Believe it or not, it took a YEAR for this website to come together. All that matters is that it's done. I will be keeping my Etsy store as well but I wanted more control over the design, organization, and options for the shopping experience for this new one.
And as a celebration of the launch, you can use the checkout code NEWSTRANGEBOUTIQUE to get 10% off your order (good until June 30). Also FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150.
Now it's time to get back to making new concoctions. Web development tends to dampen my creative mind, to leave the world of logic and go back to the scent forest.
I have also been exploring the world of animation for web ~ this is the first in a series of strange .gifs that I have been experimenting with. (starring: Onyx Sparrow Miciku DP: Kevin McKinney)
This month's concoction began with a deep and calming Blue Spruce essence. As I began building around it with other essences, I realized that the scent itself was very BLUE! So I went with it.
Synesthesia is "a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.People who report such experiences are known as synesthetes"
I think I am a synesthete - all my sensory signals are crossed, and I have to say, it's pretty fun. There are approximately 60 identified types of Synesthesia, and I experience several. I think most people with any sense of creativity have experienced it on some level.
(Img: neighbor's goat wearing wig in moonlight on Halloween)
Amulet wearers, I am curious to know if you can smell the "Blue" of this moon cycle's perfume?
Ok so I haven't posted a blog in a while. I haven't made any new perfumes in a while. But I promise I haven't been slacking off. Last weekend was the premiere of a project that I have worked on longer than any other to date.
In 2008, I began helping Kevin organize and edit footage, shoot interviews, and research the truth behind what happened to commercial radio. It all began when he reminded me about my favorite radio station as a teenager: 105.9 the LAZER, in Lawrence, KS. It was one of the main reasons Lawrence had an amazing music scene and culture, and it introduced me to great local bands as well as bands from other cities that later made it big due to the support they got from stations like the Lazer. We wanted to know why in the late 90's this and every other good commercial radio station suddenly switched their format to lame, predictable playlists that no one liked, and let go of their great staff. Everything became stale, voicetracked, and soulless across the dial.
The journey is finally over, and the questions have finally been answered. It is crazy what we discovered in the process about the path of destruction that radio took. We also worked to find a way to bring these stations back into local ownership so that they can be relevant to our society again.
Corporate.FM premiered last weekend at the Kansas City Film Fest, and won best documentary. More info at www.fmfilm.com
