Encadrement D'art

22/08/2026

"During the night of 17 June, Lt Pacey was ordered to lead a fighting patrol into the area of Galmanche with the object of destroying enemy machine gun posts. He divided his patrol into two halves, the one under his own command and the other under the command of 4801964 Sjt J. Ward.
During the assault on an enemy post Lt Pacey and his men came under MG and r***e fire from several directions. Without hesitation he led the assault with great dash and determination and succeeded in reaching the enemy post.
At this point he was wounded in the leg, but continued to lead his men, and personally killed all of the enemy in the MG post which was his objective. He then ordered his patrol to withdraw; although wounded a second time he personally supervised the withdrawal of his men which was successfully accomplished under continuous enemy fire, which by this time had greatly increased. Throughout the whole action Lt Pacey's leadership was of a very high standard and his example was an inspiration to his men. His personal bravery and dash was undoubtedly responsible for the successful outcome of the action."

Lt. Pacey was awarded the Military Cross in December of 1944.

Reproduced by kind permission of the family of Major H J Pacey MC OBE.

30/07/2026

Your chance to purchase some beautiful pieces of art.

We will offer 10% discount on framing any of Diana's works.

22/06/2026

Nous avons décidé de fermer la boutique l'après-midi cette semaine.
En raison des grandes baies vitrées orientées au sud et de l'absence de climatisation, la chaleur est insupportable l'après-midi.
Mais ne vous inquiétez pas : si vous nous appelez au 09 77 00 66 38 ou si vous sonnez simplement à la porte d'entrée de l'appartement, nous serons toujours ravis de vous accueillir.

Merci de votre compréhension.

We have taken the decision to close up the shop in the afternoons this week.
The large south facing windows, and no air conditioning mean it is unbearably hot in the afternoon.
But don't worry, if you call us on 09 77 00 66 38 or just ring the front doorbell of the apartment, we will still be happy to serve you.

Thank you for your understanding.

20/06/2026

Nous voilà donc de retour après de superbes vacances dans le Minervois, et la première chose à faire était de m'occuper de ce très gentil garçon, qui nous a attendus avec une patience d'ange.

So, we are back from a lovely holiday in the Minervois area, and the first job to finish was this very good boy, who waited ever so patiently for us to get back.

27/05/2026

La chaîne de production tourne à plein régime ce matin, mais nous tenons à vous informer que nous serons fermés pour nos congés annuels pendant les deux prochaines semaines. Après la fermeture demain, jeudi 28 mai, nous rouvrirons nos portes le mardi 16 juin.
Merci à tous pour votre fidélité, et à très bientôt.
John et Pip.

The production line is going full steam this morning, but just to let you know that we will be closed for our annual holiday for the next two weeks. After closing tomorrow - Thursday 28 May, we open for business again on Tuesday 16 June.
Thank you all for your custom, and see you again soon.
John and Pip.

06/04/2026

For our English clients and followers, if your French needs a boost then why not get in touch with Caroline, you won't regret it.

Just a quick reminder that our French classes at L’Art Café in St Mathieu are starting tomorrow 🇫🇷

A great way to build confidence, meet people, and practise your French in a friendly setting.

Places are still available

21/03/2026

Notre client a fait un excellent choix de couleurs et de cadre pour cette superbe photo. Le tout est complété par un verre antireflet, ce qui rend le résultat vraiment parfait.

Our customer made a great choice of colours and frame for this amazing photograph. Completed with non reflective glass, it works so well.

14/02/2026

Si vous avez la possibilité de regarder la télévision en anglais, pourquoi ne pas vous brancher la semaine prochaine pour voir comment nos amis ont déménagé dans la belle ville de Chalus.

If you have the ability to watch English TV, why not tune in next week to see how our friends made the move to the beautiful town of Chalus.

Here we go......

Starting on Monday 16th February. We are on A New Life In The Sun.....Channel 4 (UK TV) 4pm in the UK.
If you watched right to the end of today's programme there is a sneek peek.....

Please be kind with your comments 😊

07/02/2026

Avez-vous des œuvres qui vous semblent trop endommagées ? Nous pouvons peut-être vous aider.

Cette affiche précieuse a connu une vie difficile, mais nous avons pu la stabiliser à l'aide d'un carton adhésif et, en quelques minutes, la presse à vide à verre chaud a aplati les plis. Nous avons découpé sur mesure un carton de montage pour recouvrir les coins déchirés, avant de l'encadrer.

Notre client peut désormais continuer à profiter de cette œuvre et des souvenirs qu'elle évoque.

Do you have any pieces that you think are too damaged? We may still be able to help.

This treasured poster has had a hard life, but we could stabilise it using an adhesive backing board, and a few minutes in the hot glass vacuum press flattened the wrinkles out. We custom cut a mount board to cover the torn corners, before finally framing.

Our client can now continue to enjoy this piece, and the memories that it invokes.

17/01/2026

Nous souhaitons une bonne année à tous nos clients.

Nous démarrons l'année 2026 avec cette magnifique broderie, dont les points sont si petits et le fil si fin. Cela a dû demander beaucoup de patience.
Encadrée dans du chêne français massif, ce fut un plaisir d'avoir cette jolie pièce dans notre boutique.

Wishing all our customers a happy new year.

Kicking off 2026 with this beautiful embroidery, the stitches are so small and the thread so fine. It must have taken so much patience.
Framed in solid French oak, it was a pleasure to have this lovely piece in the shop.