Today we’re sitting down with Patrick Kelly, perfumer and founder of @sigilscent. With only our senses as a means through which we perceive the world, touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell serve as the footholds through which we understand and carve our reality. Patrick, a wielder of one of such senses, alchemizes tinctures, essential oils, and absolutes in the act of preserving the moments and places we wish not to forget. There are things we can be certain of. The crispness and tang of life, the suggestive smokiness of what was, and that, though not in the same way, the repetitive blossom and its wilt is the way of things. As such, it’s our home from which Patrick draws upon in bottling these memories for us to wear. That these earthly matters in their transmuted forms will be our remembrance, a premonition, and predecessor as we too, move throughout our cycles. Once it was clear what we were up against and everything went on lockdown, Patrick has been singlehandedly formulating sanitizing hand mists from out of his downtown studio. As of the last batch update, the sanitizing hand mists are composed of 190-proof organic, lab-certified gluten free wheat-derived alcohol, distilled water, a small amount of essential oils (less than 2%), 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, and pure bloody intention. Over $4000 has been raised for @lalgbtcenter’s food pantry and COVID-19 relief efforts as a result of Patrick and his work. This is Ep 39 Earthly Matters with Patrick Kelly @sigilscent available at @applepodcasts @itunes @anchor.fm #sigilscent #alchemy #naturalperfumery #earthlymatter #sigils #everythingplants #tinctures #nerolieverything #ritual #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xaQHcAM2i/?igshid=la3jylzx2h5w
