Private Scent Gatherings
For colleagues, friends, a team, a family
These gatherings are an invitation to return to the sense of smell as a meditative and creative practice. A group gathers around the quiet influence of botanical aromatics, in an immersive encounter guided by scent. A selection of materials is explored together and each participant draws from memory, instinct, and preference to compose a scent of their own, bottled in a 10 ml roll-on to take home.
No experience is required. Only a willingness to create by listening to the information that the inhalation of each aroma carries.
Drawing and writing are encouraged. All materials are provided.
IN-STUDIO
Concordia, NE Portland
ON LOCATION
Portland Metro area
[4–8 people] | 2–3 hrs
[8–12 people] | 2–3 hrs
Gatherings begin at $1,200 per group. Pricing varies with group size, location, and scent direction, and may reflect special requests.
SCENT DIRECTION
The studio’s library holds hundreds of aromatic plant extracts of the highest quality, sourced responsibly from around the world. From it, a scent palette of up to fifteen botanicals is chosen for each group, so that every extract is given the proper space to be met.
A direction is the idea the palette is built around, and it can be as open or as specific as the group likes. It may begin with a season (e.g. the first weeks of spring, the turn toward winter), a place, or a memory held in common. It may be a feeling (e.g. nostalgia, expansiveness, quiet), a word, a color, or an hour of the day. It may be an aromatic profile (e.g. green and woody, resinous and smoky, spiced and floral), or a quality the group would like more of (e.g. focus, calm, joy, groundedness).
Without a direction in mind, the reason for gathering offers useful information for creating a selection for your group.
Facilitator
Each gathering is curated and facilitated by Tatiana Godoy Betancur. She works with botanical aromas as an evocative and therapeutic medium, exploring olfaction as it relates to memory, emotion, and the transformative potential of aromatic plants. In her formulations she honors the color, therapeutic properties, and energetic qualities of each ingredient, creating synergies meant to be experienced with more than the nose. In scent experiences, she encourages intuitive and creative exploration, and for participants to assign their own meaning and language to what each aroma speaks to them.
For over a decade, she has formulated botanical scents for personal and commercial use, collaborated on multisensory experiences with artists and institutions, and facilitated workshops. Clients she has formulated for include Apple, Something Special Studios, and Eileen Fisher.
plan your scent gathering
Complete the request form with a few details about your group and the dates you have in mind. Please allow at least two weeks between your request and your first preferred date. An event proposal will follow within 72 hours of receiving your form.
Once the proposal is approved, an invoice and event confirmation will be sent to secure your date.
In-studio gatherings include a light snack and water. On-location hosts are welcome to arrange their own refreshments. Please share any food or plant allergies in the form so the palette and refreshments can be chosen with care.
For questions before you begin, please email contact@softissue.studio
