Deepak Shrestha's Lokta Shifu (Fabric Woven from Paper)
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM 
Currently on display at Atlanta International Airport bewteen check-in and the T-Gates, hand-woven fabric and products made from hand-made paper yarn, a technique called Lokta Shifu, byNepaleseartist,Deepak Shrestha. His work is shown among that of many others that have created garments from paper. Over time, I have seen several wonderful exhibits in this space at ATL, but this is the first that is applicable to Textile Blog.


Above: the paper yarn used in the creation of these woven textiles.
Deepak Shrestha in
Textile Art,
Textile Constructions 



