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Scents of Our Time – Closing Evening
I’ve been an artist in residence at Access Space for two weeks now, responding to news topics of the day through the unusual art form of...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 15, 20181 min read
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Perfume as Practice at Orchard Square
October sees me occupy a craft unit in Orchard Square, Sheffield as part of a Perfume as Practice artist’s residency. I will be creating...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 19, 20172 min read
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Preparing for Orchard Square
Nestled between three established perfume retailers, October will see me take up an artists’ residence in Orchard Square, Sheffield....

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 19, 20171 min read
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Forthcoming Exhibition Opportunity – Alternative Portraits
Myself and Sharon Mossbeck are preparing an Open Call to artists on the theme of Alternative Portraits. Alternative Portraits will be an...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 10, 20171 min read
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Tonight We Fuse
Tonight is the opening of FUSE – an exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield, that places 9 artists from 3 cities – Sheffield, Liverpool and...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 3, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #30 – GRR West
GRR WEST 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Fennel Seed Body – Myrrh, White Musk Description – A fragrance to remind you of the virtues...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #28 – Samantha Galbraith
Samantha Galbraith 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Wholly positive with an established...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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FUSE – A Crowdfunding Campaign Bringing Artists and Cities Together
Fuse Crowdfunding Campaign – 10 artists, 3 cities, 1 exhibition. Help make it Happen! FUSE is an upcoming exhibition at The Holt,...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 11, 20161 min read
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Reflecting on UNITY’s Open Evening
On Friday myself and Sharon Mossbeck hosted the open evening for UNITY – our open -call exhibition at Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield,...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 21, 20162 min read
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An Invitation to Unity
I would like to invite everyone to the opening evening of  UNITY on Friday 19th August 2016, from 6-8pm. 50 artists from around the UK...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 16, 20161 min read
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Open Call – Unity
This deadline has now passed. Thank you to everyone who submitted work. The Open Evening for the exhibition will be on the 19th August...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 5, 20164 min read
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Preparing for Wadsley Arts Festival
Perfume as Practice makes an appearance in Sheffield this weekend in the guise of a stall at Wadsley  Festival. As such, I have spent the...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 2, 20161 min read
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The Show Must Go On!
As I look out of the window to the relentless snow I do sigh to myself and think to myself ‘For God sake! Today of all days!’ …Typical...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 4, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #23 – Clare McLaughlin
Clare McLaughlin 50ml EDT Description Using the aesthetics of World War 1 Dazzle Ships as a metaphor for instigating change within...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 26, 20161 min read
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That’s all 25 Perfumes Made!
Phew! All 25 perfumes have now been made and are maturing ready for my exhibition. I’ll still be writing individual descriptive blog...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 18, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #17 – Damien Fisher
Damien Fisher 50ml EDT Description AÂ reflective fragrance that champions personal contemplation and support as we attempt to realise our...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 17, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #16 – Mr Clean
Description The buttress root, an organic support structure, is appropriated here to harness and contain the positive virtues of mental...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 15, 20161 min read
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My Perfume Making Workshop
Yesterday I held a perfume making workshop at Bank Street Arts which gave the participants the chance to make their own fragrance and...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 12, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #10 – Tutku Barbaros
Tutku Barbaros 50ml EDT Description Be allured by this naturally sweet, luscious fragrance that screams femininity yet has a potent kick....

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 2, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #9 – Pip Barrett
Pip Barrett 50ml EDT Description All the joy of your favorite story in a bottle! With visual embellishments that tell of narrative...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 1, 20161 min read
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