Creative Workshops in NYC
Oblique Table hosts small, hands-on creative workshops in New York City, from natural incense and Chinese herbal scent experiences to crochet, painting, seasonal crafts, and cultural workshops.
As summer begins to soften into autumn, September invites us to notice the things that usually pass quietly — the smell of rain on pavement, herbs drying on a table, laundry turning in a warm machine, or the first cooler air at night.
This month at Oblique Table, our workshops explore scent, memory, and seasonal rituals through Chinese herbs, natural incense, essential oils, and hands-on making.
Rather than beginning with what something is called, we begin with how it feels. A scent may bring back a place, a person, a color, or a memory before we can explain why.
Join us in New York City for a slower kind of fall activity — one that asks you to smell, make, remember, and pay a little more attention to the season changing around you.
Explore September Workshops
Discover Chinese Herbal Aromas
Begin with scent, before the name. Explore traditional Chinese herbs through blind smelling, memory, and sensory association.
White Dew: Natural Incense Making
Inspired by the Chinese solar term White Dew, create your own incense cones while learning about scent, chrysanthemum, and the transition into autumn.
Create Your Own TCM Essential Oil Blend
Explore natural aromatic oils through the lens of the Five Elements and create a personal scent blend to take home.
Seasonal Craft Workshops
From crochet to botanical and natural-material crafts, spend an afternoon making something slowly and by hand.
Welcome Autumn Differently
September doesn’t have to begin with pumpkin spice.
It can begin with a familiar smell you can’t quite place, a herb you’ve never noticed before, or a small ritual that makes you more aware of where you are and what season you’re entering.
