:: 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 

Each ‘Eiris’ palette of watercolors will arrive gift-wrapped in a lovely plant-based compostable gift wrapping with seasonal botanical ephemera. Our specialty curated palettes also come with our signature Wildthorne hand-letterpressed artisan swatch card that nestles snugly with your watercolor palette ready to be painted by you. Our letterpress cards are crafted one at a time with sustainability and environmental responsibility in mind. 

Our lovely mineral watercolor paints have beautiful granulation and can be layered from thick to thin. Artist-grade and lightfast, each pan is hand-poured to exacting traditional recipes and techniques in our studio using the highest quality earth pigments, and natural watercolor binding medium made from distilled water, honey, glycerine, and the sap of acacia trees.

** subject to availability.