LUSH

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SUBSCRIPTION:

Release 01: LUSH

LUSH is the inaugural release of Friends in Soft Focus. Created around a single shared prompt, this edition gathers original photography, writing, and artwork into a printed publication intended to be lived with slowly. Every copy is assembled by hand and mailed as an invitation to continue the conversation.

Each mailing includes a carefully assembled collection of printed materials, including:

• The complete LUSH publication

• Printed ephemera created exclusively for this edition

• A reply postcard inviting your own correspondence

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

PHOTOGRAPHY
Uv Lucas
Pam Powell
Kit Ramsey
Daria Roman
Robin Stewart

WRITING
Jack Farrugia
Sean Kearney

ARTWORK
Luce Berta
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Amber Digby
Propaganda (Meizles Valeria)
Shin Robinson
Chriss Slevin

EDITORIAL
Margaret Lewandowski

Release: 01
Theme: LUSH
Published: July 2026
Format: Printed correspondence
Language: English
Origin: New Jersey, United States
Edition: First Printing

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Each release stands on its own. You're welcome to begin with a single issue or subscribe to receive all four quarterly editions by selecting an annual subscription.

Annual subscriptions include Release 01: LUSH and the next three releases.

SHIPPING

Shipping fees are included in the cost of the issue. No additional shipping fees are required.

Release 01: LUSH

Each mailing includes a carefully assembled collection of printed materials, including:

• The complete LUSH publication

• Printed ephemera created exclusively for this edition

• A reply postcard inviting your own correspondence

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Release: 01
Theme: LUSH
Published: July 2026
Format: Printed correspondence
Language: English
Origin: New Jersey, United States
Edition: First Printing

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Each release stands on its own. You're welcome to begin with a single issue or subscribe to receive all four quarterly editions by selecting an annual subscription.

Annual subscriptions include Release 01: LUSH and the next three releases.

SHIPPING

Shipping fees are included in the cost of the issue. No additional shipping fees are required.

Fragments from LUSH

What follows are small details from just five of the fifteen pieces included in Release 01. The remainder, and each work in its entirety, awaits inside the printed release.

What remains unseen is intentional. Part of Friends in Soft Focus is the experience of unfolding each piece for the first time.

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LUSH began as a question about abundance, opulence, excess, frivolity, and quiet light. What they mean, where they appear, and how differently they are be understood from one person to the next.

Thank you for spending time with it.

I hope it lingers.

— Margaret

PUBLICATION NOTES

Friends in Soft Focus is a quarterly correspondence-based art publication that brings together original artwork, writing, photography, and printed ephemera around a single -word prompt. Every release is assembled by hand and mailed from the studio, inviting readers to slow down and spend time with the work.
Not at all. Each release stands on its own and may be purchased individually. If you'd like to receive every quarterly issue as it's published, an annual subscription is also available.
Orders typically leave the studio within 5-7 business days. You'll receive a shipping confirmation with tracking as soon as your package is on its way.
Yes. Friends in Soft Focus ships worldwide. Please contact us directly if you have any issues checking out: pigeon@friendsinsoftfocus.com.
No. Each release is shaped around a different, single-word prompt and features a new collection of contributors, artwork, writing, photography, and printed materials. Every issue is intended to feel like its own world.
Only in part. We intentionally reveal just a small selection of each release online. Much of the experience is reserved for the moment the envelope arrives and is opened for the first time.
Yes. Friends in Soft Focus periodically opens calls for submissions. Announcements are shared through our newsletter and Instagram. Every release features a new prompt and a different group of contributors.