Craft
The stripped bark is boiled in an alkali solution which breaks down the lignin in the cell walls allwing the fibres to separate. The fibre is beaten with a wooden hammer on a flat stone.Nepalese mountain papers and Bhutanese resho paper are made by churning the pulp in water and pouring onto a mould which is wooden frame with a cotton cloth stretched over its surface. The mould is positioned in a shallow pool and the sheet is formed in water by spreading the pulp over the surfacaeof the mould. The paper is dried on the frame which is propped up and angled towards the sun.This is the most primitive way of making paper,unchanged for the over 1000 years.
Material
Lokhta paper (Nepali kazaz)
Care
Use ball pen for writing. Pages contain natural flecks and texture unique to the art of hand-crafted Lokta paper. Its paper is unlined and acid free, an ideal medium for all sketching, drawing, scrap booking application.
Description
Historically the handcrafting of lokta paper occurred in the rural areas of Nepal, most notably in the Baglung District. Today raw lokta paper is produced in more than 22 districts in Nepal, but finished lokta paper products are produced only in Kathmandu Valley and Janakpur. The notebooks have been locally made from lokhta paper produced using traditional method. The cover is printed with beautiful floral designs. Keep the notebook and pencil set in your bag to use as handy notebooks whenever neccessary. Use it to make important notes as the paper is not easily damaged or destroyed. The images haven been created by Lasha Mutual an artist from Ontario, Canada, who’s interest in Buddhist philosophies have influenced her beautiful art work. These images are from her 108 White Taras Series, which have been digitally printed on loktha paper.
108 paintings of White Tara ~ a meditation deity revered within Tibetan Buddhism, who embodies compassion, long life, healing and serenity (source www.lashamutual.com)
