Did you know that dish is a slang for a sexually attractive person of either sex in the UK? Neither did I at first! Not until I saw these kitchen towels by Dear Colleen that is.
There’s 2 versions — one that’s more modern (and apparently, more based on Hollywood hunks), and a classic one of UK actors in period dramas. My dish of the day is definitely Colin Firth. Yum!
If you’ve been following our Facebook Page last week, I announced that I will be one of the judges for a competition that Gallic Books (UK) is running to celebrate the success of the Claude Izner Murder Mystery book series!
Set in the heart of nineteenth century France, these page-turning novels follow the adventure of Victor Legris, a young Parisian bookseller and amateur sleuth as he unravels a series of gruesome killings and shocking crimes.
Claude Izner is the nom de plume (pen name) of two sisters that still operate as booksellers on the banks of the Seine and are experts on nineteenth-century Paris. But for this competition, we want to see YOUR Paris.
1) The entire Victor Legris series (Murder on the Eiffel Tower, The Père Lachaise Mystery, The Montmartre Investigation, The Marais Assassin and The Predator of Batignolles)
2) 1 x Conté a Paris Sketching & Drawing Kit
3) 1 x Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink Collection
4) 1 x Artists’ Water Colour Sable Brush Set
To be in the running to win the entire Victor Legris series as well as the above fantastic art materials courtesy of Winsor & Newton, just email over your illustrative interpretation of the French capital by 26 November to riona@all-leo.com.
More information can be found here, so perhaps now is the time to revisit Paris? 😉
I’m a huge fan of husband and wife team Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop. They make the most fantastic block prints – each is drawn by hand, carved out of woodblocks by hand (with hand tools), and printed onto paper by hand on their in-house etching press. They show lots of in-progress photos and is a visual treat for those who love this form of printmaking.
My breath was taken away when I saw their Bonfire print. Five different wood blocks were hand cut and each individual block was pressed onto the paper in several stages to form a masterpiece.
Go team!
