09/01/2026
LAST CALL for Student & Teacher Showcase! 🏫
TODAY is the LAST DAY to submit work for our Student & Teacher Showcase (https://form.jotform.com/261645364733158) , which will be our November show! The submission form will automatically close tonight at 11:59 PM.
If you've ever taken or taught a class with us and are proud of the work you made, we wanna share that with the world!!
News & Reminders
This Week
TONIGHT, September 1, 5:30 PM: THREE SPOTS LEFT in Marty Gordon's Cut the Crap: A No BS Collage Workshop (https://www.simpletix.com/e/cut-the-crap-a-no-bs-collage-workshop-tickets-235843) ! Dive into collaging without any pressure or pretense! We're gonna burn the rules, embrace experimentation, and have fun with collage games and prompts sure to get the creative juices flowing. This class is perfect for artists feeling stuck in their creative practice, veteran collagers who want to infuse some play into their work, and complete and total art beginners!
TONIGHT, September 1, 6:00 PM: Find us in the back room at Hattie's Hat and get in some quality sketchbook time at Ballard Sketch Team (https://www.simpletix.com/e/ballard-sketch-team-tickets-174809) while chilling with fellow artists and good food! Meet local artists, catch up with friends, or just sit in the corner soaking up the creative energy! 🍔FREE MEETUP.
Wednesday, September 2, 6:00 PM: It's our monthly fiber arts meetup, Stitch n' Bitch (https://www.simpletix.com/e/stitch-and-bitch-tickets-174844) ! Complain about yarn quality to people who understand! Bring your unfinished projects and make some progress, troubleshoot issues, or just pull out the stitches and start over. We'll support you! 🧶FREE MEETUP.
Thursday, September 3, 5:00 PM: Intimidated by all the possibilities? Don't know where to start? New to working digitally? Intro to Procreate (https://www.simpletix.com/e/intro-to-procreate-tickets-156918) was made for you! This comprehensive crash course will get you started while providing the in-person help and feedback that you can't get from online tutorials! 📱
Friday, September 4, 5:30 PM: Improve and expand your watercolor skills as you paint seasonal plants from fresh specimens at Botanical Watercolors (https://www.simpletix.com/e/botanical-watercolors-tickets-151278) -- except this one's SOLD OUT, so plan ahead for next time!! 💐
Saturday, September 5, 10:00 AM: This month's Zine Crash Course (https://www.simpletix.com/e/make-a-zine-crash-course-tickets-187027) will utilise collage in zinemaking! Tear into our extensive magazine collection and cut and paste your way to success! Collaging is a great way to add some visual omph to your zine that will set it apart and make it memorable! 🖼️
Saturday, September 5, 1:00 PM: It's happening again -- this Book Binding Workshop (https://www.simpletix.com/e/book-binding-workshop-tickets-152203) is SOLD OUT! Classes have been scheduled through the rest of the year, so snag a spot in an upcoming class before someone else does! 📚
Saturday, September 5, 5:00 PM: Create a little world full of magic... or peace... or horror? Whatever you want! Whatever inspires you! Come Craft Your Own Mini World in Cloche Dioramas (https://www.simpletix.com/e/crafting-mini-worlds-with-cloche-dioramas-tickets-182649) and see how things unfold! 🍄
Sunday, September 6, 7:15 PM: The cascade of overwhelming and terrible news continues, but so much of it gets filtered out or ignored now because no one can keep up with the unrelenting barrage. We can't respond and react to everything, but it's still possible to pay attention to some things, and to do something about some things. What's that thing for you? Find space to figure it out at Riff Raff League (https://www.simpletix.com/e/riff-raff-league-tickets-226501) . 🫂FREE MEETUP.
Book Spotlight: Stop! Hibari-kun!!
We don't really carry serialised manga, but the PEOW2 editions of the 1980s classic, Stop!! Hibari-kun! (https://store.pushpullseattle.com/s/search?q=hibari) is an exception!
In a 2026 review, journalist Janus Rose described the manga as a positive representation of a transgender woman character, saying that "unlike virtually every other depiction of trans people from that period, the gag is not the fact that Hibari is trans—it's other characters' cartoonish inability to chill out and be normal about it."
Rose also noted that the manga had regained popularity among modern transgender audiences, and that "in 2026, at a time when trans people face unprecedented violence and existential threats from the highest levels of government, Hibari represents the ultimate trans power fantasy: being able to control your own narrative and live a normal life."
New & Restocked!
Look Ahead!
Monday, September 7, 10:30 AM: ICYMI, Drawing Techniques (https://www.simpletix.com/e/drawing-techniques-tickets-152202) month, with the Monday class being masks-required as a default! This month's masks-required class will cover HUMAN ANATOMY! Why are people so hard to draw? Let's dig into it and come out a little better! 🕺
Monday, September 7, 11:00 AM: The days are getting shorter... savour the last bits of summer outside with us! Botanical Sketching at the Locks (https://www.simpletix.com/e/botanical-sketching-at-the-locks-tickets-159125) is a great opportunity to bask in our remaining sunshine while capturing some of the beautiful plants in the garden! 🌷
Monday, September 7, 5:30 PM: Gain a deeper understanding of how watercolors work by making your own at Make Your Own Watercolors (https://www.simpletix.com/e/make-your-own-watercolor-paints-tickets-151170) ! Use our pigments and binder and create up to three different colors to take home to use (or perhaps to gift to a watercolorist in your life?)! 🌈
Tuesday, September 8, 6:00 PM: Shrink n' Drink (https://www.simpletix.com/e/shrink-drink-tickets-146662) is our classic BYO bevvie night full of silly nostalgic fun! Draw some stuff and shrink it down! Great for making charms, earrings, magnets, brooches, and other doodads! 🍸
Wednesday, September 9, 6:00 PM: ONE SPOT LEFT for this month's Watercolor for Everyone (https://www.simpletix.com/e/watercolor-for-everyone-tickets-151100) ! Learn a variety of beginner and intermediate techniques so you can start or continue your watercolor journey! 💖
Thursday, September 10, 5:00 PM: The dog days of summer are passed! It's time for a season of cats! (jk it's always time for cats!) Join us at Acrylic Painting Cats (https://www.simpletix.com/e/acrylic-painting-cats-tickets-145933) , a beginner-friendly acrylic painting class featuring one of our favourite subjects, the majestic, domestic feline!! 😽
Friday, September 11, 5:00 PM: ONE SPOT LEFT for this edition of Ink & Watercolor Illustration (https://www.simpletix.com/e/ink-watercolor-illustration-tickets-152986) ! Learn how to combine two of the best mediums there are with a variety of techniques and processes! 🤝
Saturday, September 12, 10:00 AM: Did everyone just suddenly get back from summer vacation? TWO SPOTS LEFT for Risograph Design on Paper (https://www.simpletix.com/e/2-color-risograph-design-on-paper-tickets-150536) ! Learn how to think about color separation in Risograph via completely analogue means! You don't need to go digital! 🖨️
Saturday, September 12, 6:00 PM: It's the Opening Reception for 6x6x6 (https://www.simpletix.com/e/opening-reception-6x6x6-small-works-show-tickets-288657) , our small works show featuring pieces from over 50 different artists!! Pieces will be available to take home immediately after purchase, so don't wait or you won't even be able to see them?? 😱
Sunday, September 13, 5:00 PM: Cap off the week with Dramatic Acrylic Landscapes (https://www.simpletix.com/e/dramatic-acrylic-landscapes-tickets-182646) ! It's a great way to dive into acrylic painting or to expand your skills by painting a gorgeous landscape! There's so much good inspiration all around us here in the PNW too... 🌄
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