Archive - News from a messy desk

Sketchbook Tour: Telling Stories

What making tiny sequential narratives has taught me

Jun 24 •

Charlotte Durance

Messy Desk Dispatch: Telling Stories in My Sketchbook

What I've learned from comics and the joy of playing with narrative in my observational drawings

Jun 11 •

Charlotte Durance

May 2025

April 2025

Sketchbook Tour: Bologna Children's Book Fair

Getting back into using my sketchbook on a trip to Bologna

Apr 29 •

Charlotte Durance

Messy Desk Dispatch: Creativity

A look at books on creativity and what motivates me to keep making.

Apr 9 •

Charlotte Durance

March 2025

Sketchbook Tour: Bathing in Colour

Using the same palette for a series of drawings

Mar 22 •

Charlotte Durance

Messy Desk Dispatch: Bathing in Colour

Exploring the colour wheel and using limited colour to create mood and feeling.

Mar 5 •

Charlotte Durance

February 2025

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