Commission Inquiry
Commissions
Every Buddhist painting and maṇḍala is bound up with a particular aspiration, purpose and place of enshrinement.
Before You Commission
What We Accept
- The atelier mainly takes on commissions for Buddhist paintings for study and practice and for Dharma assemblies.
- Commissions intended mainly for decoration, commercial display or investment collecting may not be accepted. Thank you for your understanding.
- Consecration (eye-opening) ceremonies, Dharma assemblies and other religious rites are not part of a commission. If needed, please ask a temple or teacher with whom you have a connection to arrange them in accordance with the Dharma.
Materials and Specifications
- In principle, works are painted on silk. If you would prefer paper or wood, please say so when you inquire; this will then be discussed in light of the work’s purpose, size and expressive needs.
- Size, materials, delivery method and other details are confirmed in writing by both parties before the commission.
Iconographic Decisions
- The composition, the forms of the deities, the line, the color and the overall style are, in principle, decided by the atelier’s painter on the basis of the scriptures, ritual manuals, traditional iconography and professional judgment.
- The draft will be shown to you for review at a suitable stage, when we will check together that the subject, purpose and other points agreed in advance are accurately reflected. However, we cannot make changes that depart from the iconographic sources, arbitrarily alter a deity’s form as prescribed in the scriptures and ritual manuals, or rest solely on personal preference.
- The atelier formally accepts a commission only once these principles have been understood and agreed to.
How a Commission Proceeds
- 1Inquiry
- 2Needs confirmed by email
- 3Acceptance decision
- 4Quotation and contract
- 5Painting in stageswith your review
- 6Mounting and delivery
When Commissions Open
The atelier is still being prepared and is not yet accepting commissions. When and how commissions will open will be announced on this website.
The scope and process above are the basic principles that will apply once commissions open, set out so that you can learn about them in advance. For other questions about the atelier, please write to the email address listed on the Contact page.
Start an Inquiry
The atelier is still being prepared and is not yet accepting commissions; when and how commissions will open will be announced on this website. The form below is shown only so that you can see in advance what an inquiry will ask; it cannot be filled in or submitted yet.
You do not need to have every detail settled for a first inquiry. Please fill in what you already know; if the size, budget, materials or completion date are still undecided, you can simply write “Please advise.” We will first learn about your aspiration and actual needs, and then discuss a suitable approach with you by email.
Fields marked “Required” must be completed; the others may be left blank.
After you submit, an automatic email will confirm that we have received your inquiry. The atelier usually replies by email within two weeks. Submitting an inquiry does not establish a commission; the atelier first needs to confirm whether it can accept the work, and will then explain the next steps.