Different cultures have used various forms and types of papers over the centuries, but what makes Lokta paper so different? Today’s mass produced computer printer and copy paper are processed from trees that are cut down and turned into wood pulp to create...
There are rustic leather journals, and then there are rustic leather journals. Many journals now a days lack what makes them truly rustic. They certainly look the part, and may even be distressed in all the right places with “rough cut” paper edges and...
Going through my closet, I found shirt I bought in 2007 to support Super Sherpas, an Everest expedition made up of entirely of Sherpas. Sherpas are common guides for mountaineers who want to summit the highest mountain in the world. They live in the high, very high,...
On April 25, 2015 a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal. The quake occurred about 80km from the Kathmandu and its effects were devastating in the capital city. Collapsed buildings, broken roadways, and no news from the villages closer to the epicenter. We...
