Yes, dogs are allowed! 🐶
Yes, dogs are allowed! 🐶
Some recent store visitors! Top to bottom, left to right: Rumi, Loki, Samosa (look at that blep????), and Athena!
In case you didn't know, well-behaved dogs and other creatures are welcome in the store unless a customer or student lets us know they have an allergy. 

We keep a jar of treats at the desk from our neighbours at All The Best so come in for a treat. 😊
Notes & Reminders
Sign up for a mystery box!
If you want to get a mystery box for February, uou have until THIS SUNDAY, February 15, to sign up for a box!
After School Programs
The next teen series starts February 25, and there's another kids class every week. 

Please sign up ahead of time if you're interested!
This Week
Combine collage with Risograph and make some unique valentines (or whatever) at Collage & Print Your Own Valentines on Risograph! It's a great way to try out both mediums at once! 💕
TONIGHT, February 10, 5:00 PM: Cat people unite! Come paint (one of your) fav feline buddy at Acrylic Painting Cats! This class is great as an introduction to painting in acrylics and a fun way to bond with people over cats, whether they're already your friends (invite them to take the class with you) or strangers! 😽

Wednesday, February 11, 6:00 PM: This month's Watercolor for Everyone is SOLD OUT! Join the waitlist or book ahead for next month! 🖼️

Thursday, February 12, 3:30 PM: After School Art for KIDS is a CANCELLED this week due to low registration.

Thursday, February 12, 6:00 PM: Collage and Print Your Own Valentines on Risograph is exactly what it says on the tin! Learn how Risograph printers work and what all the fuss is about, explore collaging, and get some valentines done! 💕

Friday, February 13, 4:30 PM: Want another reason to combine collage and Risograph? And throw some wax seals into the mix for a three-fer?? Riso & Wax Seal Bookmarks is for you! Perfect for the multi-book reader or someone waist deep in dissertation research or...??? 📚

Saturday, February 14, NOON: Don't wait for someone else to make something with what you want to say on it -- make it yourself at our Button Making Workshop! What messages do you want to share with the world? To pin on your person or your bag or whatever? Make up to 30 buttons with us and spread your words to the world! 🔴

Sunday, February 15, 10:00 AM: This month at Make it in Crochet, learn how to read crochet patterns and confidently adjust your stitches to create granny squares—perfect for blankets, bags, and jewelry! 🧶

Sunday, February 15, 1:00 PM: Get started with weaving at our Intro to Weaving class and make a cool lil' cuff bracelet, lovely as a new accessory or gift! 🪢
A few folks mentioned wanting a crochet class in our recent class survey... we already have one though??? Come Make it in Crochet this Sunday!! 🧶
Book Spotlight: It's Never This Nice
It's Never This Nice, the latest Doom Loop collection from amazing local cartoonish Brett Hamil, is here! 

These weekly comics (published weekly in the South Seattle Emerald) chronical our various types of neighbours here in Seattle, the shenanigans of our city councilmembers and former mayor, and many other local characters! 
New & Restocked!
Uni POSCA
Restocked! Single POSCAs in a bunch of sizes and a coupla sets are back!
Platinum pens
Restocked! Platinum Plaisir and Prefounte fountain pens are back, along with converters! We've been trying to get the Preppies back in too, but they've been sold out at our distributor. 😭
Emerald Comics Distro
New & Restocked! Big order from Emerald Comics Distro came in! We've got a lot of old favs but a couple of new titles too! 

The new stuff we'll probably spotlight in future weeks, but you can always come in and see if you can spot them! Bet ya some of them will be gone before we even get the chance to spotlight them....
VAPORWAVE
Restocked! Our store-made Vaporwave watercolors are back, both as a set and as individual caps!

These paints are glow-in-the-dark and UV reactive! Portland artist Arin Rae recently used them in a Seahawks painting and you can see the glow in action in this video! It's awesome! 💙💚
Look Ahead!
Our 4-part series, Intro to Solvent-free Oil Painting, is back! This class takes place over four consecutive Thursdays starting February 19th! 👩‍🎨
Monday, February 16, 6:00 PM: Head's up, Part-Time Poets Club has moved to Third MONDAYS instead of Thursday, so join us this fine Monday for an evening of spending time on your craft while hanging out with fellow poets! 💻 FREE MEETUP.

Tuesday, February 17, 6:00 PM: Every first and third Tuesday is Ballard Sketch Team, a casual artist meetup at Hattie's Hat! Bring your sketchbook (or whatever you're working on!) and get some scribbling in while chilling out with other creatives! FREE MEETUP.

Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 PM: This month's Drawing Techniques will focus on drawing from imagination! Mix and match your favourite animals to create a dazzling menagerie of fantasy creatures while learning basic construction and techniques for drawing from imagination! 🐲

Thursday, February 19, 6:00 PM: Our 4-part series, Intro to Solvent-Free Oil Painting, is back! Join us for four consecutive Thursdays while we explore oil painting as a medium and how you can pursue it without harsh chemicals and harmful solvents! Yes, there is a better way! 👨‍🎨

Friday, February 20, 5:30 PM: Sketchbooks aren't just for drawing-type artists! Come learn how to Make an Embroidery Book and create a place to collect little stitch ideas, or just a place to do mindless stitching when you're in between projects. It's relaxing! 🪡

Friday, February 20, 8:00 PM: Join us for our monthly Figure Drawing session and settle in for long and short poses with our live model! Time spent studying the human form is always well spent, whether it's your first time, or your hundredth time!

Saturday, February 21, 10:00 AM: Explore Inking with Dip Pens! What's the difference between all those different nibs? What's better for what style of drawing? What kinds of techniques can you use to achieve the lines of lines you want? All this and more when you join us! ✒️

Saturday, February 21, 2:00 PM: There's ONE SPOT LFET for this month's All About Gouache with Maxx, our resident gouache-maker! Explore watercolor's opaque cousin and learn everything you've ever wanted to know about the medium! 🌲

Sunday, February 22, 11:00 AM: Were you taught that poetry has to have a rhyme scheme? Did your English teacher leave you with a sour taste in your mouth whenever the word “poetry” is brought up? Unlearn all those unhelpful poetry thoughts by testing out more playful forms of poetry at Visual Poetry. Combining mixed media and collage practices, we'll bypass the blank page and play with words and images to create totally unique expressions of your (yes, really) poetic soul. ✂️

Sunday, February 22, 2:00 PM: February's Gouache Critters creaturing bats is SOLD OUT!! Sign up for the waitlist or claim a spot for next month's class featuring HUMMINGBIRDS! 🐦

Sunday, February 22, 7:15 PM: Find your people and focus your energy on things you can do in and for your local community at Riff Raff League, our biweekly meetup for political action and local organising. ✊FREE MEETUP.

Monday, February 23, 5:30 PM: ⚠️ NEW CLASS! ⚠️Learn practical visible mending techniques to extend the lives of your garments and add some pizzazz to old favorites at Creative Visible Mending with Ansel! 🧵
It's time again for our monthly Figure Drawing session! Spending time studying the human form never gets old. Art here by Figure Drawing regular Gowoon Kim!
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2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, 98107