Café Pli is a coffee shop where you can write a letter to your future self or to someone you love, and choose to have it delivered in 1, 5 or 20 years.
This time, Café Pli invites you to a creative workshop where you'll learn to make your very own postcards using the art of linocut printing.
Linocut is one of the most popular printmaking techniques. Similar to woodcut printing, it involves carving away parts of a linoleum block, leaving the raised areas to be inked and used to print your original design.
During this 2.5-hour workshop at Café Pli, we'll introduce you to this technique and provide you with a 10 x 15 cm carving block. You can create your own design or take inspiration from our selection of templates. You'll then carve your image to make your very own stamp, before learning how to ink and print it to create a set of unique postcards!
This workshop offers a creative escape from screens and everyday routines. It's also the perfect opportunity to write a letter to your future self. Take a moment to reflect, look back on where you are, encourage yourself, set yourself new challenges or simply unwind.
What's included in the workshop:
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1 drink of your choice
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1 carving block (10 x 15 cm)
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5 postcards to print, with a choice of colours
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All the carving and printing materials you'll need
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Postage for one postcard to be sent in 1 year
At the end of the workshop, we'll invite you to write on one of the postcards you've just created. We'll provide everything you need to write your letter (pencils, ballpoint pens, fountain pens, felt-tip pens, etc.), as well as an envelope.
You can choose when your postcard will be sent, up to 365 days from the date of the workshop*, and who you'd like to send it to: your future self or someone close to you.
All that's left to do is be patient! The Café Pli team will take care of sending your postcard on the date and to the address of your choice.
You'll take your handmade printing block home with you, so you can recreate the experience whenever you like and keep making and writing new postcards.
No experience needed! This workshop is open to everyone, and no drawing skills are required.
Please allow approximately 2 hours for the linocut workshop and 30 minutes to write your postcard (depending on your pace).
Included postage covers one delivery within France, up to 1 year after the workshop. You can also choose to send your postcard in 5 years (+€10) or 20 years (+€30), and/or have it delivered internationally (+€4). These options can be added and paid for on site.
Location: Café Pli Temple – 38 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, Paris 11th arrondissement.
Cancellation / Rescheduling: Changes or cancellations are possible up to 7 days before the workshop.
