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The Man Who
Dave, my partner died from covid-19 during the pandemics deadliest week in Britain. This poem was written for him and read at his funeral. Due to the circumstances only 10 could attend the service and we were seated 2 metres apart. Now, as we progress towards some kind of pre-coronavirus normality, only without Dave and…
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Brit Pop Guitar
The Brit Pop Guitar is a sensation: Visual arts meets music culture with the dynamism of the Nineties which we all love to remember. The iconic Union Jack which was imprinted on many of the bands of the era immerses within the surface of the guitar. A gritty rendition, presenting many blemishes, reflecting the disenchantment…
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1970s: girls now get wet!
Learning to read, the ultimate voyage of discovery for today’s youngest, but this has been the custom since literature became widely available in the nineteenth century. We look at the differences in culture, relationships, and gender in the reading books of the sixties and those of the seventies. In the books of the sixties, the…
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Flies of Beauty
Flies of Beauty is the latest painting from North West based Artist: Alison Little. She explores a range of diverse techniques to create this groundbreaking example of visual arts. The work is 60 cm square, her work being of these proportions in format. The flat panel uses a box mount to set out from the…
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Britishness
As Covid-19 strikes our shores, looking to attack and kill many of us Brits we must question; What is Britishness? Britishness can be glorious, but equally, sometimes less appealing aspects. The extent of the British Empire at its prime to the realities of Post-Colonialism in modern society. The cultural heritage of our nation to the…
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Block Works
Block Works is the latest concept based practice from Alison Little: comprising of a series of sculptural forms which represent areas of urban residence. An ethnology process where collections of discarded objects are cemented together in block form. The artifacts are selected and encased in the common urban material offering an explanation of those who…
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The Green
The Green is an extract from the novel: Casual Nexus, written by Alison Little, she is looking to publish the novel later in 2020. Stood aback from the green space, intersected by cars negotiating the rather complex one-way system, a moderately plump woman stands, examining an item of jewellery. She has just left the small…
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Toddler Copper
Toddler Copper is the latest digital artwork from Liverpool based artist Alison Little. February, in the UK, has seen public confidence in the Police Force hit an all-time low. Last week, the Police watchdog warned that faith in the Force is being damaged by rumbled investigations and that less serious crime is simply not being…
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The Eternal I
Explicit content warning The Eternal I I am the all I am the only I am an example for others I am all that matters I am my ultimate muse Standing, average size in height. Pleasant facial features, nothing extraordinary, a relatively forgettable portrait shot. Plastered on layers of make-up, a full face, foundation, powder…
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Natures Tables
Natures Tables Stand dipped inward Mushroom high drinking tables Scattered natures gift Natures tables is a Haiku from Alison Little, written as a response to escalating numbers of wild mushroom present in Booker Hill Woods late 2019. Haiku poems originated in Japan, they are made up of three sentences. The first sentence contains five…
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