Animated stories about Sara, an architect who notices the families the city walks past, and quietly turns their broken homes into places full of light.
I wanted to turn ruins into paradise in real life, and make the world a little more beautiful.I couldn’t.So now I build paradise from ruins in my dreams, hoping the real world becomes kinder one day, with no ruins left in it, and no ruined people.
the first page of Sara’s Paradise
Sara is an architect and interior designer. She listens far more than she talks, and when she sees a family the city has forgotten, she can’t drive on.
She isn’t a superhero. She cries, she gets tired, she doubts herself. And every time, she gets back up. Some things she keeps to herself, like where she comes from.
A few things she loves:
A rainy autumn night, a mother cat who wouldn't run from the headlights, and three kittens trapped below the road.
Sara climbed down. Then, because she doesn't have a yard, she gave them the far end of her balcony.
tap a photo to read Sara’s note on the back
Two kittens on a branch above the water. Sara climbed down.
And then all four of them were together again.
A few days later, the bandage came off.
What do you say… should we turn this corner into a little paradise? Just for the four of you.
Sara
Then she looked at the empty end of her balcony.
Measure first. Shelves at cat height. A little round house. Lights.
A little paradise, just for the four of them.
His name is Mochi. Pure white, blue eyes, and strong opinions about the sunniest spot on the balcony. Sara talks to him as if he understands every word. He might.
The photos are only half of it. The rest is the rain, the music, and every small voice. 6:50 long.
A street vendor, his twin daughters, and one piece of bread Sara couldn't drive past.
A father splits one piece of bread between his twin daughters.
Sara follows him home, to a house the city has forgotten.
“So tell me. What would your dream room look like?”
But the most beautiful moment is never the house.
It's two girls who won't let go.
A wedding invitation, a striped kitten in a suitcase, and a cold, rainy night in a village far from the city.
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Somewhere a family is waiting for a little light, and I’m already sketching. When their story is ready, I’d love to send it to you first.
Sara