ebay auction

someone just emailed to let me know they were auctioning off my past work...hilarious!

sou'wester jewelry collection

as part of my stay here at the sou'wester i've been creating some new jewelry designs, each is still one-of-a-kind, of course! i'm photographing them while staying here, and putting them up for sale in my etsy shop here

hdts program 2013!

i'm so excited to announce that at the outset of my residency at sou'wester lodge, matt suplee and i were accepted to be part of the hdts (high desert test sites) 2013 program! here's our blog about the project!

so part of the residency at sou'wester will be making fragrance combinations, one of which might be part of the souvenircollab piece we create as well!

sou'wester lodge

i'm excited to share that i'll be doing a residency at sou'wester lodge in seaview, wa in early april creating a signature room scent for them as part of my stay there. i was thinking this would be a good chance to explore some site-specific scents

 

in preparation, i'm reading at home by bill bryson, looking at the history of architecture, and our relationship to space.  he even included stories about ambergris, which is one of my favorite perfume ingredients, and anecdotes about the history of spice importation through travel

 

the scent chance of craigslist

Fragrance of the World - m4w - 28

I can only imagine your touch
your soft skin
your lips delicately
brushing my canvas
your nose touching my nose
the smell of your hair
the taste of your neck.
Kissing the fleshy parts of your fingers
dancing my hands in a slow waltz
across your breasts and down
to where your body curves
like a wine glass.
Seeing you with more than my eyes
touching you with more than my body.
Cheeks like flowers,
shortness of breath,
the world discarded.
Of all the waves in the ocean,
I recognize only your wave
as hand in hand our bodies collide
like two champagne flutes
in a toast to sparkling rapture.
And afterwards I'll hold you
like a rare musical instrument,
listening to only the sound of you
as you inhale and exhale
the fragrance of the world 

 

 

If I was granted a wish to do anything for a day... - m4w

...it would be to spend that entire day with you at Disneyland again. But, just me and you this time. Just to spend the entire day, playing, having fun and spending it with each other at a magical place. <3 section="">

I like vintage and worn decor, because they remind me of all the decor at dl. I love the smell of chlorine, because they remind me of the water rides there. I like the smell of burning popcorn, peanuts, candies, again because they remind me of there. The smell of stinky horses.. the smell of mechanical machines..they all remind me of dl... Among many other things. You truly love that place like no one else I know. Makes me love you even more.

to the girl that waved at my at carols jrs no lacster by market st - m4w

hope u see this and contat me i was in a blue ranger i regret not stoping and saying hi and see if i could get ru number hope u see this and give me a scent chance

instagram photos in their exhibition space

i'm excited to see how my images look in the instagram feed now that i'm using a single hash tag for them. and using a bezel has made it easier to pick them out

 the above image not only includes 4 of my images, but a photo of my perfume VICE from another shop's image tagged with the hash tag #instasmell

#instasmell

perfume shoot final cuts

Photographer: Walter Lockwood, http://www.walterlockwood.com/ Model, Annie Montgomery, http://www.modelmayhem.com/2873285, hair/makeup Kristina Raeleen, http://www.kristinaraeleen.com/gallery

perfume shoot

just finished a great shoot yesterday, a collaboration with photographer walter lockwood who has recently relocated to portland. 

we worked together on a photographic depiction of perfume, translated as light going through our model, the beautiful annie montgomery!  hair and makeup by kristina raeleen! thanks so much everyone!

final cuts coming soon! until then, here's the backstory