At any given moment, there are usually dozens of drafts of various projects around the studio. Experimental aromatic tinctures infusing quietly in their jars, perhaps a box full of ten different tiny vials exploring a minute difference in the concentration of a formula.

We are here in the thick of one of the hottest summers I can remember in New York City. The world is on fire in most other ways, too…

A week of sticky heat has finally given way to one breezy day of respite. The garden grows by leaps and bounds as we slide past the year’s longest day.

Rose season begins again. Long the inspiration for so much of my work, this time of year brings with it a very special magic.