61 | THREE DAY WEEKEND

postcards from the perfect summer weekend in SF

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The Fillmore Jazz Fest was the perfect way to spend a lazy summer day.

Jello fruit made by Anne were perfect for the 80 degree weather...

and tanning, reading, and postcard-writing in the park.

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Of course, no weekend would be complete without paper

like new stationery, the perfect gift for a one-year anniversary...

paired with a greeting card: one year down, 99 to go.

and some of my favorite designs from my paper crush Hello Lucky!, my beau, and the Coit Tower gift shop circa 1950.

i hope you all had a safe, sunny, and perfectly summer 4th of july.

28 | SUMMERSNAPS {no. 1}

introducing ::: summer snaps

a quick update, featuring snapshots from the summer to keep you updated on the whereabouts, and do-abouts of LOTUS&ASH.

|| missing miss boyd. handmade graphic tank ||

|| clementine chalk ... how L&A earns her lunch every day ||

|| making mouths water at the clementine tables ||

summersnaps no. one

19 | A SUMMERSET + VERY IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT L&A CUSTOM PAPER

| FAVORITE SUNSET . shot july 2008 . CANADA |

It's the end of the Summer for LOTUS & ASH : and it was quite the summer.

With plenty of time for design and paper, LOTUS & ASH was able to add new designs to every category of paper - from celebrations to greeting cards, personalized stationery to hand-sewn books, the summer allowed for the L&A portfolio to expand gracefully.

Though the Summer is coming to a close, the Autumn is much anticipated. With the debut of the newly redesigned STANFORD INTERMISSION in September, a summer project by LOTUS & ASH, and the dates of the non profit events, including THETA BREAKERS, MUSIC for MATT, and IN THE LOOP, with designs by LOTUS & ASH fast approaching, it seems like the LOTUS & ASH SUMMER is becoming a LOTUS & ASH AUTUMN.

Lastly, BINARY PRESS is set to debut next month at the Cantor Art Center, the first letterpress project of its kind.

All in all, this summer has been simply splendid.

| COLLECTED SUNSETS . shot during Summer 2008 |

: : : NOTE TO ALL LOTUS & ASH : CUSTOM PAPER FANS : : :

At the end of September, I will be leaving California, to study at Oxford University until the end of the year. The good news? I cannot wait to spend countless hours in their libraries looking at ancient manuscripts, and studying their typography.

The bad news ... I have to leave my printer at home.

WHAT IT MEANS : I cannot fill ANY paper orders while abroad, until December 15th when I return.

So, IF YOU ANTICIPATE NEEDING ANY CUSTOM PAPER BEFORE DECEMBER, please contact me as soon as possible, so we can create whatever you may need.

It's me, myself, and my printer until I leave at the end of the month.

I WANT SOME PAPER!

15 | Favorite Things

| SUMMER on SKYLINE with a BIANCHINI'S PICNIC 07.2008 |

Summer has proven to be productive and relaxing - and, incredibly enjoyed with a few of my favorite things. Though time spent on Skyline, picnics, visiting San Francisco (the city I LOVE), and cooking pizzas in backyard ovens have cut into time in the LOTUS & ASH office, they are all well, well worth it.

The past few weeks have included designs for new LOTUS & ASH letterhead and proof and order forms, in support for launching a more online-based ordering system.

But good ol' favorite paper fun did not stop with these administrative improvements. L&A celebrated a best friend's birthday with a handmade and custom designed guide for Fine Living at Twenty. Always a fan of Moleskin notebooks, they serve as great canvases to make whatever journal one can imagine.

And, after a long time in the making, a sweet greeting card made its debut. Quoting a favorite STARS song, it can be reproduced in any size.  Sometimes, though, the smaller, the more easily tucked away and re-read. And that's the point of this whole stationery thing anyway, right?

Time working on L&A has been divided betweensailing in the bay and working on B I N A R Y P R E S S

Indeed, things are busy. But they are being thoroughly enjoyed.

| FOGGY GOLDEN GATE 07.2008 |

14 | A LOTUS&ASH SUMMER

it's a lotus & ash kind of summer

before lotus&ash transplants itself to oxford for ten weeks this autumn, it needs to soak up all the northern california sunshine and air it can in the meantime.

the summer provides for perfectly-lit afternoons to have a paper & grass photoshoot, new and bright designs, and plenty of time spent in the new lotus&ash office.

plenty of time, eh? indeed. this summer, lotus & ash will be introducing new paper designs, and experimenting in web design with a revamped website.

also, i will be producing a cross-media project for the stanford cantor arts museum, provided for by the ASSU. BINARY PRESS will give me the opportunity to learn the craft of letterpress at the center for the book in san francisco, as well as develop my web skills further with a web documentation of my project's progress.

this summer will definitely busy with so many design pursuits and explorations! but, there will also be plenty of time for relaxation, reading, visiting farmer's markets, and cooking -- everything that a summer should be defined by.

| FRESHLY CAUGHT TROUT with FARMER'S MARKET ASPARAGUS cooked 06.2008 |

stay tuned.

| ALL PHOTOS by LOTUS & ASH 06.2008 |