♥ i want to make beautiful things. even if nobody cares.

last night i watched the facts of life (1960) on netflix,

and i could not help but notice the adorable movie title sequences that

played during the opening credits. a google search later brought up

the work of american graphic designer/ film maker, saul bass.

as you can tell from the images below, bass was a very prolific artist,

creating movie titles for some of the most well known films of our time.
(see more here.)

“I want everything we do – that I do personally, that our office does – to be beautiful. I don’t give a damn whether a client understands that that’s worth anything, or that a client thinks it’s worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It’s worth it to me.  It’s the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things. 
Even if nobody cares.”
— SAUL BASS, Bass on Titles, 1977

♥ sweet escape.

 

my neighbor totoro is one of my favorite animated films.  ever.

granted, nick and i do watch a lot of miyazaki films, but this one

takes the cake for being so stinking cute. 

 

 which is why i totally love this totoro is my hero necklace

from etsy shop that kate creates.

ps. did you spot his furry little self on the set of toy story 3?

♥ star spangled.

american inspired outfits from mode junkie

my lost emotions rise

over a mangled, star-spangled sky.

too late to recall

and i was too tired to try

to reach out for old, worn-out dreams

the color of blue jeans

after the brutal beating

of a maytag machine.

my mama, the poet