Commissioning a thangka
Commissioning or buying a thangka drawing by Carmen Mensink
Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events
Happinez Festival
Large Painting Project with the visitors of the biggest spiritual festival in The Netherlands
Buddhism Weekend
The 5 Buddha Flags Project – a painting project with the children that visit Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden
Thangka Painting Demonstrations
Explanation of the process of creating a thangka, and the symbolism shown
Lectures & Presentations
Lectures on many different subjects related to Buddhist Art
The Eight Auspicious Symbols for the Dalai Lama 2009
Large paintings to welcome the Dalai Lama
Large Painting for the Dalai Lama 2014
Large painting of the Eight Auspicious Symbols to welcome the Dalai Lama…
Carmen creates a large painting for the Dalai Lama 2018
For the visits of HH the Dalai Lama to The Netherlands in 2009, 2014 and 2018, thangka painter Carmen Mensink was asked to create large paintings of the 8 Auspicious Symbols to welcome this special master in her country, according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Meeting the Dalai Lama
Carmen Mensink recalls her first encounter with the Dalai Lama: “My very first encounter with the Dalai Lama was