ALWAYS A GOOD TIME

Just a little Free Friday at Tipitina's this weekend {always a good time}. Happy Monday!

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USA USA USA

Some art in progress. I'm doing some acrylic mono prints on acrylic sheets. I'll keep updating my progress! Happy Thursday! USA USA USA! Hail Mary full of grace…..{you get the picture}. Goes without saying that I am a HUGE soccer fan!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

THRIFT + VINTAGE

It has been a busy bee week, BUT it is all coming together. This past weekend I went on a thrift store excursion + found some great things. My favorite thrift stores in New Orleans are The Salvation Army // Pelican Thrift // Red White & Blue Thrift. This lot I snatched up on Saturday cost me a grand total of $15 {I love it}. I collect wooden tennis rackets, so this Wilson Chris Everett Championship racket will join my little group. Every house here needs a little touch of religion, so hence the brass crucifix {+ I just realized I don't have a cross in my house, yikes}. The little brass trumpet was so cute, BUT wait stand it up + it's a candle holder {didn't get that till I got home}. Lastly, I can never have enough trays, this one is wooden with a silver rim + hand painted crest + initials {not my initials but close enough, we'll go with it}. All in all a successful thrift day! The rug is a South African Springbok from Worldwide Wildlife Products. Happy Hump Day!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIDAY

At the beach? Or in New Orleans? I'll let you decide {regardless it is definitely summer + very warm}. What I do know is that it is FRIDAY {TGIF + thank the Lord}! It also looks beautiful outside. Have a wonderful weekend!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

BOXWOOD + PALE PINK

The different colored houses + buildings in New Orleans are never ending. I am always intrigued by the color of a wall in combination with a landscape element. I love this modern planter + simple boxwood plant against the pale pink wall. Here is a similar planter from All Modern. They also have a great variety of planters + outdoor furniture to create a clean + modern outdoor space.

Yesterday I was delighted to join a #summerpartychat on Twitter with Domino Magazine + Huffington Post Home + Ballard Designs. We got to discuss ideas with other bloggers + modern decor companies alike. Check out the discussion thread for some fun summer entertaining recipes + decor concepts!

Happy Thursday!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

PEOPLE IN FOUR COLORS

Just playing with some more acrylic mono prints. My next venture will be to do larger ones + maybe on some acrylic panels or glass. There are some new ones posted on my site here. These are people in four colors. This is my friend Leslie. Happy Hump Day!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

WHIRLWIND OF SORTS

This weekend was another whirlwind of sorts with a wedding + Father's Day. Congrats to my two friends Alison + Charlie on getting married, what a great celebration! Also, I spent some time at home with my family in Baton Rouge. My grandfather expressed wanting a painting for his apartment, so I painted this for him + gifted it to him yesterday for Father's Day. We had a wonderful dinner + I always enjoy spending time with my family. Happy Monday!

I have updated my portfolio site with new work, check it out here.

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

RIVER + SHOES

Love walking along the river in New Orleans. It's warm + smells like rain. You can't quite get to the edge due to the rocks holding the bank in tact. BUT you can stand on the wooden beams that line the walkway. You look out + then down at what lays around your feet, I don't mind the bits of trash {the blue bag is vibrant + pops out}. Next, I look at my sandals, I love these sandals {can't take a picture like this + not talk about your shoes}. Gap the past 2 years has come out with a great line of sandals {simple, clean, sophisticated}. These are from last years collection, I wear them with everything. This summer they have quite a few pairs I just might need for my closet, my favs 1 // 2 // 3 . TGIF + rain rain go away!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

FRIENDS + FOOD + FLOWERS

This post goes out to two of my besties {Joan + Jess}, who both are beautiful, love flowers {especially Hydrangeas}, + whom I love having dinner with. Cooking + catching up with friends is a must in my life {I would not be where I am today without the food or the friends}. So cheers to friends + food + almost being Friday, yay!

P.S. Jess thanks for the flowers!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

PAINTING ALONG

Another acrylic paint mono print on black paper. Just painting along, happy hump day!

Art inspiration this week Kayla Plosz //  Raoul De Keyser // Helen Corning

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

BLOOMING SLEEPING GIANT

I really do love Succulent plants. Their colors, textures, + steadfastness {they are the sleeping giants of plants, maybe minus the giant part}. This Succulent I've had in my living room window for almost two + a half years. It has moved houses with me + has also moved around my current house from room to room. I did not realize till about 2 months ago that these plants indeed bloom! After two + half years, voila, here it is. Very delicate + beautiful. It has gotten very tall + outgrown it's little bonsai pot I have it in {time for a bigger home}. In the midst of it slowly growing taller, it has started to lean over the painting I have in the window. Seemed as though it took on the colors of the painting {I'm sure this is it's natural coloring, but I like to think that my painting influenced it}. So, if you have plant patience {which is hard sometimes to have} try out Succulents, move them around the house till they seem to find their happy spot. In New Orleans you can find these at Urban Roots // Harold's Plants // Lowes, bon Mardi.

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

EYE SEE OYSTERS

This weekend was calm + quiet {BUT so nice + needed}. I caught up on some painting + painted some more oyster eyes. Happy Monday!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

PAINT + CARDS

I've been back into card making lately. Just sharing some new ones that I have painted. More are on their way. Happy Thursday!

Artists that inspired me this week Therese Murdza // Alain Clement // Hyunmee Lee

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app. All work is Copyright ©2014 Logan Ledford.

NEW ORLEANS SUMMER

New Orleans summer {phew} it's a warm one, BUT I do love it. One summer accessory everyone here is in need of is a good hat. I've been looking around + I'm ready to change it up from my straw Fedora. I've landed on a wide brim straw hat from Nola Couture. It's simple + pretty + gets the job done {along with a silk sash}. So check them out {+ protect your head from our southern sun}. Happy Hump Day!

Don't forget that Anders Osborne is playing tonight at Wednesday at the Square at 5pm! 

PROUD + HAPPY

The weekend + wedding was a total success {+ a blast, of course}. The rain made no dent in our festivities {if anything it made it a little more exciting}. My friends were beautiful + I'm extremely proud + happy for them! Yay for weddings! Happy Monday!

All photographs are taken with an iphone 5s + VSCOcam app.