dearest L&A newcomers and loyalists,

I must apologize for the radio silence. But, have no fear, there has been no loss in paper and design explorations. Indeed, the silence was of the too-busy variety, so I am happy to (finally) report the new and exciting things that have been coming out of the L&A workshop…

: : : PAPER : : :

|| nana’s surprise . designed october 2009 ||

|| envelope surprise (why not use that flap for something other than licking?!) a new L&A concept . designed september 2009 ||

: : : COLLEGE DESIGN : : :

|| sUpErfUndiNneR . designed september 2009 ||

: : : PHILANTHROPIC DESIGN : : :

Every Fall, L&A devotes its time and font-loving-skills to two philanthropic events:  Music for Matt, a benefit concert in New Orleans, and THETA BREAKERS, a Run/Walk through Stanford campus.

|| the second line MUSIC FOR MATT CHARITY CONCERT . designed september 2009 ||

|| THETA BREAKERS eflyer . designed october 2009 ||

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Guess what!?

There’s still time to sign up for Theta Breakers if you’re in the Bay Area!

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september means back to school. and LOTUS&ASH is officially enrolled.

as a residential computer consultant (read: nerd at heart), I got the chance to help set up and decorate our house this year, which was a definite perk of the job.

so, welcome back to stanford life, senior year, and

KAPPA ALFALFA THETA, the house theme,

inspired by our favorite little rascal

|| kitchen poster, designed 09.2009 ||

and, after shlepping my printer, my paper, and my screens back up the california coast, the LOTUS&ASH dorm room office is good to go.

|| door signs (2/62), and little roommate rascals ||

|| the best place to rest my head ||

|| L&A tuck anywhere calendars, and the handmade jewelry hanger ||

|| paper explosion ||

|| ashling in 7 books, and the L&A wet-ampersands SIGG bottle  ||

if you’re around, you’re more than welcome to stop by. there’s plenty of paper and design to go around.

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.

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

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

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

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.

It’s been far, far too long since the LOTUS & ASH blog was readily updated. Now that  the new website lotusandash(dot)com is about 88percent complete, the LOTUS&ASH blog is being brought back to life and has a new name – LOTUS&ASH : UPDATE.

While mainting the main site about once a month – uploading new designs, and paper-y goodness, I’ll be trying to update UPDATE more frequently. (this may get confusing…)

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 6 months is that I’m not as good at coding, as I am at designing … it’s been a long road, to “handcode” the new website, but I am so glad that I did it.

That being said, DO NOT TRY AND ATTEMPT to open lotusandash(dot)com in Internet Explorer (I fear what might happen…I haven’t even tried it). I’ve designed it for Firefox compatibility (right now), and it works with some little quirks in Safari 4. (look at me with all the tech-compatibility jargon-blech!).

And, just in case Internet Explorer is all you have, here are some static pictures of the new lotusandash(dot)com for your viewing pleasure…

|| more summer updates to follow soon… ||

/// it’s here ///

LOTUS & ASH has been dormant for far, far too long… but the little ampersands have been busy coding something new.

something exciting. something a bit more custom, a bit more handmade, a bit more

LOTUS & ASH…

A NEW WEBSITE. TO DEBUT MAY DAY.