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This blog is a constantly evolving forum for thoughts on perfume, perfume-making, plants (especially orchids and flora of the Pacific Northwest) and life in general. It started out chronicling the adventures of Olympic Orchids Perfumes, established in July 2010, and has expanded in other directions. A big part of the blog is thinking about the ongoing process of learning and experimentation that leads to new perfumes, the exploration of perfumery materials, the theory and practice of perfume making, the challenges of marketing perfumes and other fragrance products, and random observations on philosophy and society. Spam comments will be marked as such and deleted; any comments that go beyond the boundaries of civil discourse will also be deleted. I am grateful to all of you, the readers, who contribute to the blog by commenting and making this a truly interactive perfume project.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

THE NEW STUDIO


Over the winter break I’ve been making some big changes in my workspace. I’m moving most of my operations into a larger room, with newly painted walls. The decision to move came about slowly due to my ever-growing frustration with the amount of time I spent searching for things in the old, tiny space, where everything I used regularly was crammed into drawers, cabinets, and boxes, with a lot of other items stored in odd places ranging from closets to the garage.

I recently bought a large stainless steel work table, the kind used in restaurants, and have set it up on the east wall. Michael has put up a lot of shelves on both the east and west walls, and I also have two big bookcase-type sets of shelves for storage. I’m gradually getting stuff arranged on the shelves, but a lot of my “organ” is sitting in open boxes on the table right now, waiting for tiered shelves to go up above the table surface. All of those empty shelves in the photos will soon be augmented with more, and filled. In the meantime, it’s still a lot easier to work here than it was in the old space.

It’s amazing to actually have enough room to work comfortably, and I’m looking forward in the new year to having all of my materials organized so that I can find them easily. 

4 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your new studio! Look at all those bottles, I can smell the mystery through my monitor. It's so nice to have a new space to work in. Happy New Year!

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    1. Donna Maria, Thanks. I know I'm going to enjoy the new studio even more once everything is in its place. Happy New Year to you, too!

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  2. Looking good and organized! A great place to work. Happy New Year! Gail

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    1. Gail, it looks more organized than it actually is. A Happy New Year to you, too!

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