21 | LOTUS & ASH ABROAD

| LOTUS&ASH : : : OXFORD |

With a little more than one month spent in England, and a little more than one month left here, I've had enough time to be inspired by the centuries-old motifs, colors schemes, and designs I've encountered along the way, and enough time to really start missing my printer.

That being said, England has been a wonderful LOTUS&ASH experience. The black taxis, the red doors, Portobello Road in Notting Hill - they are all oh-so-LOTUS & ASH. There is something timeless, classic, and undoubtedly posh about London, and I'd like to think that LOTUS & ASH can capture that feeling in its own California way.

I look forward to returning to that lovely state with British influences swirling in my head, and get them onto paper, stat.

I never thought I'd be able to make it three months without any designing, or paper-ing, so when my roommate's birthday came around...The celebration called out for a little paper love.

Using the outdated laser jet printer downstairs (which always seems to be out of toner), paper from the art store on Broad Street, and good-old, reliable Scotch double-sided tape, I created these invitations and a new stationery design for a very lovely girl.

| TEA & CHAMPAGNE designed 10.2008 |

The paper is blush, and the envelopes are lined. It goes without saying that I will be coming home with as many tissue-lined envelopes that will fit into my suitcase! An elegant touch, they are not for everyday use. But when the right occasion calls...they can make a note extra save-worthy.

| OXFORD CLASSIC designed 10.2008 |

20 | A CLOSET FULL OF LOTUS & ASH

T-SHIRTS are one of LOTUS & ASH's favorite things to design. A good, unique T-SHIRT design can make an event or cause that much more attractive. And it's always satisfying to wear a good font. In the past month, LOTUS & ASH has gotten the chance to design three new shirts. Two were for philanthropies, and one was for the philanthropic branch of the Stanford Tree, the Tree in Training Program, initiated by this year's tree, patrick fortune.

left : t shirt front & right : t shirt back

| THETABREAKERS 08 |

| TREE IN TRAINING PROGRAM |

| MUSIC FOR MATT . BENEFIT CONCERT |

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!