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Michael Borkowsky
Feb 22, 20201 min read
Making a Commercial Perfume
This rather innocuous image represents the initial development of something I have thus far unexplored; selling perfume commercially....
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Michael Borkowsky
May 20, 20191 min read
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 –...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 4, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #92 – Garfield of London
Head – Tangerine, Peppermint Heart – Lavendar, Rosemary Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Inherently joyous, this fragrance embodies all...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #91 – Isabela Castelan
Head – Pomegranate Heart -Sea salt, Nutmeg Body – Frankincense Description – An ode to Primordial Greek God Anake; the personification of...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #90 – Suman
Head – Mandarin Heart – Neroli Body – Cedarwood Description – A clear, direct fragrance that gives you the apparatus you need to express...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #89 – Kathryn Monks
Head – Red Thyme, Bay Leaf Heart – Marjoram Body – Patchouli Description – From leaves harvested at specific times to reveal specific...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 31, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #88 – Wild Bunny Arts
Head – Eucalyptus, Bergamot Heart – Cinnamon, Coriander Body – Patchouli Description – A refreshing, powerful and inherently colourful...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 30, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #87 – Elinor Clare Rowlands
Head – Bitter orange, Sea salt Heart – Ginger, Black pepper Body – Patchouli, Frankincense, Driftwood Description – The story of...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 27, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #86 – Rosha Nutt
Head – Sweet Orange Heart – Rosemary Body – Frankincense Description – Taking cues from ritual and pagan ceremony This refreshing yet...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 25, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #85 – Matilde Tomat
Head – Cotton, Cut Grass Heart – Geranium, Dandelion Body – Ylang Ylang, Patchouli Description – A description of a calming, expansive...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 24, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #84 – Anthony Carr
Head – Sage, Petitgrain Heart – Black pepper Body – Frankincense, Rosewood Description – a fragrance that simultaneously acts as a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 6, 20191 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Feb 2, 20191 min read
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....
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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 15, 20181 min read
Desire and Alchemy
Since early September I have been working on an upcoming Perfume as Practice range of fragrances ready for exhibiting at...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 24, 20183 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 15, 20181 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jun 19, 20181 min read
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....
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Michael Borkowsky
May 5, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #82 – John Alfred
John Alfred 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Fennel, ginger Body – Sandalwood, myrrh Description – A fiery and masculine free spirit,...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 19, 20181 min read
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 –...
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Michael Borkowsky
Aug 22, 20172 min read
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,...
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