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).
14 Monday May 2018
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I’ve just added a lecture to my schedule… I’ll be speaking about classic perfumes on July 19, as part of the “Hamilton Lectures” series in Manhattan.
For information and tickets ($40 each) to this “show & smell,” visit the Hamilton Lectures website.
Hope to see a few of you there!
17 Saturday Mar 2018
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Last fall, I was all but housebound with a broken ankle for many weeks. I was able to do a bit of office work remotely every morning, but other than that, I was feeling tired and uncomfortable and I just wasn’t up for anything that took extended concentration, including most TV and most reading. One notable exception: I spent some time working on an article idea that I’d had over the summer and I pitched it to Atlas Obscura. They liked my proposal, and I spent the rest of November and early December—between physical therapy appointments—doing the research and writing for my article titled “Ann Haviland, Forgotten Mastermind of the Signature Scent.”
08 Thursday Mar 2018
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I’m teaching a class at the Brooklyn Brainery on Thursday, April 12 (6:30 pm). It’s called “Sensual Scents and Aromas” and it will be a multi-sensory lecture (fragrance! art! tea pairings!). For information and registration, please visit the Brainery website. Hope to see some of you there!
Image: Detail of John William Godward, The New Perfume (1914). Private collection.
05 Monday Feb 2018
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I’ve been purchasing products by The Lucky HoneyBee since the 2012 holiday season, so I’ve had plenty of time to get to know the HoneyBee herself, Melissa Buesing. I was very happy when she recently set up a new studio right here in Jersey City, because I’d be able to shop very locally. And when she invited me to teach a class or workshop in the studio one Saturday this winter, I was delighted.
