Lorena Babcock Moore

Lorena Babcock Moore grinds her own mineral pigments for her shamanic artwork, and suspends them in a traditional egg tempera binder. The picture below is of the pigments that she uses in her work:



"I have been collecting and using mineral pigments since 1990, and my palette now includes over 40 colors. I grind the rocks in a mortar and pestle and mix with eggyolk-water medium for watercolors and traditional egg tempera paintings. Using tiny brushstrokes, colors are applied one at a time in many thin glazes. This time-consuming process has much in common with pencil drawing. The pigment layers are both transparent and reflective, the colors subtle and complex. Paintings have a luminous intensity that cannot be duplicated in any other medium."

These are some of her mineral pigments in egg tempera paintings.

Going Home:



Island Guardian:



Spirit Sister:



He Who Breaks the Dark:



You can see more of Lorena's artwork and iron work on her website.