Cole Henley
@cole007.bsky.social
Draws pictures in exchange for money.
Illustrator, recovering archaeologist, former lecturer and retired technical director of websites.
Illustrator, recovering archaeologist, former lecturer and retired technical director of websites.
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Cole Henley
@cole007.bsky.social
· Mar 5
Some news shared in visual format (more details in blog post #linkinbio).
Please swipe for a short heart-felt summary of my health and if you need an illustrator/artist please do get in touch!
Thanks for reading 🙏
Please swipe for a short heart-felt summary of my health and if you need an illustrator/artist please do get in touch!
Thanks for reading 🙏
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
20.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
20.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
20.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
20.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
It wipes me out for a few days after brew day but still get a great sense of satisfaction seeing a batch of beer spring to life. Plus I get 20l of beer at the end of it!
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It wipes me out for a few days after brew day but still get a great sense of satisfaction seeing a batch of beer spring to life. Plus I get 20l of beer at the end of it!
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
19.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
19.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
19.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
19.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
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🌟 This winter, we have a chance to make something extraordinary happen - and we’re looking for 27 people to help us do it. 🌟
Join our Bursar Club 👉 bit.ly/4p6Xqrw
Join our Bursar Club 👉 bit.ly/4p6Xqrw
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🌟 This winter, we have a chance to make something extraordinary happen - and we’re looking for 27 people to help us do it. 🌟
Join our Bursar Club 👉 bit.ly/4p6Xqrw
Join our Bursar Club 👉 bit.ly/4p6Xqrw
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Help! I've been asked by a school what my rate is for a one hour assembly talk... But I haven't charged before. Is there an industry standard I can go by?
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Help! I've been asked by a school what my rate is for a one hour assembly talk... But I haven't charged before. Is there an industry standard I can go by?
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I've donated two signed (by me) and sketched of my 2022 graphic novel collaboration with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to raise vital funds for those affected by conflict in Sudan. Please consider bidding to help those most in need 🙏
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I've donated two signed (by me) and sketched of my 2022 graphic novel collaboration with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to raise vital funds for those affected by conflict in Sudan. Please consider bidding to help those most in need 🙏
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
I've donated two signed (by me) and sketched of my 2022 graphic novel collaboration with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to raise vital funds for those affected by conflict in Sudan. Please consider bidding to help those most in need 🙏
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I've donated two signed (by me) and sketched of my 2022 graphic novel collaboration with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to raise vital funds for those affected by conflict in Sudan. Please consider bidding to help those most in need 🙏
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#Creatives4Sudan
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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Wow! So many amazing creative treats are available to bid for as part of the 'Creatives 4 Sudan' auction. And the money raised will be used to help people escaping the terrible situation in El-Fasher. See app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Wow! So many amazing creative treats are available to bid for as part of the 'Creatives 4 Sudan' auction. And the money raised will be used to help people escaping the terrible situation in El-Fasher. See app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
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"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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So it's that time of year when you might be thinking about a unique gift for your loved ones. Well what could be more unique than a hand-sketched or painted picture of your pets, family, best friends and/or worst enemies?
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So it's that time of year when you might be thinking about a unique gift for your loved ones. Well what could be more unique than a hand-sketched or painted picture of your pets, family, best friends and/or worst enemies?
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
18.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
18.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
18.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
18.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
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A reminder that "Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt" makes a great gift for the little history buffs in your life.
Over 200 pages of fun, educational comics, narrated by cartoon animals. Ask for it at your local bookshop and be the cool aunt/uncle etc. this Christmas! 🎁
Over 200 pages of fun, educational comics, narrated by cartoon animals. Ask for it at your local bookshop and be the cool aunt/uncle etc. this Christmas! 🎁
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A reminder that "Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt" makes a great gift for the little history buffs in your life.
Over 200 pages of fun, educational comics, narrated by cartoon animals. Ask for it at your local bookshop and be the cool aunt/uncle etc. this Christmas! 🎁
Over 200 pages of fun, educational comics, narrated by cartoon animals. Ask for it at your local bookshop and be the cool aunt/uncle etc. this Christmas! 🎁
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When it's so cold outside that your dog decides to do its business indoors
November 22, 2024 at 10:45 AM
When it's so cold outside that your dog decides to do its business indoors
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Latest stats from Michael Rosen Day
Final registrations 10,984
Reg'd Pupils 382,785
Attnd'd Pupils 217,317
Many schools who registered, but didn’t attend on the day will be catching up on the recording which will be available soon
Thanks to @WalkerBooksUK
and @ReadforGoodUK
Final registrations 10,984
Reg'd Pupils 382,785
Attnd'd Pupils 217,317
Many schools who registered, but didn’t attend on the day will be catching up on the recording which will be available soon
Thanks to @WalkerBooksUK
and @ReadforGoodUK
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Latest stats from Michael Rosen Day
Final registrations 10,984
Reg'd Pupils 382,785
Attnd'd Pupils 217,317
Many schools who registered, but didn’t attend on the day will be catching up on the recording which will be available soon
Thanks to @WalkerBooksUK
and @ReadforGoodUK
Final registrations 10,984
Reg'd Pupils 382,785
Attnd'd Pupils 217,317
Many schools who registered, but didn’t attend on the day will be catching up on the recording which will be available soon
Thanks to @WalkerBooksUK
and @ReadforGoodUK
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Five years after starting it, my new book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" is published today by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social (5 Dec in the US). Available in bookshops and whereever you get your books online. hurstpublishers.com/book/travels...
Announcing Zoom presentation soon
Many thanks!
Announcing Zoom presentation soon
Many thanks!
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Five years after starting it, my new book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" is published today by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social (5 Dec in the US). Available in bookshops and whereever you get your books online. hurstpublishers.com/book/travels...
Announcing Zoom presentation soon
Many thanks!
Announcing Zoom presentation soon
Many thanks!
So it's that time of year when you might be thinking about a unique gift for your loved ones. Well what could be more unique than a hand-sketched or painted picture of your pets, family, best friends and/or worst enemies?
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So it's that time of year when you might be thinking about a unique gift for your loved ones. Well what could be more unique than a hand-sketched or painted picture of your pets, family, best friends and/or worst enemies?
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
Open for festive commissions with following prices:
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
17.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
17.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Daily sketches from @earthsworld
17.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
17.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
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I keep thinking about the Raymond Williams line: "To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing".
Hope is not easy. Despair seems obvious. But every howl of despair manifests as further malignance. Compliance with fascism is despair metastasising.
Hope is not easy. Despair seems obvious. But every howl of despair manifests as further malignance. Compliance with fascism is despair metastasising.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I keep thinking about the Raymond Williams line: "To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing".
Hope is not easy. Despair seems obvious. But every howl of despair manifests as further malignance. Compliance with fascism is despair metastasising.
Hope is not easy. Despair seems obvious. But every howl of despair manifests as further malignance. Compliance with fascism is despair metastasising.
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Last day to get yours!
Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian.
By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last day to get yours!
Daily sketches from
@earthsworld
14.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
@earthsworld
14.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Daily sketches from
@earthsworld
14.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
@earthsworld
14.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
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DAY 12 – ADVENT SALE ✨⚱️
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
DAY 12 – ADVENT SALE ✨⚱️
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Daily sketches from
@earthsworld
13.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
@earthsworld
13.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Daily sketches from
@earthsworld
13.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
@earthsworld
13.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
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Terrific thread 👇
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Terrific thread 👇
Daily sketches from
@earthsworld
12.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
@earthsworld
12.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Daily sketches from
@earthsworld
12.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator
@earthsworld
12.11.25
#illustration #portrait #portraiture #sketch #candid #sketchdaily #illustrator