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Perfume Portrait #111 – Grant Lambie
Grant Lambie 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Orange Heart – Corriander, Cinnamon Body – Frankincense, Benzoin Description – A depiction of...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 31, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #107 – JanCarlo Caling
JanCarlo Caling 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, Lemon Heart – Cypress, Ginger Body – Sandalwood Description – A celebration of masculinity,...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 27, 20191 min read
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Fronteer Open Call – Botanicals
Fronteer – an arts initiative by myself and Sharon Mossbeck – presents Botanicals, a group exhibition featuring art work relating to a...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 6, 20193 min read
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Perfume Portrait #71 – Sonny J. Barker
Sonny J. Barker 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, lime, niaouli Heart – Juniper berry, black pepper Body – Ylang Ylang, Cedarwood Description –...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 19, 20181 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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Perfume Portrait #27 – Lucien Fellowes
Lucien Fellowes 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Birch Heart – Cinnamon, Ginger Body – Sandalwood Description – Nominally sweet and as such, a...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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An Invitation to my Perfume as Practice A/W 2016 Open Evening
Join me on Saturday 3rd December at Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, from 6-8pm for an open evening of my Perfume as Practice autumn / winter...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 7, 20161 min read
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Reflecting on October
Finding the time to write about my practice is proving harder and harder. I can only hope that my lack of online transparency is being...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 3, 20163 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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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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Speculative Studio #2 – Sharon Hall Shipp
A fabricated version of the creative processes that propel the artist Sharon Hall Shipp ‘Hall Shipp combines the virtues of chance with...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 27, 20161 min read
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Speculative Studio #1 – David Cotton
A fabricated version of the creative processes that propel the artist David Cotton ‘An interest in cartography informed with a desire for...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 25, 20161 min read
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Identity as Performance – Reflecting on Speculative Studios
After a period of inactivity – due in no small part to a bloody annoying leak in my living room – it is time to reflect on my most recent...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 23, 20162 min read
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The Return of Speculative Studio Spaces
In May I’ll be involved in no less than 4 exhibitions and events. A busy time indeed, but one I am very much looking forward to getting...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 18, 20161 min read
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Fiery Fella
Behold, my first attempt at a scented candle! Not bad eh? But why?! I hear you ask. Well, as well as it being a notable use for fragrance...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 20, 20161 min read
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Perfume as Practice Call-Out to Artists
5 Perfumes made, 45 to go! I have had some great responses to the question ‘why do you make art’. What has struck me is the varied and...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 29, 20151 min read
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Perfume Portrait #4 – Edie OP
Edie OPÂ EDT 50ml Description Experience the innate joy in an expanding and infinite landscape! This fragrance reminds you that anything...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20151 min read
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5 Tips for a Successful Open Studio
And so, after around 150 visitors through my door, 2 pieces of work sold, 6 cups of tea and a slice of carrot cake I believe it fit to...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 23, 20153 min read
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Perfume Portrait #3 – Joanne McClellan
Joanne McClellan EDT 50ml Description Hold on to your hats, it’s Pandora’s Box! Although, sensitive to the idea of tradition and our...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 20, 20151 min read
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Transition – From Speculating Studios to Perfecting Perfumery
Last week marked the end of Speculative Studio Spaces – by exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield. The experience was punctuated by two...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 31, 20153 min read
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