FOUR new 12-color watercolor sets! 🎨

FOUR new 12-color watercolor sets! 🎨
Did you see? We've got FOUR new store-made watercolor sets, each featuring 12 standard color half pans. Check out the Botanical, Classical, Landscape, or Urban Sketchers sets!

Whether you're just getting started with watercolors, a seasoned pro looking for a great on-the-go palette, or looking to get a unique, local gift for the watercolorist in your life, these sets are a great option! :D
Looking for a CUSTOM palette?
The above is a super fun custom palette we put together for a customer featuring three custom colors! (The non-custom colors are Goddess Silver, Amazonite, and Sunrise Yellow.)

Want your own custom palette or paints for your retail store? Company gift? Event souvenir? Drop us a line!

Our regular paints, inks, and other goodies are available wholesale too! Check our site for details or just shoot us an email! We'd love to chat. :)
Notes & Reminders
Taxes on Classes
As of October 1st, Washignton State now requires sales tax be remitted on classes and workshops.

We were a bit late updating things, but our class ticketing has now been updated accordingly. All tickets already sold will be honored without additional sales tax, but moving forward sales tax will be collected at check out. Thanks for your continued support. <3
A Better World
Riff Raff League is putting together a zine of stories about how things can be better. Learn more and submit your 400-450 word work!
FREE Kids & Teen Art After School
ICYMI: We've pushed back the starting time for our Teen Art After School classes to 3:30 PM to hopefully better accommodate after school travel times!

Our FINAL 5-class series for teens is The Art of Illustration, which starts November 19!

Our next After School Art for Kids series, "Speak Now," starts November 3rd! That's right around the corner!!
This Week
Theory is easier to understand when you can see it in action! Join us for Color Theory for Artists as we cover how colors work in oil paints specifically!
TONIGHT, October 28, 6:00 PM: Get some fresh eyes on that piece you've been staring at for way too long at Fresh Look! Put your eyes on others' pieces instead and see what everyone else is up to! Share ideas and discuss direction, artistic visions, and more, in a supportive environment! 👁️👁️

Thursday, October 30, 5:00 PM:  ̶A̶d̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶-̶u̶p̶ ̶t̶o̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶H̶a̶l̶l̶o̶w̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶s̶t̶u̶m̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶i̶c̶ ̶W̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶L̶E̶D̶ ̶C̶i̶r̶c̶u̶i̶t̶ ̶C̶r̶a̶f̶t̶!̶ CANCELLED FOR LOW REGISTRATION.

Friday, October 31, 6:00 PM: No plans for Halloween night? Well, there's always art to make! Whether you're skipping the parties or just killing some time before late-night revelries, you can come hang out with your fellow queer artists at QU-ART! 🌈🦇

Saturday, November 1, 10:00 PM: November's Make a Zine Crash Course will cover fanzines! Fanzines have a long and rich history, and you can become a part of it! What's your fandom? What do you love about it? What character are you devoted to, or what spicy takes do you need to share with the world? Put it in your zine!! 📖

Saturday, November 1, 1:00 PM: Book Binding for November is SOLD OUT! There are ONE SPOT left for December, or you can plan ahead for January, which has plenty of space... for now!! 📚

Saturday, November 1, 5:00 PM: The calendar is flipped another page, and so we pass from the second month of Halloween to the first month of Christmas and other winter celebrations. Give yourself the power of DIYing more gifts at Intro to UV Resin Jewelry! Bring a friend and share the learning experience! 💎

Sunday, November 2, 1:00 PM: Theory's more fun when it's hands on. Join us at Color Theory for Artists this month as we dive into how colors work in oil paints specifically! 🎨
Book Spotlight: Let's Go!
Let's goooooooo!! Let's Go! is a kids comics anthology specifically geared for 7-11 year-olds, made by Kids Comics Unite, a collective that focuses on kid/teen stories specifically! 

Crack open this book to find twenty-eight (yes, TWENTY-EIGHT!!!) comics about kids, creatures, and the journeys that bring them together. 💖💖💖
New & Restocked!
Push/Pull watercolor Sticky Caps
Restocked! A number of older watercolor Sticky Caps are back, including Tiki Turquoise (one of our very first caps!!), Amazonite, Sunrise Yellow, and Stormy Blue!
Speedball restock
Restocked! Speedball printing inks, carving blocks, printing paper and more!! The screen and block printing corner is looking healthy and full again!! 🥹🥹🥹
Marty Gordon stickers
New! Check out these fun sticker packs and jumbo postcard-print by Marty Gordon!
Stanza: Non-Binary
Restocked! Last year's edition of Stanza: Non-Binary is back!

This 3-color Risograph zine features art and poetry from all non-binary and gender nonconforming creators, including many locals!
Look Ahead!
Whether it's toys, blankets, bags, or bookmarks, learn how to Make it in Crochet!
Monday, November 3, 3:30 PM: It's the first of our 3-class series "Speak Now!" at After School Art for Kids, aimed towards youth ages 7-10. Give your child the creative confidence to speak their mind, whether that's about how cats are better than dogs, or how to best spend a weekend! Kids will experiment using printing, painting, and collage to share their perspective with the world. 🌍

Monday, November 3, 5:30 PM: There are so many things to make, and you can Make It In Crochet! This month we'll explore the amazingly versatile granny square. Learn to confidently read patterns and adjust your stitches to make squares that are perfect as coasters or as part of blankets, bags, and more! 🧶

Wednesday, November 5, 6:00 PM: Dust off your knitting needles, embroidery hoops, and whatever half-finished project you'd started! Get some progress in at Stitch n' Bitch while hanging out with fellow fiber artists! 🧵FREE MEETUP.

Thursday, November 6, 5:00 PM: Explore the most powerful tool on your iPad at Intro to Procreate! Overcome the intimidation of the infinite digital canvas, its three million options and settings and buttons and fiddily bits, and learn how to just make art on it!

Friday, November 7, 5:30 PM: Despite the occasional deluge, it's been a truly stunning fall! The change of seasons always offers an abundance of beautiful botanicals to capture, so join us at Botanical Watercolors to learn techniques to help you paint those plants! 🍁

Saturday, November 8, 10:00 AM: Learn how to design for risograph using just traditional media! Separate colors and plan how they'll layer for printing at 2-Color Riso Design on Paper! 🖨️

Sunday, November 9, 3:00 PM: Just THREE SPOTS LEFT in Dramatic Acrylic Landscapes where you'll get a crash course in acrylic painting and boosting drama using value (as opposed to color) as you work on a stunning landscape! 🌄
Botanicals aren't just flowers! Capture the beauty of the current season at Botanical Watercolors! 🍂