a new baby, a new design
LOTUS&ASH'S first baby announcement : A BUNDLE OF JOY
created especially for nakari marie's family, with handmade glint detail.
30 | SUMMER SNAPS { no. 3 }
FOCUS
across the world greeting card, custom designed for a daughter, to her mother.
it's no secret that LOTUS&ASH loves custom correspondence, the kind that makes a person think this is something that could not have been sent to anyone else, or mean as much to anyone else.
when a friend came to me with a special request - to send her mother a 46th birthday card on her behalf, since she was in uganda and wouldn't be able to - i saw it as a perfect opportunity for a custom greeting...
|| vintage par avion inner envelope ||
|| 45 hugs, calls, and kisses, strung together in an attempt to reach across the world ||
|| the 46th card for the 46th birthday girl ||
summersnaps no. 3
29 | SUMMER SNAPS { no. 2 }
CELEBRATION SNAPS
|| surprise shotglass cake . a baked libation ||
|| blingbling birfday for a LIL MA ||
|| a special graduation shabu menu ||
|| a toast to the newlyweds . wedding stationery ||
|| CHEERS TO YOU&YOU . wedding greeting ||
summersnaps no .2
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
27 | A QUICK L&A BREAK : MALAYSIA
For the past two weeks, I've been traveling in Malaysia - gaining insight into a creative background I never knew I had by spending time with my grandmother (my Ah Mah), and soaking in the tastes, sights and designs of the multicultural country. Of course, there were paper souvenirs, which are additions to the ever-growing LOTUS&ASH world paper collection.
|| hair clips at the pulau tikus market, penang ||
|| pattern buffet at the kura restaurant, kuala lumpur ||
|| grandmother knows best, circa 1977, penang ||
|| garden view, penang ||
|| learning the roti jalla pattern from ah-mah, penang ||
|| sacred saturation, hindu batu caves, kuala lumpur ||
As splendid as the vacation was, I'm glad to be back in California, and back at LOTUS&ASH.