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No Neon on Snowdon: A Warning for the Future of UK National Parks
A neon‑lit mega‑casino perched on the summit of Snowdon? This imaginative exploration envisions Wales’ highest peak transformed into a high‑altitude world of luxury hotels, heliports, million‑pound bets and late‑night entertainment—before confronting the deeper question of what future we want for one of the UK’s most cherished natural landmarks. A thought‑provoking look at conservation, accessibility, commercial…
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Spinster: Love It or Hate It? Reclaiming a Loaded Word in 2026
Is the word spinster still an insult in 2026—or can it finally be reclaimed? This article explores how the term evolved from a simple job description into a powerful cultural stereotype, and asks whether modern, independent and self-partnered women are redefining what spinsterhood means today. From Jane Austen and Bridget Jones to Sylvia Pankhurst and…
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Can People Escape the Neurophoria? – A Powerful AI & Digital Art Exhibition at FACT Liverpool
Discover Can People Escape the Neurophoria? at FACT Liverpool – a powerful new media and digital art exhibition exploring artificial intelligence, human choice and digital identity through immersive installations. Other exhibitions at Fact include works by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Nina Davies.
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Foraging Memories
Foraging Memories by Alison Little is a reflective short story exploring grief, connection and nostalgia through the quiet discovery of everyday objects, revealing how personal belongings preserve memory and meaning in an increasingly digital, contactless world.
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Hearts Are Not Just for Valentine’s Day: A Style, Home & Culture Guide You’ll Love All Year
Hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s Day. From bold fashion and heart-themed boots to cosy home finds, cultural reads, music and romantic city experiences, this guide shows how to wear, style and live with the heart trend all year round – with confident, modern pieces that go far beyond pink clichés.
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The Loss
The Loss is a short flash fiction piece by Alison Little, written in response to Charlotte Hodes’ Silhouette: burnt orange, exploring grief, miscarriage and quiet recovery through an intimate moment on the Dorset coast.
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Grief Letter
Letters to Forever brings together deeply personal reflections on love, loss, and the ways we continue to carry those we’ve lost. As part of this evolving grief‑letter installation, Alison shares a handwritten message to her partner Dave, written two years after he died during the first wave of COVID‑19. Her letter sits within a wider…
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January Newsletter
A reflective round-up from alisonlittle.blog bringing together January’s writing, artwork and local cultural coverage — from returning to digital sketching and feminist conceptual practice, to flash fiction, hidden heritage, major Liverpool events, and the continuing campaign to reopen Breck Road Library, alongside new thinking about public art, play and creative space in the city.
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From Daily Digital Sketches to Infinite Painter: My Journey into Digital Drawing
A reflective look at my journey from daily digital sketches in 2025 to digital drawing in 2026. This post explores the challenges of using Krita, the switch to Infinite Painter, and how perseverance, experimentation, and texture-led sketching helped me reconnect with digital art and push my creative practice forward.
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Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas: The Shop and the Birth of a British Art Legacy
In the mid-1990s, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas ran The Shop in Shoreditch, a short-lived but hugely influential space that helped shape late twentieth-century British art. Blurring the lines between art, commerce, and social life, their collaboration became a defining moment of the YBA era and a touchstone for third-wave feminist art.
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