Pencils & Perfumes 鉛筆と祈りと香水―香りの世界と出会う場所
Where my drawings meet the olfactive world.
If travel is searching and home has been found I’m not stopping I’m going hunting I’m the hunter I’ll bring back the goods But i don’t know when The Hunter – Björk I started working on this drawing over a month ago , I did the ‘ Guerlain Mitsouko perfume’ inspired series- and this was the […]
Dream dream, even for a little while! – Blondie A few weeks ago , together with perfume blogger Esperanza , I was invited by the lovely Liesbeth and Rob to visit their niche perfume distribution center The Scent Company in Amsterdam to have a look and a sniff. I sampled three perfumes by Italian perfumer Antonio Alessandria: Noir Obscur, […]
Oh for a horse with wings! – -William shakespeare If a perfume can transport you to another place, another time – then imagine what that place would look like if it were a drawing… Last november I met the lovely Caroline Ilacqua creator and general manager from Teo Cabanel Parfums at one of my favorite perfume shops […]
I made this drawing while inspired by the beauty of japanese textiles and the gardens one finds throughout most of Japan. It’s an image of strength and elegance, a drawing of masculine and feminine elements combined. A strong wind is blowing and I have dressed myself in a colorful robe. I am walking in a fragrant and […]
The Tuberose Polyanthus is definitely my favorite flower! Its scent is creamy and seductive but I also find there is a muted sadness to it. I adore perfumes such as Fracas, Carnal Flower and Poison. Yet , I have not encountered that sad and silent aspect of this beautiful flower in fragrances. One perfume I […]
