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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #74 – Jackie Berridge
Jackie Berridge 50ml EDT Head –  Lemon Heart – Geranium Body – Rosewood, Ylang Ylang Description – A childhood sense of wonder heads this...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 21, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #73 – Angela Harpham
Angela Harpham 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Cypress, ginger Body – Frankincense Description – Assured yet aware of the complexities...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 20, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #72 – Rebecca Foster
Rebecca Foster 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary, eucalyptus Heart – Cinnamon Body – Frankincense Description – A tonic for the living, this...
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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
Apr 17, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #69 – Natasha Safavi Martin
Natasha Safavi Martin 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, bergamot Heart – Cypress, pine Body – Dill, hyssop Description – A display of how fragrance...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 19, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #55 – Holly Kerslake
Holly Kerslake 50ml EDT Head – Tangerine, Basil Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Myrrh Description – Playful disruptions of a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 18, 20171 min read
2018 Ambitions – Launching ‘Scents of our Time’
One of my ambitions in 2018 is to launch and exhibit ‘Scents of our Time’ – a body of work that that uses scent and candle making to...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 17, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #53 – Anne Pollitt
Anne Pollitt 50ml EDT Head – Bitter Orange Heart – Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Structured to echo the tension between...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 16, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #52 – Jason Thomas Richardson
Jason Thomas Richardson 50ml EDT Head – Lemongrass, Peppermint Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Unleash your spiritual...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 7, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #48 – Red
Red 50ml EDT Head – Grapefruit, tea Tree Heart – Coriander Seed Body – Frankincense Description – This fragrance harnesses medicinal...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 2, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #46 – Stacey Warner
Stacey Warner 50ml EDT Head – Elemi, Tangerine Heart – Lavender Body – Vetivert Description – A picture of stillness, this fragrance is a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #44 – Rachel Zan
Rachel Zan 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Mandarin Heart – Ho Leaf Body – Rosewood, Benzoin Description – Symbolic of a fruit tree, this...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #43 – Julianne Chauhan
Julianne Chauhan 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Geranium, Camphor Body – Myrrh, Cumin Seed Description – This fragrance weaves a rich...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 25, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #41 – Adam Jones
Adam Jones 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Pine Needle, Carrot Seed Body – Sandalwood Description – Nominally woody and referencing...
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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Orchard Square Residency – The Story So Far
Perfume as Practice – my current artist’s residency at Orchard Square, Sheffield – affords me one month housed in what is nominally a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 22, 20171 min read
Call Out to Artists – Why do You Make Art?
***Call out to artists – Why do you make art?*** My upcoming solo exhibition at Surface Gallery, Nottingham, will see me exhibit 20...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 29, 20171 min read
Transitions
Yesterday marked the opening of Transitions – a group exhibition and pop-up shop at Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield, that looks at...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jan 24, 20161 min read
Further Adventures in Candle Making
Studio time today saw me explore and experiment with candles, wax and how the common roles of candles can be re-contextualised. As with...
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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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