Block Print Workshop @ Ace Hotel New York

BLOK PARTI is coming to Ace Hotel New York on September 10. Spend an evening in the Boardroom, learning the art form of wood block printing and print a ruffle bag and cotton paper prints to take home. Wood block printing is a traditional technique where hand-carved wooden blocks are pressed into ink to build repeat patterns. During this workshop you’ll choose from our signature hand-carved wooden blocks, pick your color palette, and print onto a cotton canvas ruffle bag, stitched by hand from our studio. A chance to slow down and make something by hand with others We'll guide you through every step, from your first stamp to a finished piece. What You'll Make Your own hand block-printed ruffle bag We'll also have some market totes if a ruffle isn't your thing Cotton paper prints to frame or gift What's Included General Admission: 2-hour hands-on workshop All materials: your bag, hand-carved wooden blocks, and printing inks General Admission + Kit: Also includes a block printing kit worth $45.00 to take home (see last photos below) About your hosts Amy and Caroline lead BLOK PARTI, the workshop and kit arm of JOYN; a Fair Trade certified brand that has made hand block-printed canvas bags from a small studio in the foothills of the Himalayas since 2010. Find us in Urban Outfitters, Free People, Anthropologie, and the Museum of Art and Design. Beginners welcome, no experience necessary. Full refund up to 48 hours before if you have a change of plans. See photos from past events below: General Admission + Kit includes our Block Print Pouch Kit: Take home a kit to keep printing at home; includes 2 hand-carved wooden blocks 1 ink tray with pad and scraper 1 block printing ink (black) 3 hand-pressed, recycled cotton greeting cards 1 paint brush block printing guide