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Reflecting on Patterns and Poetry
Three collages, in situ in an exhibition at Unity Theatre, Liverpool alongside the work of six other artists, each responding to the...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 17, 20161 min read


An Invitation to the Patterns and Poetry Opening Evening
Three works of mine – all based on extracting poetry from video game coding then responding to the end result visually – will be on...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 12, 20161 min read


Beginning the Year with Patterns in Poetry
What better way to kick of the year than three collages that extract and illustrate poetry from video game code?! ‘No Origin’ (2016) All...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 3, 20161 min read
Approaching the Next 12 Months
2015 provided me with the time and space to cement my presence as an artist within Sheffield. I feel a confidence and strength within my...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 2, 20161 min read


’tis the Season
And so, the status of Christmas has officially shifted from being ‘a while away yet’ to ‘upon us’ with the usual blistering speed. As...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 11, 20151 min read
How My Work Functions
Two things seem to have initiated a shift in how art is perceived by an audience and the expectation of what art can be and how art needs...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 10, 20152 min read


Perfume Portrait #5 – Colette Lilley
Colette Lilley 50ml EDT Description If the existential questions of life and existence are the illness, perhaps this fragrance is the...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 6, 20151 min read
Creative Practice in Light of Recent Events
Over recent weeks I have been concious – as I’m sure we all have – over the idea that the UK could initiate air strikes against Isis in...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 3, 20152 min read


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


Perfume Portrait #4 – Edie OP
Edie OP 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


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


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


20×20 Vision
The tail end of 2015 provides two things; A platform for reflecting on the year and time to prepare for the year ahead. Indeed, 2016 is...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 18, 20152 min read


Perfume Portrait #2 – Cherie Grist
Cherie Grist EDT 50ml Description All the fun of a padded cell in a bottle! The Cherie Grist fragrance may seem disruptive, but that is...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 6, 20151 min read


Perfume Portrait #1 – Henk Littlewood
Henk Littlewood EDT 50ml Description The Henk Littlewood displays a pure affinity with chosen materials. Drawing full-bodied inspiration...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 3, 20151 min read


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
Things I’ve Seen – Going Public, Sheffield.
In the midst of preparing, installing and maintaining Speculative Studio Spaces I have also been able to do something I rarely do – Go...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 17, 20152 min read


An Invitation to a Speculative Studio Spaces Talk and Guide
After the inevitable massive push that comes with the instillation and promotion of an exhibition, the beginning of October has seen a...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 11, 20152 min read


Notes on a Speculative Studio
Last Friday saw the opening of my current Speculative Studio Spaces exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield, and features an instillation...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 25, 20152 min read


Shaping a Speculative Studio Space
The Speculative Studio Space that I am installing at Access Space is really beginning to take shape! I am reluctant to say to much about...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 16, 20151 min read
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