Project

Reviving and restoring mineral pigments in Bhutan

An inquiry into earth, colour, and craft — gathering the living traditions of mineral pigment work in Bhutan.

Mineral pigments in earth and stone

Working with mineral pigments

Colour drawn from the earth itself.

My Journey

My Journey.

Traditional Bhutanese temple painting
Introduction to Mineral PigmentsOpen in new tab

An introduction to the mineral pigments project in Bhutan

My Journey with Mineral PigmentsOpen in new tab

A record of learning and working with mineral pigments.

Learning Activities

Learning Activities.

Children painting a mandala with local pigments
painting with childrenOpen in new tab

painting mandala's with young children

children paintingOpen in new tab

Painting the eight lucky signs with young children.

Community

Community.

Working with the community on mineral pigments
Exchanges with Local ArtisansOpen in new tab

Reflections from time spent with traditional pigment makers.

Resources

Resources.

Reference materials for mineral pigments
Guide to Mineral PigmentsOpen in new tab

Practical reference guide for mineral pigments.

Useful Websites

Collection of helpful online resources — document coming soon.

Paintings

Paintings.

Small works on unstretched canvas — colour bands stitched and marked, drawn directly from mineral and plant pigments.

Unstretched canvas with grey horizon and pink floral stitching
Unstretched canvas with grey, cream, and olive bands and grid motif
Unstretched canvas in warm ochres with dashed stitching
Unstretched canvas with terracotta and olive fields