:: Eiris :: 

Eiris is the name of the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the mythic Olympians. Her name contains a double meaning, being connected with both the Greek word iris "the rainbow" and eiris "messenger." A divinity of both ocean and sky her father Thaumas “the wondrous” was said to be a marine god, and her mother Elektra “the amber” was a cloud-nymph. In Grecian antiquity, the arc of a rainbow was seen spanning both sea and sky and was believed to have been conjured by Eiris from rain clouds soaked in seawater.

The ‘Eiris’ palette features six handcrafted mineral watercolors, composed in our coastal studio and infused with both seawater and mist. A lovely mixing palette with vivid transparent as well as ethereally delicate colours, an endless array of hues can be created from this faceted prism of a rainbow’s spectrum. 

Colours swatched from clockwise top left to right

Claret / Phenix / Fougere

Mer / Gazon / Lavande 

+ Our commitment to environmental responsibility. You can choose to have your watercolors sent in eco-friendly, tree-free, compostable packaging, or a recyclable metal tin from the drop-down menu.

+ Each curated palette is sent with an exclusive Wildthorne hand-letterpressed artisan swatch card that nestles snugly within your watercolor palette ready to be painted by you.

+ Our letterpress cards are crafted one at a time with sustainability and environmental conservation in mind. The paper is 100% tree-free cotton made locally in the United States as a byproduct of the cotton garment industry. With a soft luxurious and tactile feel to the touch, it is a surface that invites your artistry.  

** subject to availability.