Different clocks, different paths

Artwork by Bex Ollerton 15 July 2022

Comic

A short, four panel comic about personal growth.

In the first panel, an assortment of beautiful plants sit atop a yellow shelf in front of a window. Beneath them on the bottom shelf, a browning plant wilts from the lack of sunlight. The text reads, "I often feel like I'm so far behind everyone else."

In the second panel, we see a close-up of a beautiful green bush with pink flowers growing out of it. The text reads, "but even if we're the same age, we haven't necessarily had the same time."

In the third panel, we see the wilted plant on the bottom shelf. The text reads, "disability, trauma and recovery have taken so much time from me that I'll never get back."

In the final panel, we zoom in more closely on the wilting plant to see that the bright green shoot of a new leaf is peaking up from the centre of the plant. The text reads, "I've grown at my own pace and I'm following my own path."

About the artist

Bex Ollerton

@schnumn on Instagram

Bex Ollerton is a full-time comic artist from Lancashire. She is known for her introspective comics about mental health, neurodivergence and the general struggles of being a human being in an overwhelming world. As a physically disabled autistic artist with ADHD, she cares greatly about raising awareness through graphic medicine, and her goal is to use comics to discuss things that can be hard to talk about. When she’s not drawing or making comics, she enjoys playing piano and definitely remembering to take care of her far too many house plants. You can find her work online under the handle Schnumn.

Different clocks, different paths

About the artist

Bex Ollerton

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