Re: A brief background on me.

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>

> > Hi All. One of the moderators has asked that I provide the group

> > with a bit of background and my thought - so here goes:

>

> > I have been an environmental campaigner for 10 years with a

> > background in graphic/web design. For the last 8 years I have been

> > specifically focussed on the protection and restoration of natural

> > ecosystems in Australia.

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You bring an amazingly rich, complex, and varied background with you to the

study of natural perfumes. I think it has the potential to be the source of some

very creative and original work in this area. It also sounds to me as if you

have a very discriminating sense of smell that will be a wonderful asset in

creating perfumes.

It's exciting to have you as a member. Your work has been exceptional and is

appreciated. Welcome!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for having me,

Rees

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us .

Sonsa in Arizona

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To: <naturalPerfumery >

My father in-law has an

> order of Australia medal for his role in the development of the

> essential oil industry in Australia with his major life's work being

> the development of Tasmanian Boronia. Our family home in Tasmania

> has all the original trials growing beautifully on the land. I live

> in the Yarra Valley in and feel that the natural perfume

> industry could grow in Australia but for now I would simply like to

> play and learn and see where it takes me.

> I can smell forest types such as rain

> > forests versus dryer woodlands. > Rees

Welcome, , I snipped a bit of your post above, wow, at least YOU have

smelled Boronia, many of us would like to. I went to Washington State's Hoh

Rain Forest on the Pacific Coast over the 4th of July. The odor was all

very much amiss from how it should be. The rain this year, except for

February has been a fraction of the average rainfall there. I took a few of

the familiar trails, including what is called the moss trail, ordinarily

there's moss drapery like theater drapes, hanging 75 feet wide and as long

etc from the top of old growth trees. There was no hanging drapery of

Moss!, I've never seen the absence of moss drapery there, it's all fallen to

the forest floor. This is the Rain forest, average rain fall 153 inches a

year (I may be off a few inches) however, it was very dry, like I've never

seen it be. I made it up the top of the (driveable part that is) Upper Elwa

before the weekend had passed, it was actually much better there, with more

appropriate odors about. The Dam is going to be dismantled and slowly

return the valley back to itself.

Thank you for ALL you shared in your introduction.

Patti

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sarah rees wrote:

> Anyway, one day I awoke - about 6 months ago - and realised that to

> bring humans back in touch with the living planet, we need to

> stimulate a love of harmony and connectedness with the planet and

> with this would come an appreciation for healthy systems - I believe

> natural perfume can contribute to this, that the overload of our

> olfactory senses has contributed to deadening our connection to the

> land but using natural symphony's we can 'awaken' people again. When

> you walk into a forest, the first thing that strikes you is the

> smell; the fresh scent of a healthy , biodiverse system in balance.

> Your senses come alive.

You speak my thoughts hon!

Welcome from a nother Ozzie Eco Scent Warrior!

I started making perfumes while living out in the bush, desiging a

permaculture house and farm!

It's my way of bringing the bush back to the poor city folk......

If you ever make it up to the Central Coast, be sure to drop by my

workshop for a chat and sniff!

Ambrosia

http://www.perfumebynature.com.au