Wishing You All A Belated Happy Charlemagne Easter.

Happy Easter To All You Beautiful People Out There... Compliments Of The Easter Season. - John. X

Wishing You All A Very Happy Christmas & A Happy Charlemagne New Year

" I hope you have enjoyed my creations this year and I look forward to sharing more of my world with you in 2010. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year. "   — John

On Her Majesty's Not So Secret Service

For more than a year, James Bond, British secret agent 007, has been trailing the private criminal organization SPECTRE and its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in 'Operation Bedlam'. This pursuit is partially described in The Spy Who Loved Me, where Bond explains to Vivienne Michel the aftermath of 'Operation Thunderball' and the escape of Blofeld. By the time of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Bond is convinced SPECTRE no longer exists. Frustrated by his inability to find Blofeld and M's insistence that he continue the search, Bond composes a letter of resignation for M. Meanwhile, Bond encounters a suicidal, beautiful young woman named Teresa di Vicenzo and interrupts her attempted drowning. He and the woman are then captured by professional henchmen. They are taken to Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse, the biggest European crime syndicate. Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo ('Tracy' to her friends) is the daughter and only child of Draco. Draco believes the only way to save his daughter is for Bond to marry her. To facilitate this, he offers Bond a great dowry; Bond refuses the offer, but agrees to continue romancing Tracy while her mental health improves. Afterwards, in answer to a question, Draco uses his contact to quickly inform Bond that Blofeld is in Switzerland, but does not know precisely where. Bond returns to England only to be given another lead: the London College of Arms has discovered that one Ernst Stavro Blofeld has assumed the title and name Comte Balthazar de Bleuville, and wants formal confirmation of the title. Blofeld has undergone plastic surgery to physically pass as heir of the de Bleuville bloodline — to the degree that he has asked the College to declare him the reigning count. On a visit to the College of Arms, Bond finds that the family motto of Sir Thomas Bond is 'The World Is Not Enough', and that he might be (though unlikely) Bond's ancestor. Impersonating a College of Arms representative, Sir Hilary Bray, Bond is able to infiltrate Blofeld's lair atop Piz Gloria, where he finally meets Blofeld. To View Website Please Click On:- www.jamiehammond.co.uk

AOI Featured Artist May 2009: John Charlesworth

Each month the AOI feature three illustrators who describe a little about how they work and who they work for. Please follow the links below to see and read more about this month's selection.

To view the site simply click on:- www.aoiportfolios.com

Evil Ink | Makes It's Mark On Images 33

"Evil Ink" has been selected by the AOI to appear in next year’s forthcoming Images 33: - The best of British contemporary illustration Exhibition 2009.

The AOI’s annual jury-selected illustration award and exhibition. Images features the most influential and innovative contemporary British illustration and provides an overview of the wealth and variety of contemporary illustration produced in the UK today, from traditional line drawings to the newest digital techniques by established and new talents of British illustration.



The exhibited works have been selected by well-known illustrators and creative industry specialists, including art buyers and commissioners from publishers, magazines, newspapers, advertising and design agencies. Images exhibit around 80 original art works, which represent the best of contemporary British illustration in the categories Advertising, Book, Design, Editorial, Student and Self-promotion. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, which includes full-colour reproductions of all the works.

For Further Details Log On To:www.aoiimages.com

FAST LANE is published by Hachette Childrens Books: www.hodderheadline.co.uk

Images 2008 | AOI Awards Book

The Association of Illustrators is pleased to present Images 32, the most prestigious and comprehensive illustration annual in the UK today. Each year more than 4,000 copies are distributed to promote the best of British illustration to the design and publishing industry worldwide.

Images is the UK's leading illustration competition, annual, awards show, and touring exhibition dedicated to showcasing the very best contemporary illustration published in the UK. Images is unique in that it is Britain's only jury-selected illustration competition, judged by a highly regarded panel of industry experts, spanning multiple categories.

The annual celebrates illustration excellence and is distributed to a specially targeted list of international commissioners and sold worldwide.

For more details click on: - www.aoiimages.com



All photos of the Images 32 Exhibition were taken by: - PBK Photography

FAST LANE | Blow-your-socks-off fiction for teens who aren't keen to pick up books

FAST LANE is series of children’s fiction books aimed at young, disengaged teenage boys (12- 14-year-olds with a lower reading age). Primarily for sale in the UK to the school and library market, the books tackle tough subjects using simple language and exciting story-lines.

For more details and the read the Publisher and industry reviews Click on: -

www.waterstones.com

www.amazon.co.uk

FAST LANE is published by Hachette Childrens Books: - www.hodderheadline.co.uk