Push/Pull - Seattle's Home for Underground Art and Comics

We're MOVING!

That's right, we're moving AND we're adding art supplies to our selection of awesome indie arts. Our last day at 5484 Shilshole is August 22nd (Sunday) and we'll be opening at 2000 NW Market St (formerly Dakota Art) on September 7th. Keep an eye on our social media and website for information on new products, updated hours, and more news.

Online store is in progress

While we work on moving and adding hundreds of new items to the online store, it is slowly getting items added. See the new Store link above to take you to the new store. If you do not see an item yet that you would like shipped or held, please email info@pushpullseattle.com

Thanks to everyone that donated to our Give Big campaign.

Thanks to you, we raised $3,500 to support our free Teen Art Program and our community art events. We've still got far to go to meet our annual goal. You can help us get there by donating today.

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New in the Shop:

Toadoloupe Sticker

$3.00

Vinyl sticker depicting the adorable cryptid Toadoloupe from Valerie Niemeyer

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Weak and Generic

$15.00

5”x7”, 52 page chapbooks featuring selected works from the ongoing Plasma Slag project compiled and hand-bound by the artist, Kelly Sheetz.

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Krum Sticker

$2.00

Black & White vinyl sticker, approx. 3.75 inches across by artist Jon Garaizar aka Enchanting Stranger

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Enchanted Library Print

$12.00

Sold out

8x10” print of a girl reading with a toad in an enchanted forest library by Valerie Niemeyer

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Untitled #2

$150.00

Original framed artwork by Demian Johnston

lino cut, oil, acrylic & watercolor

6.25 x 7.5 inches (with frame: 8.5 x 9.75)

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Transformed #1 collection, by Al Neun

$25.00

Kay figured out that he's transgender man during the summer between his first and second years at college. Now back at school, he's struggling to come out to Jake - his best-friend-slash-secret-crush. After a disastrous attempt Kay finds a strange ring that brings all sorts of new possibilities - and hazards! - into his life. Between old friends, new romance, and the sudden appearance of bizarre monsters... can Kay be true to himself and what he wants in life? Find out in this collection of the first five issues of Transformed!

Creator(s): Al Neun

Audience: Teen +

Format: 164 pages, full color

Trim Size: 6.625" x 10.25"

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EMBODIED: an Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Collection, edited by Wendy & Tyler Chin-Tanner

$16.99

Mystical, rooted, painful, joyous, and ecstatic; visions of the body, our genders, and our very identities from across the spectrum of contemporary poetry come together in this monumental intersectional feminist anthology where verse and comics unite in spectacular new ways.

Beautifully illustrated and bracingly written, EMBODIED is a memorable collaboration between cis female, trans, and non-binary poets and comics artists showcasing the power of both forms in a stunningly unique keepsake volume that will be treasured for ages.

Creator(s): Artists: Weshoyot Alvitre, Ned Barnett, Morgan Beem, Carola Borelli, Rio Burton, Mia Casesa, Marika Cresta, Ronnie Garcia, Jen Hickman, Liana Kangas, Miss Lasko-Gross, Soo Lee, Jessica Lynn, Takeia Marie, Hazel Newlevant, Emily Pearson, Kaylee Rowena, Y. Sanders, Ayşegül Sınav, Stelladia, Jude Vignants, Ashley A. Woods, Sara Wooley

Poets: Kenzie Allen, Ruth Awad, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Wendy Chin-Tanner, Kendra DeColo, Shira Dentz, Carolina Ebeid, Jenn Givhan, Caroline Hagood, Laura Hinton, JP Howard, Omotara James, Virginia Konchan, Miller Oberman, Khadijah Queen, Maggie Smith, Diane Suess, Sokunthary Svay, Venus Thrash, Paul Tran, Vanessa Villarreal, Khaty Xiong

Editors: Wendy & Tyler Chin-Tanner

Audience: Mature

Format: 200 pages, full color

Trim Size: 6.5" x 9"

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BECOMING POLITICAL: Finding Possibility Within Community, by Christina Tran & APANO

$6.00

Part personal essay, part workbook, this zine contains personal exploration into possibilities of political engagement -- within community -- while honoring the complexities of existing as an Asian-American in America today.

Creator(s): Christina Tran

Audience: Teen +

Format: 12 pages, black & white

Trim Size: 5.5" x 8.5"

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OBSCURE MOVIE MONSTER playing cards, by Mark Monlux

$15.00

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This standard poker deck features 52 original drawings of forgotten freaky foes from film. Horror movie aficionados will love it.

Creator(s): Mark Monlux

Audience: Teen +

Format: 54 card deck (includes jokers), full color

Trim Size: 2.5" x 3.5"

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Classes Available Now:

Intro to Zine Making

$25.00

In this class students will learn about the basics of zine making and some historical context. The goal of this class is to have finished zines to share with each other by the end of the three sessions. We will do this together through discussion, short creative exercises, and creating a safe space to make art together.

Class sessions are listed below. Each session is 3 weeks with live meetings 5pm - 6pm on Tuesdays.

Materials needed: 8.5x11" printer paper, scissors, pencils, pens, and eraser

Technology: access to Zoom/internet

Age: all ages

Sarah is a queer visual artist and storyteller. They are currently studying graduate Comics at CCA.

The minimum for this class is $25, but you have the option to add funds to support our teaching staff.

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Sunday Morning Comics

$10.00

Spend your Sunday mornings working on comics. You'll work on instructor led exercises to help you break through barriers in your writing and drawing. Exercises will vary every week and will focus on prompts that you will be able to expand into longer stories or that can stand on their own. Each class will consist of 2-3 exercises that you are encouraged to share.

Class Sessions: Sundays 11am - 12pm

Each class and session is unique and students are encouraged to sign up for multiple sessions.

Materials needed:

Sketchbook/paper and pencil/pen or drawing tablet

Technology: access to internet/Zoom

Maxx Follis-Goodkind has been making comics since before she knew that's what they were. She has been teaching comics for 4 years and enjoys teaching autobio comics as a way to help people communicate their life experiences.

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Life/Figure Drawing with Claire Donaldson

$0.00

Join Claire Donaldson every Wednesday to improve your figure drawing skills. Claire will use photo references and timed sections to guide you through sketching. The class includes demonstrations, independent work, and expert advice. You'll need a pencil (or other drawing tool, such as charcoal) and paper. Appropriate for beginning to advanced artists.

This class does use nude models for reference.

Meetings are Wednesday 6-8pm. Sessions are provided at no cost, but you do have the option to include a Teacher Support payment, which helps our instructors and Push/Pull.

To select multiple dates, add each one to your cart separately.

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Poetry Comics: Haiku Summer (with David Lasky)

$60.00

Spend your summer making haiku comics with David Lasky in 12 thirty minute online sessions.

Just for summer, a light, breezy poetry comics class, focusing on haiku comics of 3 or 4 panels. Every Sunday, for 12 sessions, we'll meet online and look at a classic haiku poem, learn a comics-making technique, and they be given a prompt to help you write and draw a short haiku comic. Students will be able to share their work privately online to receive instructor and classmate feedback. By the end of summer, you will have at least 12 new comic strips, enough to make a haiku comics zine/chapbook. All skill levels welcome.

Technology required: Device with Zoom

Physical materials: Pencil and paper, eraser, plus inking or coloring materials of your choice

30 minutes, 1pm to 1:30 (Seattle time)

Class starts June 20th

Every Sunday, 6/20 through 9/19. There will be no classes on 7/04 and 9/05.

Adults and mature teenagers welcome.

David Lasky co-authored the graphic novel Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, which won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including Kramers Ergot and Best American Comics. He is the colorist of the Newbery Honor Book El Deafo. For the past 15 years, David has been a graphic novel instructor at a wide variety of venues.

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