LOKTA LAMP

Tibetan paper exploration through light

There’s a Tibetan paper store on Bloor St. that has been there for years, and in the 7 years I’ve lived on Bloor I had never once went in. One day I went out of curiousity and picked up a few sheets of Lokta paper, which is a paper made from the inner bark of the lokta bush (Daphne shrub). The fibers are cooked into pulp and spread on mesh frames to sun-dry. Lokta bushes regenerate after branches are cut, making for a sustainable means of paper production.

Over time this has evolved into exploring paper more broadly - hanji paper, japanese paper, lokta paper, shoe wrapping paper and more to come.

To date I’ve made 14 of these in various forms, and they live around the world with different friends and family.

Paper tile scans

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