<p class="p1"><span class="s1">To me there&#8217;s nothing more inherently American than stationery — after all, what other design enterprise can be started at a kitchen table with the aid of a printer? <a href="https://whitesagetarot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">small cloud shop</a> is just such a endeavor, begun by illustrator Theresa Hutch in Minneapolis, and printed with the help of a studio a few miles away. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">It all started on a</span><span class="s1"> cold January morning in 2012, when Theresa painted a cup of water with a straw that looked like it was bending. Since it was the beginning of a new year, she challenged herself to make a new painting every week for the year. </span><span class="s1">Once she crossed the five-year mark,</span><span class="s1"> Theresa (also a yoga teacher) transformed these paintings into travel journals and greeting cards she calls Yoga Sutra Cards. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">small cloud shop&#8217;s main objective is to not put any more junk out into the world — and </span><span class="s1">limits its carbon footprint via a local professional printer and</span><span class="s1"> using bio-plastic sleeves made from plants for its cards. </span></p>
<p class="p1">Theresa&#8217;s newest range of enchanting journals and cards are inspired by the year she spent in the mystical land of Yokohama, Japan. Every card and every journal tells a little story of her experience there — and she would love to make her stories part of yours! I think you&#8217;ll agree that her colorful still lifes are anything but stagnant — they have such a colorful energy and dynamicism to them.<br />
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<p class="p1"><span class="s2">And in the spirit of all things American, please vote if you haven&#8217;t already! I cast mine Saturday in Ohio&#8217;s Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The line snaked outside and around the building and took me about 30 minutes to get through — and while I&#8217;m a pretty impatient person generally speaking, it was well worth the wait! </span><span class="s2"><br />
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<p class="p1">All photos courtesy of Lisa Venticinque</p>