Category: Lifestyle
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Cage Fighter to Christian
Liverpool native Jason’s powerful recovery story takes readers on a raw and redemptive journey from childhood trauma, gang violence, and drug addiction to faith-based sobriety and healing. After decades of alcohol and cocaine abuse, Jason found purpose through Christ and now helps others overcome addiction. A true tale of transformation, resilience, and hope.
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Capturing Autumn: A Poem on Urban Decay, Social Struggle, and Seasonal Change during the Pandemic
“Capturing Autumn” offers a raw, atmospheric journey through a city as it meets the fall season head-on. Leaves scatter across pathways while people navigate hardship, homelessness, and addiction—each scene woven with stark honesty and poetic precision. The poem follows the city through the disruptions of the pandemic, from silent parks and makeshift workouts to gospel…
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ARMA Proposal: Abstract Bunny Rabbits Workshop Series at Bluecoat Gallery Courtyard, 2015
Artist Alison Little’s 2015 ARMA proposal for the Bluecoat Gallery Courtyard explored the theme of “Bunny Rabbits” through a series of abstract, hands-on art workshops. Each week introduced a new creative focus — from vinyl fabric bunny forms to feet painting, burrowing installations, and comic strip storytelling. Blending art, movement, and environmental awareness, the project…
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Project Plunge: Interactive Art
Project Plunge was a bold proposal for Liverpool Light Night 2016—an interactive art installation made of luminous, pod-like forms designed to be jumped on, stacked, and rearranged. Blending play, colour, and community, the project showcased how public art can transform city spaces into immersive, hands-on experiences for all ages.
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Chris the Penguin – Liverpool Go Penguin Parade 2010 Sculpture Inspired by Chris Hoy
Discover Chris the Penguin, a painted sculpture from the **2010 Liverpool Go Penguin Parade**. Inspired by Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and commissioned by the Manchester Velodrome this unique artwork was first displayed outside the Echo Arena before moving to the historic St George’s Hall.
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NFA: No Fixed Abode
Liverpool-based conceptual artist Alison Little created NFA (No Fixed Abode) for the Outside the Box exhibition in Manchester (2015). Using polythene forms stuffed with shredded paper and inscribed with words linked to homelessness, the installation explores themes of rough sleeping, displacement, and survival. Little’s wider practice addresses social issues such as homelessness, mental health, and…
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