Hello! I just saw your irises linocut and it's so gorgeous! I love how they circle around each other
I then went to check out your shop and noticed some of your prints are on Lokta paper.. where do you get it if I may ask? I've had no luck with finding 'alternative' papers for art purposes so far, at best I got stuck on businesses-only thin packaging paper :"D
Hey thanks so much!!
Usually I get papers from Rougier & Plé in France, they generally have a really good colour selection and are fairly consistent with their 80gsm standard. Ofc they're handmade so some irregularity is fine but I feel some colours (pink & light pink in particular) are definitely more tissue-y than others! I believe the brand they stock is Esprit Papier but they might only sell business-to-business...
I've also bought some sheets of regular natural Lokta from centpourcentnepal on etsy and thought those were great, just not quite as cost-effective for me. If you're in Europe that might be the best option for you shipping-wise, and the papers come in different weights and sizes so you can try a few depending on what you want to use them for. With the prints I do, the 90 and 130gsm both worked well for me.
When I lived in the UK I ordered from Jackson's a lot for printmaking stuff in general and it seems like they used to have better Lokta options than they do now, but they still have a very broad selection of papers including some cool test packs like this one from the Awagami Factory.
Hope this helped in some way & good luck!
