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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 31, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #111 – Grant Lambie
Grant Lambie 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Orange Heart – Corriander, Cinnamon Body – Frankincense, Benzoin Description – A depiction of...
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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 27, 20191 min read
Perfume Portrait #107 – JanCarlo Caling
JanCarlo Caling 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain, Lemon Heart – Cypress, Ginger Body – Sandalwood Description – A celebration of masculinity,...
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Michael Borkowsky
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Fronteer Open Call – Botanicals
Fronteer – an arts initiative by myself and Sharon Mossbeck – presents Botanicals, a group exhibition featuring art work relating to a...
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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
Nov 30, 20161 min read
Perfume Portrait #28 – Samantha Galbraith
Samantha Galbraith 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Wholly positive with an established...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
Perfume Portrait #27 – Lucien Fellowes
Lucien Fellowes 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Birch Heart – Cinnamon, Ginger Body – Sandalwood Description – Nominally sweet and as such, a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 7, 20161 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 3, 20163 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 11, 20161 min read
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,...
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Michael Borkowsky
Aug 16, 20161 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jun 27, 20161 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jun 25, 20161 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jun 23, 20162 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 18, 20161 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jan 20, 20161 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 29, 20151 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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20151 min read
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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 23, 20153 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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 20, 20151 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...
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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 31, 20153 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...
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