Splat CoOp

Oh, did you want a link? Very well...

identityalaska.org/spokane

They take nearly all insurance, including state plans! They're not taking patients yet, but you can sign up on their website RIGHT NOW to be contacted once they do!

The logo of Identity Healthcare: A square blue background. Against it, an aurora of blue, purple, and green reveals a negative image of mountaintops. Immediately below that is the text. The word "Identity" in large lowercase letters in a stylized sans-serif font. Below it in small capital letters: "ADVANCING ALASKA'S LGBT COMMUNITY".

We're partnering with Identity Healthcare to share some exciting news! Two of Spokane's most admired gender-affirming care physicians are teaming up to open up a satellite office of an Alaska clinic that provides focused care specifically for 2SLGBTQIA+ patients.

Another day at the clown factory. We make laughing gas here. That's what we call ink fumes. This is a joke.

Ready for my first regular shift at the clown factory! ^ω^

100% Thanks again, Spokane!

GRAND OPENING OF @splatspokane.org WAS SO GOOD - SPOKANE SHOWED THE FUCK UP!!!!

Several people browse the product offerings at Splat. The counter, with a yellow table cloth and merchandise, is in center frame. Customers are to the right of it, a storekeeper is ringing up a sale to the left of it.

Today was nothing short of incredible! Thank you, Spokane, for showing up and affirming for us that zines and DIY printed art are as vital as we think.

The festivities are over, but we're open until 9pm. If you haven't already stopped by, come say hi!

Today!!1!!!!1!1!!!!!

The Splat clown logomark (purple clown head, white face, one cyan diamond shaped eye, one closed yellow eye with three lashes, magenta nose) against a black background. Below that, in a large serif font, it reads: "Ink different."

Ink different.

Clown car? Hold my milk bottle.

We're gonna be packed

Purple background with the following text from top to bottom... (In large pink hand-drawn lettering): Bookstores Against Fascism (Below that, In a white medium courier-ish font): SAT JAN 31 (below that, in a smaller, pink, Courier): This Saturday, your local Spokane bookstores will be donating a portion of their sales to organizations who support immigrant families in our area. (Below that, in med white again, right justified): PARTICIPATING BOOKSTORES INCLUDE (Below that, small pink again, right justified): Auntie's Wishing Tree Page 42 Jupiter's Eye and more!

We're in! We will be donating a portion of our sales to a local organization that supports immigrant families. Grab a FREE protest sign, sip some FREE tea, enjoy LIVE music, zine making, button making, and more—and feel good about your purchases knowing that they will help support folks in need.

I'll ask on insta.

Three screenprinted patches are binder-clipped side-by-side to a clothes hanger. The fabric appears to be brown tweed or similar. On it is printed in large, blocky, stylized letters: "melt ICE". The outer two are positives (black lettering), the middle one is a negative (black field of ink with non-printed lettering within).

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UPDATE:
Our Grand Opening has been moved up to 10am this Saturday to accommodate the planned protests. We will be distributing FREE artist-designed 11"x17" and 8.5"x14" cardstock signs throughout the day.

Zine making, buttonmaking, and live music will go on as scheduled from 12p-5p. See you then!

Thank you for this lovely shout-out!

We stand in solidarity with the people of occupied Minnesota. Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS.

A Stack of Splat business cards sit in the foreground on a grey countertop. Next to it in a red basket is an arrangement of card game packages. The yellow label reads: "Burglar Means Me"on white text, and below that, "a card game for two players" in black.

There's so much great stuff coming into the shop—prints, zines, clothing, books—even card games! Come see (and buy) starting January 31!

Splat interior. Nanette Cloud is in the foreground arranging items in a basket, while Ryan Hamm and Basil Zero (Bones & Buggz) review prints.

Today was a whirlwind. 16 artists loaded in (mostly). Now to finish arranging, labeling, and inputting inventory. We can't wait to share this with all of you!

The Splat team will not be at the shop Friday, January 23. We will be standing idle in protest of ICE's dangerous and illegal actions, in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis-St. Paul. We urge anyone who is able to do the same. No work. No school. No spending.

The interior of Splat. The counter is in the foreground, covered in artists' work waiting to be cropped. In the background, product displays are slowly filling up.

Consignors' work is beginning to come in, and we're busy printing and cutting in preparation for our Grand Opening! If you're interested in becoming one of our consigned artists, email us at info@splatspokane.org

A screenshot of Splat's Google maps listing

We're listed on Google! Bit by bit, everything is falling into place. We can't wait to share our little circus with all of you!

Betcha'd like the link, huh?

splatspokane.org

A screenshot of the Splat website with the CMYK Splat logotype at the top. Below that is the following text: "Splat is a cooperative of local artists working in DIY print media, hosted by the Blue Door Theatre in the downtown Milk Bottle. Come visit our consignment shop there at 319 S. Cedar. We open January 31!" Below that are several images of the space with its CMYK-themed paint scheme, and a few inventory items, including clothing, prints, zines, and stickers.

The website has gone live! It's a little scrappy (mimes are scared of Square Spaces).

Y'all every time I walk into splat it feels amazing and it's not even fully set up yet you guys are gonna love it.

@splatspokane.org

Grand Opening flyer for Splat; a zine and print shop collaboratively operated by local artists in Spokane. The date for the event is Jan. 31st from 12-5pm at 319 S Cedar St., Spokane, WA 99201.

A photo of the Grand Opening flyer for Splat in the window of the Blue Door Theatre.

Photo of a corner of the inside of Splat. It’s two chairs, with a cool human sitting in one of the chairs sewing a cool jacket. The wall is painted dark purple, yellow, coral pink, and cyan in a drippy paint fashion. On the wall there are two strands of twine pinned to the wall; with the top strand of twine having various zines and small pieces of art bull dog clipped to it, and the lower strand having medium sized art prints bull dogged clipped to it.

A type set case with some stickers presented in the slots. Top sticker is a holographic sticker with a human(? probably. maybe a clown?) skull printed on it. The middle sticker is the same skull printed slightly bigger and not holographic. The lowest sticker is a line art drawing of a clown that says “SLAT” in its ruffle collar.

we got an opening date !

plus a little sneak peak inside of the space…. as a treat….

come by Jan 31st from 12-5pm for our Grand Opening event!! there will be live music, mini zine making/printing, and button pin making!

mark your calendars, it’s gonna be a honkin’ good time 🌈✨

...if you hadn't noticed.

Massive thanks to @hammborghini.bsky.social and @nadiahitchcock.bsky.social for their spectacular work on the branding!

Look at our space! Our amazing collaborator team painted this over New Year's Eve/New Year's Day. Huge thanks to all of you!

A stylized clown face. Their pointy hat (complete with ball at the top), face outline, and ears are in blobby purple. Their left eye, drawn in yellow, is winking, revealing three eyelashes. Their right eye is a white circle within a blobby vertically-oriented diamond of cyan face paint against a bright white face. Their nose is a squished magenta ball. Surrounding them are blobs of purple ink: two on the right and one on the left. Below the face, within a large blob of purple, is the word "SPLAT‽" The "S" and "A" are magenta; the "P" and "T" are cyan; the "L" and "‽" are yellow.

Splat‽ Splat‽‽‽

A stylized clown, shown from the ruff up, against a white background. The ruff, pointy hat (complete with ball at the top, face outline, and ears are in blobby purple. Their left eye, drawn in yellow, is winking, revealing three eyelashes. Their right eye is a white circle within a blobby vertically-oriented diamond of cyan face paint. Their nose is a squished magenta ball. Surrounding them are blobs of purple ink: two on the right and one on the left.

We're making a mess in Spokane. Stay tuned...