Crippen's Blog
Step into the irreverent world of disabled cartoonist Crippen aka Dave Lupton, who has been in the vanguard of disability arts movement for more years than he cares to mention. His work has appeared in mainstream press, on TV and film and is now probably the best Disabled cartoonist in the world!
29 November 2007
Super Crips
Super Crip strikes again and this time it’s a Disabled person who’s supporting that urban myth that when we loose one of our senses, we develop our remaining senses to become super improved to...Comments: 0
27 November 2007
Cartoons
Incidentally, were not sure why some of the cartoons on this blog come out in different sizes when they are all uploaded at the same size. Nor is it understood why some of the speech bubbles have...Comments: 0
Two tribes
I’ve had a look at an article being written in support of trying to bring the two 'camps' of carers and Disabled people together to campaign on the fundamental, underlying issue of adequate social...Comments: 0
26 November 2007
Spanish disability
Whilst we’ve been in Spain we’ve tried to make contact with other Disabled people down here, preferably Spanish. We had some success communicating with a deaf guy a little while ago, mainly...Comments: 0
Stuck on you!
Jeni’s worn a back brace for as long as I’ve known her. She recently changed from the heavy-duty leather type prescribed by the NHS, to a lightweight model which we’ve sourced in Spain. This...Comments: 0
24 November 2007
Cartooning Part 3
Along with the personal computer (PC), the other major influence on my cartooning life has been the introduction of the Internet and the world-wide-web (www). The time that I’ve spent educating...Comments: 0
24 November 2007
Saturday 24th November 07
Village Fiesta today so I’m up supervising the setting up of the hall for the knees up tonight. Have some sturdy volunteers to shin up and down ladders and hang the giant mobiles I’ve...Comments: 0
23 November 2007
Blog wars
Oh dear, started something here. Now our faithful Editor Colin has restarted his own blog in these pages and has targeted me for some pay back. Well deserved, I have to admit. I'm going to have to...Comments: 0
Chainsaw massacre
Another event yesterday saw the invasion of our quiet little village by hi-vis jacket wearing hombres from the big city of Granada. The whole area is undergoing a tart -up due to it being designated...Comments: 0
23 November 2007
Friday 23rd November 07
Oops. Seem to have lost a day somewhere! Spent yesterday frantically finding space in the house for the giant mobiles I've constructed for the village fiesta. We get so used to having never ending...Comments: 0
21 November 2007
Blog change
Had an email from Col’ our faithful editor this morning. He’s cracked the coding for putting each month of this blog onto a separate page (you can find the link for October over on the...Comments: 0
21 November 2007
Wednesday 21st November 07
Jeff, from the London Disability Arts Forum (LDAF), got in touch the other day and asked me if I had heard about the LDAF/Tate Modern debate at 7pm on Monday 3rd December, in the Starr auditorium....Comments: 0
Performance art
Just to show you that it’s not only cartooning that I do, I sometimes get dragged into local events down here in Southern Spain. One such event was last Thursday when I was approached by the older...Comments: 0
Cartooning Part 2
The computer has revolutionised my work over the past 10 years or so. I can remember drawing cartoons by hand, inking them in, and then hunting for the right sized envelope to post them on to a...Comments: 0
19 November 2007
Monday 19th November 07
Decided to put the blog format back to the way it was for now as it’s presented some editing difficulties with the months in reverse order. So I’m afraid it’s still the case of...Comments: 0
Sox
Those of you who’ve visited my other blog on the a-n arts site (temporarily suspended while I concentrate my efforts on this one) will know that I‘ve admitted to having another cartooning...Comments: 1
Sunday 18th November 07
Following on from my cartoon about the Leonard Cheshire Foundation I’ve been sent some links to a couple of articles relating to same. They’re both on the old ‘Crip Stirring’...Comments: 0
17 November 2007
Open Forum
Had a query about the DAO open forum and why it isn't instantly published? Well, the answer is that unfortunately – in common with a lot of websites – we got inundated with offensive...Comments: 0
Cartooning Part 1
Well the hardest part is coming up with the ideas, and this can either be a solo effort, or admitting defeat and saying to Jeni “got any ideas for this one?”. We find that we work well...Comments: 0
17 November 2007
Saturday 17th November 07
Having had a few enquiries about how I create my cartoons; what software do I use, etc., I thought I’d share some of the process with you. This is the first part of that (I now expect Disabled...Comments: 1
16 November 2007
PM
By the way, does anyone know what happened to the sculpture of Alison Lapper Pregnant? It has been replaced on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, but where has she gone? It was my understanding...Comments: 0
Friday 16th November 07
Have just posted up onto my web site this 'positive' equality cartoon relating to the new Equality and Human Rights Commission. There should be a balance now in the Equality folder between the pros...Comments: 0
Thursday 15th November 07
Okay ArtyFartyBoy, to respond to your comments about the fact that so many of the ‘characters’ in my cartoons are wheelchair users – when we all know (though the non-disabled...Comments: 1
14 November 2007
Wednesday 14th November 07
OK, I can take a hint Fleur in comments! You mean cut down on the wittering and produce more cartoons (I'm just not appreciated, that's the problem ... mumble ... grumble... working my fingers to the...Comments: 0
13 November 2007
Tuesday 13th November 07
More comments I see, including another from our young friend Artyfartyboy as I predicted (who is that masked man?!). Thanks for your comments Richard and Gaz.It is strange how the Social Model can...Comments: 0