Rickard Sisters
@rickardsisters.com
Scarlett & Sophie: sisters who make graphic novels together, including Eisner nominated The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, No Surrender and This Slavery with SelfMadeHero
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Here’s a tiny wedding to look at, from our graphic novel This Slavery. You can see Scarlett drawing, colouring, shading and lighting every cobble stone - and the expressions on the people’s tiny faces that tell you it’s not a happy day for them…
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Here’s a tiny wedding to look at, from our graphic novel This Slavery. You can see Scarlett drawing, colouring, shading and lighting every cobble stone - and the expressions on the people’s tiny faces that tell you it’s not a happy day for them…
Macclesfield Silk Museum is FULL of surprises!
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Macclesfield Silk Museum is FULL of surprises!
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
The dog? I know, look at him
January 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The dog? I know, look at him
To resist oppression, and continue to protest for basic civil rights in the face of powerful authorities, is heroic.
Every change begins with a small group of determined citizens. The future has not been decided yet, let’s make it better than the past.
Let’s stick up for one another ✊
Every change begins with a small group of determined citizens. The future has not been decided yet, let’s make it better than the past.
Let’s stick up for one another ✊
January 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
To resist oppression, and continue to protest for basic civil rights in the face of powerful authorities, is heroic.
Every change begins with a small group of determined citizens. The future has not been decided yet, let’s make it better than the past.
Let’s stick up for one another ✊
Every change begins with a small group of determined citizens. The future has not been decided yet, let’s make it better than the past.
Let’s stick up for one another ✊
Join us on a field trip to a scene from This Slavery graphic novel. It turns out if you draw first and visit later, you get lots of surprises (including a mistake a whole quarter of a mile long)
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Join us on a field trip to a scene from This Slavery graphic novel. It turns out if you draw first and visit later, you get lots of surprises (including a mistake a whole quarter of a mile long)
this is a health and safety broadcast for artists and illustrators:
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 AM
this is a health and safety broadcast for artists and illustrators:
Here’s Owen in his top flat
January 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Here’s Owen in his top flat
Have you ever thought about where silk comes from?
Come round Macclesfield Silk Museum with us for a rapid review: from wiggly worm to the president of Ghana…
Come round Macclesfield Silk Museum with us for a rapid review: from wiggly worm to the president of Ghana…
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Have you ever thought about where silk comes from?
Come round Macclesfield Silk Museum with us for a rapid review: from wiggly worm to the president of Ghana…
Come round Macclesfield Silk Museum with us for a rapid review: from wiggly worm to the president of Ghana…
In November, @commonerschoir.bsky.social sang their new song This Slavery in Queen Street Mill textile museum as part of Trouble At Mill - there was barely a dry eye in the house
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
In November, @commonerschoir.bsky.social sang their new song This Slavery in Queen Street Mill textile museum as part of Trouble At Mill - there was barely a dry eye in the house
Happy New Year!
2025 was the year This Slavery came out, and here is a glimpse of the launch event Trouble At Mill. There are more, longer films at RickardSisters.com
2025 was the year This Slavery came out, and here is a glimpse of the launch event Trouble At Mill. There are more, longer films at RickardSisters.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Happy New Year!
2025 was the year This Slavery came out, and here is a glimpse of the launch event Trouble At Mill. There are more, longer films at RickardSisters.com
2025 was the year This Slavery came out, and here is a glimpse of the launch event Trouble At Mill. There are more, longer films at RickardSisters.com
Merry Christmas Eve eve folks - time to stop wrapping, for tomorrow we peel the spuds
Wishing the smoothest of journeys to all travellers, and the jolliest of customers to all retail and hospitality workers
Wishing the smoothest of journeys to all travellers, and the jolliest of customers to all retail and hospitality workers
December 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Merry Christmas Eve eve folks - time to stop wrapping, for tomorrow we peel the spuds
Wishing the smoothest of journeys to all travellers, and the jolliest of customers to all retail and hospitality workers
Wishing the smoothest of journeys to all travellers, and the jolliest of customers to all retail and hospitality workers
Here’s the selection: Unity is Strength, Equality, Many Hands make Light Work, and of course, Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here’s the selection: Unity is Strength, Equality, Many Hands make Light Work, and of course, Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down
Happy Birthday Aunt Jane!
Here’s that time we went for a nosy round her house, it’s a great day out
Here’s that time we went for a nosy round her house, it’s a great day out
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Happy Birthday Aunt Jane!
Here’s that time we went for a nosy round her house, it’s a great day out
Here’s that time we went for a nosy round her house, it’s a great day out
Here we are researching and immersing ourselves in cotton weaving life, for the making of This Slavery graphic novel
We’re at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley, where we went on to hold the launch event when the book was made
We’re at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley, where we went on to hold the launch event when the book was made
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Here we are researching and immersing ourselves in cotton weaving life, for the making of This Slavery graphic novel
We’re at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley, where we went on to hold the launch event when the book was made
We’re at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley, where we went on to hold the launch event when the book was made
For the avoidance of doubt, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists graphic novel is definitely a Christmas movie - it has a whole chapter dedicated to wholesome family festivities
December 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
For the avoidance of doubt, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists graphic novel is definitely a Christmas movie - it has a whole chapter dedicated to wholesome family festivities
**this video contains spoilers** but tbf this story was first published 100 years ago
Here’s an introduction to This Slavery graphic novel’s stoic and steadfast sister
(and a terrified dog)
Here’s an introduction to This Slavery graphic novel’s stoic and steadfast sister
(and a terrified dog)
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
**this video contains spoilers** but tbf this story was first published 100 years ago
Here’s an introduction to This Slavery graphic novel’s stoic and steadfast sister
(and a terrified dog)
Here’s an introduction to This Slavery graphic novel’s stoic and steadfast sister
(and a terrified dog)
Mince pie season is the best, and I for one think they should be freed from their December shackles and made available all year round 🥧
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Mince pie season is the best, and I for one think they should be freed from their December shackles and made available all year round 🥧
Our week has been brightened by our brother completing the ridiculous advent tasks we set for him - he’s having such a wholesome time and we get to watch from the sofa 🎄 www.instagram.com/fridgeplug
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Our week has been brightened by our brother completing the ridiculous advent tasks we set for him - he’s having such a wholesome time and we get to watch from the sofa 🎄 www.instagram.com/fridgeplug
What would you like for dinner? An overbearing, aggressive husband, judgy guests and an apologetic mother? Mmmhm delicious
This dinner party is from our graphic novel This Slavery. Scarlett takes about 1 day to draw a page like this, working from very rough paper roughs you can see at the start
This dinner party is from our graphic novel This Slavery. Scarlett takes about 1 day to draw a page like this, working from very rough paper roughs you can see at the start
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
What would you like for dinner? An overbearing, aggressive husband, judgy guests and an apologetic mother? Mmmhm delicious
This dinner party is from our graphic novel This Slavery. Scarlett takes about 1 day to draw a page like this, working from very rough paper roughs you can see at the start
This dinner party is from our graphic novel This Slavery. Scarlett takes about 1 day to draw a page like this, working from very rough paper roughs you can see at the start
Who knew one page could contain quite so much? Zooming in on the overhead spreads in This Slavery graphic novel is full of surprises…
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Who knew one page could contain quite so much? Zooming in on the overhead spreads in This Slavery graphic novel is full of surprises…
“130 steep and slippery steps in confined spaces” - you can’t put us off exploring that easily
This is the mysteriously named Giant’s Cave under the Camera Obscura overlooking the best bridge in Britain
This is the mysteriously named Giant’s Cave under the Camera Obscura overlooking the best bridge in Britain
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“130 steep and slippery steps in confined spaces” - you can’t put us off exploring that easily
This is the mysteriously named Giant’s Cave under the Camera Obscura overlooking the best bridge in Britain
This is the mysteriously named Giant’s Cave under the Camera Obscura overlooking the best bridge in Britain
Anyone buying books from us this week is getting festive recycled packaging, instead of regular recycled packaging 🎄
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Anyone buying books from us this week is getting festive recycled packaging, instead of regular recycled packaging 🎄
Here’s a crowd scene from This Slavery for you to pinch and zoom - we loved setting fire to everything for this book 🔥
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Here’s a crowd scene from This Slavery for you to pinch and zoom - we loved setting fire to everything for this book 🔥
And from This Slavery (2025) - a marriage proposal that begins the unravelling of Rachel & Hester Martin. This is a time-lapse of its creation using Adobe Fresco.
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
And from This Slavery (2025) - a marriage proposal that begins the unravelling of Rachel & Hester Martin. This is a time-lapse of its creation using Adobe Fresco.
From No Surrender (2022) with an entangled shuttle, its industrial weight contrasting with the fine lace of the feminine design upon which it lies…
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
From No Surrender (2022) with an entangled shuttle, its industrial weight contrasting with the fine lace of the feminine design upon which it lies…