@paulaknight.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, comics creator THE FACTS OF LIFE (Myriad) Kidlit Books x3 Writing illustration comics poetry photography https://linktr.ee/paulajknight https://www.redbubble.com/people/PaulaJKnight https://ko-fi.com/bedscapepaula Bedridden pwME ♿
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called on the government to draw up a national strategy to address the “deeply troubling” and “systemic” barriers that prevent disabled people accessing the equipment they need to live independently.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-peo...
Purple cushion cover with illustration of cornflower and knapweed with leaves.
Pleased with how my cushion cover design came out from Redbubble. It's a bit brighter than the original image. You can buy the innards as well, but it was vacuum sealed and I didn't want to open before posting.
Link below.
#Illustration #WildFlowers #ArtSky #DisabledArtists
![For this comic you have to imagine it as two separate pictures depicting almost identical scenes. There are three kids dressed as a devil, a ghost and a witch, and they are outside a person’s home receiving treats on a tray from the resident. In the background, their parents - parent 1, parent 2 and parent 3, watch on from the pavement. There are labels pointing to every person in each scene.
HALLOWEEN IN AMERICA
[Labels]:
Joyful [a person at a cosy party seen through the window of the house]
Ebullient [Another person at the party, we see them laughing through the window]
Charmed [A fully dracula-costumed guy handing out trates at the front door]
Home made skull cookies and lemonade [The contents of the man’s tray he is handing out to the kids]
Delighted [The first kid on the path, dressed as a devil]
Excited [The second kid on the path, dressed as a ghost]
Enraptured [The third kid on the path, dressed as a witch]
Emotional [Parent 1, stood back on the pavement, beaming in joy]
Proud [Parent 2, clasping their hands, tearful]
Capturing the moment [Parent 3, taking a photo on their phone]
HALLOWEEN IN BRITRIN
[The same sort of scene, but in Britain]
[Labels]:
Angry [A dog barking out the window. There is no party going on in the house. Through the window we see a woman just wtching telly]
Offended [The woman having her TV show interrupted]
Resentful [Guy dressed in normal clothes, grumpily handing out ‘treats’ on a tray at the door]
2 Celebrations and a Rennie [The contents of his tray]
Disappointed [Child 1]
Awkward [Child 2]
Awkward [Child 3]
Awkward [Parent 1, standing with arms folded]
Mortified [Parent 2, looking embarassed]
Checking for paedophiles [Parent 3, looking suspiciously at the guy answering the door]
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiectvkbxvx4qhm6halid6gw2qzd5c3atdhxsdnkdvfkriabfrfny4@jpeg)
For this comic you have to imagine it as two separate pictures depicting almost identical scenes. There are three kids dressed as a devil, a ghost and a witch, and they are outside a person’s home receiving treats on a tray from the resident. In the background, their parents - parent 1, parent 2 and parent 3, watch on from the pavement. There are labels pointing to every person in each scene. HALLOWEEN IN AMERICA [Labels]: Joyful [a person at a cosy party seen through the window of the house] Ebullient [Another person at the party, we see them laughing through the window] Charmed [A fully dracula-costumed guy handing out trates at the front door] Home made skull cookies and lemonade [The contents of the man’s tray he is handing out to the kids] Delighted [The first kid on the path, dressed as a devil] Excited [The second kid on the path, dressed as a ghost] Enraptured [The third kid on the path, dressed as a witch] Emotional [Parent 1, stood back on the pavement, beaming in joy] Proud [Parent 2, clasping their hands, tearful] Capturing the moment [Parent 3, taking a photo on their phone] HALLOWEEN IN BRITRIN [The same sort of scene, but in Britain] [Labels]: Angry [A dog barking out the window. There is no party going on in the house. Through the window we see a woman just wtching telly] Offended [The woman having her TV show interrupted] Resentful [Guy dressed in normal clothes, grumpily handing out ‘treats’ on a tray at the door] 2 Celebrations and a Rennie [The contents of his tray] Disappointed [Child 1] Awkward [Child 2] Awkward [Child 3] Awkward [Parent 1, standing with arms folded] Mortified [Parent 2, looking embarassed] Checking for paedophiles [Parent 3, looking suspiciously at the guy answering the door] [ends]
Posting old halloween comics, #4. From 2015
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Hi,I am Hassan from Yemen.I have been suffering from LGMD for more than two decades now and need support in my long journey with such horrible illnesses.
If you can,please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference. gofund.me/b2be4bf5b
Out today! A bold new graphic biography of the life of Jane Austen, from the author of Red Rosa and Threads
"A thing of beauty."
- Mary Talbot, author of The Dotters of Her Father's Eyes
It's got to be good for something!
28.10.2025 18:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Design in progress. Be more bindweed!
#Art #DisabledArtists #Illustration
I have two original framed pencil drawings of plants for sale in my Kofi shop.
#Drawing #Art #DisabledArtists #ArtForSale
ko-fi.com/bedscape/shop
Books by authors with #MEcfs
Please share
#Booksky #DisabledAuthors #Disability
#Writing #Comics
chronic.market/chronic-illn...
This govt *hates* disabled people doesn't it?
You all must be in work! But you can't have Access to Work! You can't have independence payments! You can't get the bus in time for work but you also can't have motability! You can't have covid vaccines but when you don't recover it's not our problem.
I scarcely have the words to express my admiration for @cartoonkate.bsky.social 's book Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen. It's a true masterpiece, astonishing in both concept and execution, funny, sharp, moving, beautiful. Austen would have loved it. share.google/XEcT3gIgILHI...
19.10.2025 09:48 — 👍 218 🔁 43 💬 12 📌 2It has enabled me to keep in touch with folks while I've been bedridden. I'd be lost without it.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Some interesting results. I think they need to be more informed about the Decode study.
LAST ORDERS, FOLKS! This closes at midnight tonight!
It’ll take you ten mins, your anonymised answers will be used for the good of the whole comics scene, and you might win £50 to spend in your favourite online comic shop... 💰📕 ✅
Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.
04.10.2025 08:10 — 👍 589 🔁 269 💬 18 📌 16Writing doesn't always mean the physical act. It requires time to think. Thinking time is writing time, but it's something not everyone has the brain space for. Writing is missing those experiences that mean no time to think freely e.g. caring responsibilities, fighting for rights etc.
#Writing
Inclusion isn’t just a nice "tag on" if there’s time and money. It’s imperative. Not just socially, but commercially, says Beth Cox in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
A halftone yellow hand holding a pen on an orange background. Text reads “#WednesdayWIPs – What are you working on?” The Broken Spine logo is bottom left.
Writers of poetry, prose and everything in between—tomorrow’s your day.
#WednesdayWIPs is back.
Share your scraps, sparks, doubts, and drafts.
One line. One photo. One step forward.
#PoemsAbout #PoetsOfBluesky #BlueskyWriters #AmWriting
Starting a thread of online/ virtual art and writing events happening this autumn. Drop them below and I'll share!
#writing #art #Comics #Disability #VirtualEvents #DisabledArtists #DisabledWriters #ChronicIlness
A reel of digitally illustrated disability-focused designs available in my Redbubble shop as stickers, T-shirts, magnets and other household and clothing products.
#Disability #DisabledArtists #Illustration #Design
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 881:
If you’d like to broaden your vocabulary, read. Read widely, and often. That way you’ll absorb new language organically and use it naturally…
Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it.
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
Just discovered an old review from 2023 of my graphic memoir.
The Facts Of Life by Paula Knight
www.thefrumiousconsortium.net/2023/07/06/t...
#BookSky #Comics #GraphicMedicine #Books
✨ Book onto our free online Event Delivery and Top Tips training on 1 October! ✨
Led by the Being Human team, and Susan Monkton (Cardiff University), we will cover topics such as coordinating your team, accessibility and inclusivity, and audience experience.
Find out more here: buff.ly/fcRO7dM
Writing Between The Lines, one of two virtual events from @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/writi...
Colourfully lettered word disabled on a deep teal background. Say the word is written in light teal with arrows pointing to the colourful disabled word.
New design available as stickers, badges, magnets etc.
Say The Word: Disabled.
#Disability #DisabledArtists #DisabilityPride
www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Di...
Thank you!
22.09.2025 14:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What is the deadline, please?
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