02 Tuesday Jul 2019
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I’m teaching my one-night “Perfume 101: Fragrance Appreciation” class at the Brooklyn Brainery on Thursday, July 11, 2019. This class is an introduction to the past and present of perfumery, including some classic scents that we’ll sniff together. If you know someone who has a beginner’s interest in this subject, feel free to pass this information along!
Image: Rimmel Perfumery’s “perfumed almanac” of 1861
24 Thursday Jan 2019
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I’m working on approximately eleventy-six different things right now, but this is one of the most exciting. I’ll be giving a presentation about Frida Kahlo’s favorite fragrances (really! scents she actually owned and wore, as evidenced by the perfume bottles in her house!) followed by a tour of the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving at the Brooklyn Museum on April 4, 2019.
If you’d like to learn more about this event, please visit the Museum’s event page, here. (It’s a ticketed event.)
Many thanks to the coworkers who have helped to make this idea a reality!
UPDATE: This event filled up quickly! I’m hoping to be able to offer a second date. If so, I’ll announce it here.
UP-UPDATE: The second date, on April 18, filled up VERY quickly. It’s exciting to know that people are so interested in Kahlo *and* fragrance…!
Image: Nickolas Muray, Frida Kahlo with Olmec Figurine, 1939.
16 Wednesday Jan 2019
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I’ll be offering my multi-sensory lecture on “Sensuous Scents” at the Brooklyn Brainery on Tuesday, February 5th.
You can find more details and registration information on the Brainery website!
23 Sunday Dec 2018
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On Thursday, January 19, I’ll be giving a brief talk on the history and artistry of Guerlain Shalimar at the Brooklyn Public Library. You can find more info here!
There are so, so many great ads for Shalimar, but this one (from 1961) seems appropriate for today.
25 Thursday Oct 2018
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On Thursday, November 29, I’ll be teaching a class called “Show and Smell: Five Moments of Art and Fragrance” through the Brooklyn Brainery.
For more information, please see the Brainery website!
Image: Chen Jiayan (Chinese, 1539-1623 or later). Detail of One Hundred Flowers, dated 1629. Color on silk, 10 x 10 3/8in. (25.4 x 26.4cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the C. C. Wang Family Collection, 1997.185.18 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
24 Wednesday Oct 2018
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Upcoming event: I’ll be participating in a panel discussion and workshop on fragrance writing, organized by The Perfumed Plume. It will take place in New York on November 7, 2018.
You can view the official invitation and a link to purchase tickets on the Perfumed Plume website. Many thanks to Lyn and Mary Ellen for inviting me to join this event!
29 Saturday Sep 2018
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On Thursday, October 11, I’ll be teaching a class called “Show and Smell: Five Moments of Art and Fragrance” through the Brooklyn Brainery.
For more information, please see the Brainery website!
Image: Chen Jiayan (Chinese, 1539-1623 or later). One Hundred Flowers, dated 1629. Color on silk, 10 x 10 3/8in. (25.4 x 26.4cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the C. C. Wang Family Collection, 1997.185.18 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
13 Monday Aug 2018
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Later this month I’ll be teaching a one-night art history class with the Brooklyn Brainery. I thought I’d share the details here, even though it’s not perfume-related!
The class is called “Wish You Were Here: Travel in American Art” and it will be held at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, August 23 at 6:30 pm. You can find more details and a registration link at the Brainery website.
Image: Christopher Grant La Farge (American, 1862-1938). Small Card Decorated with Mount Fuji and Flowers, 1880. Watercolor and metallic paints on one-ply card stock, 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Christiana C. Burnett, 2001.47.5
02 Monday Jul 2018
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Earlier this year I had the pleasure of hearing from writer Sarah Gane, who was working on an article about fragrance for the online magazine Project Calm. Her story, titled “The Science of Scent,” was published in Project Calm‘s 8th issue (April 2018).
