Artists and artisans speak monthly on some aspect of their professional success both aesthetically and in how they have created successful creative business. Drawn from the community of artisans in the Best of the Northwest art shows and their colleagues, individuals will share what they do and how they do it. Diverse fields from photography to fine craft, glass to fiber artists, artists associated with nwartalliance.com will be sharing their stories.

If you are a crafter, painter, collage artist, think you would like to try your hand at art for the first time or just want to express your creativity without spending much time, space, or money come join us. Art experience is not necessary; I had never had an art lesson but was able to create ATC’s right off the bat once I knew the “rules”. ARTIST TRADING CARDS are miniature works of art created on 2 ½ X 3 ½ inch card stock. They are originals, small editions and, most importantly, self-produce …

As a part of the practice - East Asian Medicine(www.everetti-chingacupuncture.com), this meetup is mainly for helping our patients stay well through meditation and Taichi special movement, etc(American Specialty Health Fitness, Inc./ Exercise Center provider:www.ashcompanies.com/provider/exercisecenter/traditional-tai-chi). Also, I'd like to meet anyone interested in Tao Te Ching book study and  meditation, and Taichi in Snohomish County, WA to share the great east ancient Philosophy and more .. …

So you do Wing Chun? Or you want to learn it? I'm not a teacher, but I can help with what I do know and exchange knowledge. Are you looking for the Westernized version? This isn't the place to be. Interested in what looks and is more snake/crane-like, highly technique based, internal power based gung fu that comes straight out of Southern China before Yip Man's time? This is where your home is. This branch of Wing Chun is designed to be so emphasized in proper technique, proper power generation, …

THE CENTER FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH PRESENTS  WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT III, a classroom/workshop devoted to the art and science of understanding and expressing human emotions. This educational meetup, now in its third year, will be held on Saturday afternoon's at 1:00 PM in our new center located in Fremont, starting on Saturday, April 6th, and continuing for 12 weeks, with the series concluding on June 22nd. Sessions are 90 - minutes long, flowing from one topic to another each week. Note: If you miss …

Meet other local Storytellers and all those who enjoy the art of Story Telling! Inspired by The Moth http://www.themoth.org/podcast Let's gather together and practice the ancient art of story telling. Telling your own stories from your own life or yarns woven from the spirit moving in the moment. It is human to tell the story of our day, of the great hunt or battle, of stocks won or lost, children doing silly things and relationship gone awry. It is how we shake off the turmoil of daily life an …

We meet to Share, Create and Build Community. Many of us spend too many hours isolating in our creativity. Let's get together to SHARE our work, ideas and inspiration; CREATE together rather than alone and isolated; and BUILD a COMMUNITY of caring artists (crafters) interested in our neighbors. All skill levels and types of creativity are accepted as being applicable to our group. We may expand our group to include art speakers at some point or informative & inspirational topics such as selling …

Meet fellow Film People near you! Come to a local Film Industry Meetup to have fun and make friends with people on both sides of the camera and screen. Go to screenings, critique films, dish insider dirt and talk shop about the movies. Open Screening is held the 2nd Sunday of every month at 7:00 PM in the screening room at the 911 Media Arts Center, hosted by Greg Gould. Open Screening is an "open mike night" for video and digital media arts; an open forum for filmmakers and digital media artist …

Selective Focus is a group that organizes unique, themed, very popular events... mainly seasonal as it takes a great deal of time and effort to create such exciting modeling and photography events. We are an organized yet free-flowing group. You have a great deal of creative freedom in your Art at our events. We create the event, theme, etc...scout the models, scout the locations, organize the day, set the perimeters and guidelines, making it safe & fair for all...and allow you to select your sh …

This group is for Photographic Artists. Those who translate their energy and being into art as seen through a viewfinder.

This is a group for anyone interested in the culture and teachings of the samurai. Many aspects of the samurai from clothing to self defense will be explored. We will have a reoccurring monthly meeting as well as a other events scheduled through out the year. All are welcome, no previous experience is necessary.

Do you want to be a part of the next Rooster Teeth or Revision3 right here in Seattle? Well, so do we. Seattle does not yet have that online multimedia prescence, and instead of just focusing on Videogames, or tech, we want to encompass all the things we love. Comics, movies, anime, videogames, boardgames, books, etc. Co-founders R Jay & Nick are currently growing thier fan base and youtube channel but it's going slow and they need to kick it into high gear. If you are interested in videogames, …

Thank you for joining the Universal Tactical Combat Club of Greater Seattle. We are pleased to have you as a UTC practitioner. UTC is a Tactical Jujitsu form of Martial Arts established to enhance the practitioners creativity. Early next year, we are hosting a series of UTC Challenge Tournaments throughout Greater Seattle to help raise funding for local children health organizations that we support. Please help this club grow so we can "Fight for our Children" while having fun doing it. Please g …

We have sessions the first three Fridays of the month in the back classroom of Arts Umbrella, a private art-instruction studio located in Country Village in Bothell. (See website for detailed directions: www.arts-umbrella.com). Easels and drawing stands are provided. Coffee shop right next door. Tea shop and cafe are a few doors down. Each session runs from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. The first and third Friday will have a nude model, the first week will be short poses and the third week a single long p …

Art lovers have been meeting at Gasworks Gallery, in the Fremont / Wallingford district, quarterly for several years. It has turned into a huge free eclectic gallery party. We go through several cases of imported wine and have lots of great food for our guests. Everyone is ultra cool and we support MashedPotatoes.org's drive to feed people in the NW. Come and join us for a fun and free art party at Gasworks Gallery from 8 to 10pm every first Friday in March, June, September and December! War …

Being creative helps us connect with ourselves, our audience, and a power greater than ourselves. It's part of being a whole, happy, fulfilled human being...and yet, it also comes with challenges. This group is devoted to helping you find joy in creativity in spite of the many common blocks that get in the way--perfectionism, the inner critic, fears, feeling overwhelmed, not having the time and energy, and more. While we might do our work solo, we all benefit from the power of community. Join us …

Are you a poi spinner or other type of flow artist or object manipulator looking for daily(ish) practice sessions, skill shares and/or workshops in the Everett area? Do you love to express yourself through flow, and relish watching others do the same? Do you want to learn to spin poi or staves, hula hoop or master other skill toys? Come join us for a chance to get together with like-minded people as we strive to better our lives and the lives of those around us through the Flow Arts. All are wel …

Welcome! This group is hooked on Rubber Stamping, greeting cards, and other crafts that encourage creativity, giving, and sharing. We enjoy meeting together to share personal creations, techniques, ideas and laughs! Goals for 2013 include a focus on themes and parties, each with underlying instructional techniques which: 1. Highlight the Clean and Simple - Making the most of your card designs with the least amount of effort 2. Solidify Conceptual Card Design - Designing with a Purpose or a Pers …

Want to get creative? Too much work to gather the materials? Don’t want to invest a lot in materials before trying a new craft? Come enjoy a sophisticated craft class for adults. A different craft technique will be presented each week with a different project. ALL materials and tools are included!!! Examples of crafts we’ll do over the next 3 months are: glass etching, marbleizing paper, Mexican metal hole punching, linoleum block printing, etc. Each class will start with a short demo of the cra …

Those who would fit great in this group are lovers of art, writing and music.  Feel free to post your creative focused meetup or event here.  Long distance happenings are welcome too.  Explore and expand your creativity! This group is great for: the creative curious, people who don't consider themselves artistic but want to be creative, entrepreneurs, professional artists growing their creative edges, people considering a change to a creative career and hobby groups. www.facebook.com/NWNDllc I f …

Meet with others in your local area who love sculpture. All mediums of sculpture including, glass, metal, fabric, mud, clay, plaster and any other medium that can be formed casted or carved. SHARE the experience of sculputure. DISCUSS, form, content, contex, shape, visiual intent. DISCUSS techniques, share critiques, group discussions on each of your project. Be inspired by experiencing life and the work of other artists. WORK having studio time to work on projects with others who are aspir …

If you are over 50, your new life has just started! Let's celebrate it together! If you are single, do not despair! This goup is created for those who wish to connect with like-minded people close to their age and who live in the Eastside. It is a social group for active professional singles (50+). Social events, art galleries, listening to live music, book discussions, walking in the rain (and sun), jogging, hiking, fundrasing/charity events to contribute to the world, healthy lifestyle, fitnes …

Wing Chun is a Martial Art with emphasis on efficiency, conserving energy and center line theories. It excellent for self defense and can be practiced by anyone regardless of age or physical stature. Wing Chun focuses on body stability, footwork, and hand techniques. There are no high kicks in Wing Chun. There are some similarities to Tai Chi (Taiji). Class Structure: Wing Chun class will be loosely structured with light warm-ups; Chi-Gong and Taiji are incorporated into the warm up. The rest of …

"A disease-free body, quiver-free breath, stress-free mind, inhibition-free intellect, trauma free memory and sorrow-free soul are the birth right of every human being"- Sri Sri Ravishankar Come home to the Seattle "Art of Living" Meditation & Upliftment Group! We are dedicated to empowering the individual to live life to it's fullest potential through the Mind and Meditation This group is open to ALL people  interested in exploring the various options in the Seattle and close by areas to find a …

We are calling all women who value the feminine spirit, honor women's contribution to society and value our role in the evolution of humanity. We give voice to the feminine wisdom within all to transform our personal and collective consciousness. We teach the WOW Circle Leadership model. We produce various events throughout the year including fun, thought provoking dinner parties, drumming circles, ecstatic dance nights, and enlightening workshops that introduce us to new healing methods that st …

Meet other local designers in a fun party environment. Talk about everything from art to the latest trends! I plan to host frequent events at Gasworks Gallery for designers and people in the industry. In the meantime (while our membership grows) Please come to my monthly party listed on the calendar and we can begin to meet each other. Thanks, Matt Jones Artist - Designer GasworksGallery.com

This is a casual, free group with a goal of meeting up in the North end with people interested in learning and practicing a great self defense style of Kung Fu called Wing Chun. This is purely a self defense fighting style (not a sport). Our group usually comprises a small core of folks with low to intermediate level skills, along with those curious about self defense, kung fu and wing chun. When we’re lucky, a helpful higher level si-hing will join in to work with us. A good meetup usually in …

As a part of the practice - East Asian Medicine(www.everetti-chingacupuncture.com), this meetup is mainly for helping our patients stay well through meditation  and Taichi special movement,etc(American Specialty Health Fitness,Inc./ Exercise Center provider:www.ashcompanies.com/provider/exercisecenter/traditional-tai-chi). Also, I'd like to meet anyone interested in Tao Te Ching book study and meditation, and Taichi in Snohomish County, WA to share the great east ancient Philosophy and more ... …