RCA graduate Michelle Thompson is a UK-based artist who in the last twenty three years has created work for the Royal Mail, BBC, Reebok, Penguin Books, The Guardian as well as being profiled in numerous illustration books. In short, sheโs built a name for herself as the go-to illustrator for editorial collage work. Michelle creates her pieces with hand-layered papers and paints before editing them digitally. Clients return to her time and again for her ability to convey heavy, dark subject matter with a lightness and accessibility which is rare to come by.
Michelle Thompson
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The Guardian
Leonie Bos created a series of 12 illustrations for author Angela Garbes, featured in Well Actually, the Guardianโs weekly wellness newsletter.

Handsome Frank meets Leonie
On location at Leonie's studio in Amsterdam to record episode 14 of the Handsome Frank podcastโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโโโโโโโโโ๏ปฟโโโ๏ปฟโโโโโโโ๏ปฟ๏ปฟโ.
