Month / December 2025

by Leonie Andrews

Random collage

Last night we had another session with our friends online and I made one of my random collages. There’s no rhyme or reason to how I put these things together.

A magazine collaging itself! A composite image from a series of pages where I have already cut things out.

I’m working from scraps of magazines that have already been cutting up and that are literally lying around on my desk. So nothing particularly planned.  Just trying to work with what I have, and trying to make it succeed.

My one hour collage.

Whether that’s happened on not I don’t know. I think just even doing this on a regular basis is the sort of thing that’s exercising those artistic muscles,  playing, which is what we all need to do to make our art better.

by Leonie Andrews

Non-dominant hand

I was about to start a drawing session with friends when I accidently got in the way of some steam from the kettle – burning my hand in the process (thankfully not a major burn). It was enough to drive me to use my other hand to draw with while my dominant hand stayed wrapped in a cool damp cloth

I just picked from a variety of markers and pencils already on my table and one of my fountain pens. 

Markers, coloured pencil and fountain pen with collage

I really like the result! Nothing too fussy. My inspiration was this replica of a Roman Owl brooch that was found in the city of Bath in the UK. I didn’t resist adding a touch of collage when I found this tiny scrap on my table as well.

A copy of a sacrifice to the goddess Sulis-Minerva