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News from a messy desk

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Insights into my illustration from a messy desk to your inbox: sketchbooks, process, inspiration and picture books.

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  • Quarterly public posts

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  • Monthly Messy Desk Dispatch newsletter and full archive
  • Access to my sketchbooks: new sketchbook tour each month of the good, the bad and the abandoned sketches
  • Early notification of pop up shop opening

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About Charlotte Durance

Hello there. I'm an illustrator based in the UK and I love sketching from life. I'm currently studying for an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. I share sketchbook practice, tours and process in my newsletter.

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