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Making a Commercial Perfume
This rather innocuous image represents the initial development of something I have thus far unexplored; selling perfume commercially....

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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Perfume Making Workshops in Manchester
On Friday 24th May I am hosting two perfume making workshops at Manchester cradft and design centre. One at 11am – 1pm and one at 2 –...

Michael Borkowsky
May 20, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #92 – Garfield of London
Head – Tangerine, Peppermint Heart – Lavendar, Rosemary Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Inherently joyous, this fragrance embodies all...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 4, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #91 – Isabela Castelan
Head – Pomegranate Heart -Sea salt, Nutmeg Body – Frankincense Description – An ode to Primordial Greek God Anake; the personification of...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 3, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #90 – Suman
Head – Mandarin Heart – Neroli Body – Cedarwood Description – A clear, direct fragrance that gives you the apparatus you need to express...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 2, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #89 – Kathryn Monks
Head – Red Thyme, Bay Leaf Heart – Marjoram Body – Patchouli Description – From leaves harvested at specific times to reveal specific...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 1, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #88 – Wild Bunny Arts
Head – Eucalyptus, Bergamot Heart – Cinnamon, Coriander Body – Patchouli Description – A refreshing, powerful and inherently colourful...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 31, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #87 – Elinor Clare Rowlands
Head – Bitter orange, Sea salt Heart – Ginger, Black pepper Body – Patchouli, Frankincense, Driftwood Description – The story of...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 30, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #86 – Rosha Nutt
Head – Sweet Orange Heart – Rosemary Body – Frankincense Description – Taking cues from ritual and pagan ceremony This refreshing yet...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 27, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #85 – Matilde Tomat
Head – Cotton, Cut Grass Heart – Geranium, Dandelion Body – Ylang Ylang, Patchouli Description – A description of a calming, expansive...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 25, 20191 min read
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Perfume Portrait #84 – Anthony Carr
Head – Sage, Petitgrain Heart – Black pepper Body – Frankincense, Rosewood Description – a fragrance that simultaneously acts as a...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 24, 20191 min read
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Exhibition Invitation – Perfume as Practice SS19
I would like to invite you to the Private View of Perfume as Practice SS19 – my solo exhibition at Lumen Crypt Gallery, London, on...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 6, 20191 min read
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Farewell to Desire & Alchemy
This week I have bid a fond farewell to Desire & Alchemy – my joint exhibition with Emilia Telese at Basement Arts Project....

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 2, 20191 min read
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Desire and Alchemy
Since early September I have been working on an upcoming Perfume as Practice range of fragrances ready for exhibiting at...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 15, 20181 min read
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Scents of Our Time at Access Space
For the first 3 weeks of July I undertook a residency at Access Space, Sheffield entitled ‘Scents of Our Time’ which saw me utilise...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 24, 20183 min read
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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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Measuring Scent and Narrative
Last weekend I was part of a group exhibition at the Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth called ‘Measure’ – which looks at the human soul....

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 19, 20181 min read
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Perfume Portrait #82 – John Alfred
John Alfred 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Fennel, ginger Body – Sandalwood, myrrh Description – A fiery and masculine free spirit,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 6, 20181 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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A Scented Self Portrait
Through an established process of asking artists ‘Why do you make art?’ then using the response received to inform the use of fragrances,...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 22, 20172 min read
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