the alphabet

I love this typographic short film from n9ve.

success

I'm having to read this book for my Writing 101 course, and I've really enjoyed it. Supposedly it's my college's "common book" but I would recommend it to anyone. It's a fairly quick read, and it's an amazing story of success and inspiration. Let me tell you, it's really hard to write an essay critiquing an inspirational book! It's about this guy growing up in the ghetto, barely making it by, but his love of clay (he's a potter) brings him through college and then to create a world class arts center and job training facility (Manchester Bidwell) for underprivileged folks. He has won all kinds of awards and now he's working with President Obama. It's a pretty incredible story, one of my favorite quotes was this:

"I'm convinced by the experience of a lifetime, responsible pursuit of things that really matter- to the spirit, to the soul- is the best and most reliable path to genuine success in the world" 

There's a nice quote to start your next day with 

ponder it!

xoxo

spring flowers

maybe it's just my overwhelming desire for spring, but I'm loving the beautiful flower arrangements in this video below done for West Elm...I also love West Elm. 

cataloged

some favorite looks from early spring catalogs and collections.

anthropologie

jcrew

  zara kids

free people

urban outfitters

ruche