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Illustration of a child surrounded by bottles, they are pouring the contents of one of the bottles into a big metal saucepan. Purple smoke is coming out of the pan.

A dozen new drawings of old friends

Claudia Zeff, Quentin Blake’s Creative Consultant

Celebrating National Illustration Day 2023

Lindsey Glen, Quentin Blake Centre team

30 November 2023

Bold and graphic illustration of a map depicting the course of the New River.

A Q&A with Nina Chakrabarti on illustrating history

Nina Chakrabarti, Illustrator

16 October 2023

Four sketches of Matilda reading

A Q&A with Liz Williams, Archivist at Quentin Blake’s studio

Liz Williams, Archivist at Quentin Blake’s studio

23 December 2022

Illustration of two people flying on the backs of birds over a mountain scape

Quentin Blake at 90 - our favourites

Tara Vidisha Ghose, Quentin Blake Centre team

2 December 2022

Photograph of people creating art at a table.

The Centre is in Progress!

Lindsey Glen, Quentin Blake Centre team

Remembering Raymond Briggs

Olivia Ahmad, Quentin Blake Centre team

Scrolling text saying 'New Look'

New look, same love for illustration

Olivia Ahmad, Quentin Blake Centre team

Industrial brick building with blue sky above

Uncovering hidden heritage at New River Head

Lindsey Glen, Quentin Blake Centre team

Three people, two dragons and a cat having a tea party

Freddy and Ernest: a mid-century LGBTQIA+ picture book

Josie Spalla, Quentin Blake Centre team