The SF Gate article says that you started by taking a single fragrance class, but what followed after that and how did you teach yourself the basics of your craft? Do you remember the very first things that you put together in a beaker, and what the end result was like?Īctually, the first perfume that I ever made in the early 90’s was called “ Angelica.” It was at an afternoon class that taught aromatherapy, and I made a liquid and solid version of the same perfume - I still have the formula.Working out the intricate interactions in a perfume blend did feel in many ways like a psychological endeavor, similar to the role of therapist in sorting out the characters in someone’s life. Just as sometimes you meet someone it seems you have known forever, the essences, with their distinct personalities, had a mysterious familiarity to me. I discovered that I had a knack for blending with them - I could appreciate their textures and shapes almost instinctively, like a language in which I was already fluent.
As part of my research, I signed up for a perfume class, and simply fell in love with the essential oils. I knew nothing about the craft of perfumery, but its aura had allure. Then I decided that I would write a novel, with a perfumer as my protagonist. Was there anything beyond a general interest in scent and aromas that triggered the leap from being a therapist and published author to creating perfumes?Īfter the book about Brian Jones, I wrote another book, The Story of Your Life, which married my fascination with plot and narrative to what I had learned about character and transformation through my years as a therapist. A 2005 profile article on you in SF Gate says that your practice “specialized in helping musicians, writers and artists realize their creative potential.” You even wrote a book in 1982 on one of the Rolling Stones entitled, “ Death of a Rolling Stone: The Brian Jones Story.” Then, in the early 1990s, you started making fragrances.
You were originally a therapist with degrees from the University of Michigan in Psychology and English.
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