About The Alchemist

Every day we are inundated by novel experiences and one-of-a-kind connections. But, unfortunately, we’ve learned to block it all out. We overlook the extraordinary. We ignore the novel. We distance ourselves from the unusual.

But this is no good. In blocking the extraneous, everything becomes forgettable. We are closing ourselves off, diminishing our worldview one missed opportunity at a time.

The Alchemist is an active pursuit to find the brilliance in seemingly mundane happenings and observations. We will take everything — the people we pass, the television we watch, the food we eat — and search for the inspiration therein.


From lead, gold.

The Alchemist
Musings from Sylvain Laboratories

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