support! 💖  Thanks so much to everyone who applied for our Spring Equinox Market! We're excited to announce our lineup for the weekend and can't wait to see everyone there!
In addition to a packed weekend full of amazing artists, Lisa Jordan (@kyr.creates) will be leading Watercolor on the Rocks Sunday evening after the market! You definitely don't want to miss out!   We're thrilled to have Marie Okuma Johnston as our Artist Resident this year! Marie will be working in our studio for the next few months on pieces for a June show called Gendai Hyakki Yagyo ("Modern Day Parade of Demons") which will showcase current events told through old Japanese folktales. Look forward to it! Thank you again to everyone who applied as well. It was great looking at everyone's work, and there will definitely be more opportunities for you all in the future! 💖  We've put our new risograph machine through the paces, learned its ins and outs, and are now ready to offer printing services to others!
Like a strange hybrid between screenprinting and xerox duplicating, risograph is a unique way to make your book, zine, or print really stand out! |
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