Past Classes
Needle Felting Mushroom with Maxx FG
Make your own fun-size fungi in this beginner's needle felting class. You'll get all the supplies and tools needed for your creation, which you will be able to take home. Maxx will guide you through the project and help with getting the details just right.
This class uses very sharp, large, needles. Participants must be 18+ or 14+ with parent chaperone or signed waiver. You will likely stab yourself at least once. Finger gloves and other safety items will be provided. Chaperones must have their own ticket. We also use wool. If you are allergic to wool, please consider a different class.
This is an in-person class with a maximum of 10 participants. You will be required to show proof of current Covid-19 vaccination. Please head to the back of the store to the classroom area to check-in. You do not need a receipt or ticket, just the name on the order.
Maxx FG is Push/Pull's founder, Director and felter. She loves sculpting creations out of felt and also loves that it involves lots of stabbing. She recommends this method of creation to anyone that has stabby urges, this is a great way to work them out.
Sock Puppets with Maxx FG
Learn how to make a sock puppet with items you likely already have. You'll learn how to make arms, wings, and expressive faces. All materials and tools are provided. This class uses hot glue and sharp tools.
Family sessions are for puppet creators 12+ without a chaperone and 5+ with a chaperone.
Adult sessions are for puppet creators 16+.
No more than two young participants per adult chaperone. Chaperones must have their own ticket.
Maxx FG is Push/Pull's founder, Director and resident puppeteer. She makes sock, hand, stick and marionette puppets and loves bringing interesting characters to life.
Proof of 100% covid vaccination is required to participate. You will be asked to show proof of vaccination when you arrive. Classes are limited to 10 participants and happen in-person at Push/Pull. Our address is 2000 NW Market St, on the corner of 20th & Market in Ballard. We do not have designated parking. Check in at the back classroom space once you arrive.
Poetry Comics: Haiku Winter with David Lasky
This is an online POETRY COMICS class for winter, focusing on short haiku comics of roughly 3 panels. Every Sunday, for 9 sessions, we'll meet online and look at notable examples of haiku poems, then a prompt will be given to help you write a haiku. We'll learn a comics-making technique and then another prompt will be given to help you draw your poem as a short 'haiku comic'. We’ll spend the last few minutes of the hour writing and drawing together. Students will be able to share their work online, if they wish, to receive instructor and classmate feedback. By the end of winter, you will have at least 9 new comic strips, enough to make a small poetry comic zine/chapbook. All skill levels welcome.
Participants will need:
- Pencils, Paper, an Eraser, a Ruler
- (all optional:) Inking Pens, (or a Digital Drawing Platform), Color Media
This is an ONLINE class. You will need:
A computer or device that can work with Zoom. A scanner or camera would be useful for sharing work online.
- Sundays for 9 weeks, starts January 9th, ends March 20th
- No class will be held on Jan 16 and Feb 20
- Sessions are from 1pm - 2pm, Pacific/Seattle-local time
Recordings of class sessions are made available for those that miss a session or who would like to review sessions.
Seattle artist David Lasky co-authored the graphic novel "Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song," which won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013. While he's not any kind of authority on poetry, he has been writing it in his spare time for over 20 years. David has also been a graphic novel instructor for the last 15 years, teaching to all age and skill levels.
Participants will receive an invitation to join the Google Classroom at least 48 hours before the first session of the class. Meeting links and class materials will be available in Google Classroom. If you do not receive class information, please contact info@pushpullseattle.com
Poetry Comics: Haiku Spring with David Lasky
This is a poetry comics class for spring, focusing on short haiku comics of roughly 3 or 4 panels. Every Sunday, for 9 sessions, we'll meet online and look at notable examples of haiku poems, and then learn a comics-making technique. A prompt will be given to help you write a haiku. Then another prompt will be given to help you draw your poem as a short haiku comic. We’ll spend a little time writing and drawing together. I’ll also briefly go over subjects ranging from aspects of Japanese cultural aesthetics, to the history of manga, to the work of many western comics creators. Students will be able to share their work privately online, if they wish, to receive instructor and classmate feedback. By the end of spring, you will have at least 9 new comic strips, enough to make a small poetry comic zine/chapbook. All skill levels welcome.
Participants will need:
- Pencils, Paper, an Eraser, a Ruler (and/or a Digital Drawing Platform)
- Inking Pens and/or brushes could be useful but are optional
-Color media is optional, but watercolors are recommended
This is an ONLINE class. You will need:
A computer or device that can work with Zoom. A scanner or camera would be useful for sharing work online.
- Sundays for 9 weeks, starts April 17th
- No class will be held on May 29th
- Sessions are from 1pm - 2pm, Pacific/Seattle-local time
Recordings of class sessions are made available for those that miss a session or who would like to review sessions.
Seattle artist David Lasky co-authored the graphic novel "Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song," which won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013. While he's not an expert on poetry, he has been writing it in his spare time for over 20 years. David has also been a graphic novel instructor for the last 15 years, teaching to all age and skill levels.
Participants will receive an invitation to join the Google Classroom at least 48 hours before the first session of the class. Meeting links and class materials will be available in Google Classroom. If you do not receive class information, please contact info@pushpullseattle.com
Watercolor Techniques for Comic Artists with RJ
Class sessions are August 14th, 21st, 28th 5pm - 6:30pm at Push/Pull
(2000 NW Market St, in the upper studio)
Comics are great. Comics with watercolor? Even better. Delve into this popular traditional art form and fiddle with the techniques just right for your zine-making adventures.
Through this class series, students will gain confidence in watercolor techniques and tools to create just the right effects for your ideas. We’ll learn the basics of working with watercolor, using tools you can find in your own home, using resists, and explore color theory to create the right mood for your comics. For you multimedia artists out there, we’ll also workshop how to layer on other mediums such as pen, pencils, gouache, acrylic, and more.
There will be lots of time for play and exploration. At the end of the class, students will create a short comic strip or zine using techniques learned throughout the course.
This class is best suited for those who are interested in watercolor but want to gain confidence and experience. Though it’s not required, students are also recommended to have some experience drawing comics or have ideas for comics they want to make.
Materials and tools are provided and you will receive 15% off art supply sales the day of class.
