Jan Balet Sends a Christmas Gift

Most of you will recall our recent look at the career of Jan Balet. Among Balet's many high-profile assignments was his long-running series of Lee's Carpet ads.

As we once more kick off 'The Countdown to Christmas', I'm delighted to share with you this note I received from Jan Balet himself last month...


Along with the note came two books - one, a beautiful collection of the artist's recent work; the other, a wonderful photo collection by Martin Möll celebrating Balet's 85th birthday. The book is copyright 1998, meaning that Jan Balet is now 95.


I'm sure you all join me in hoping he makes a speedy recovery from his time in the hospital, and I look forward to presenting a second week on his career based on our eventual correspondence - hopefully some time early next year!

* My Jan Balet Flickr set.

* Photo © Martin Möll