Leone Erskine

Oil paintings

Ceramic Noah's Ark

Rug hooking

Giclée print of an oil painting

All art created by Leone Erskine

Leone Erskine was born in 1898 in Door County Wisconsin, and later became a school teacher in a one room school house in Door County. After raising three children, at the age of 62 Leone decided to pursue her passion and obtained a university degree in fine art under the teacher who inspired her work, Sister Thomasita. As well as a passion for art, Leone loved nature or "natural history" as she called it, and cared for the environment. Even though I only knew her for her last few years of her life, until she died at 103, Leone (my great-grandmother), and the stories my family tells me about her continue to inspire me. As I am trying to figure out my future, I feel a connection to her because of our similar interest in art and sustaining our environment. 

This n' that

Ring, matches, Lauren Conrad

Caine's Arcade

So cute!

Fish Plates

I went to Anthropologie in Yorkville for the first time today with my aunt, who was taking me to buy me a present for my birthday! It was lots of fun, I ended up getting some really cute paisley shorts from the gap.  Anyways, as we were walking around Anthropologie I saw all of these plates with fish on them under neath a table and it was love at first sight, so I made a note in my phone to post a picture of them on my blog. Then I got home and saw one of the fish plates on my dining room table from Anthropologie! My Mom bought one a few days ago because she loved it so much!!!! Funny eh?

Cake with Giants

 I love all of the cute watercolour doodles from cakewithgiants, but today I was feeling herby! Amy Borrel makes everything she paints look adorable, I even wanted to take a little grey cat out of the screen to cuddle with and I'm not a big cat person at all!

Kusafune - Japan

How much fun are these little guys!? I think the whale is my fave!

Panic Room!

I thought this room - the panic room au vieux panier was worth sharing. (all of the other rooms at the au vieux panier are pretty cool, also worth checking out)

To infinity and beyond!

I'm working on a bunch of different posts right now, all original content! I'm not quite finished any of them yet so here are some (awesome) photo's to fill in the time gap! (photos from pineterest)

Roost Food Blog

Saturday Waffles from Coco|Roost on Vimeo.

I know I've already done a post on Roost Food Blog but it's just so awesome. I saw this video on the blog and I just had to share it! Those waffles look delicious!!! And I love the song playing in the video, (by Jolie Holland) I have the "Be Good Tanya's" version of this song on my ipod, but this one will soon be added as well!

Dots!

madewell, jcrew and urban outfitters

Pinterest

I just got a pinterest account, yet another social media site I have to keep track of! But I must say I'm really enjoying pinterest. It is much like weheartit except you pin pictures instead of hearting things you like from all over the web, or from people you follow. The big positive difference between weheartit and pinterest is that the quality of the photos on pinterest is generally better. I am also finding that the photos on the site are more my style than those on weheartit. All in all Pinterest has earned a daily visit from me! You should try it out!

(Below are some of my first pins!)

(The windows!)

(the skirt!)

William British Handmade

Have you seen luggage more cool than this?

Sandwich art

A little sandwich art that put a smile on my face.

A parisian home with Madewell and Selby

Such a pretty house! Click here for more!