Here is just a quick shot of my desk in the middle of an illustration...
The carpet is really where the action is - covered in tying bits of paper that I inevitably will be picking through to find a 1/4 inch piece of paper I cut out and dropped.
And then after the illustration is complete - the aftermath left in it's wake.
You may notice an addition glass bowl of orange weirdness, that being Trader Joe's Roasted Red Pepper Hummus which makes for a really good snack at 3am.