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Re-coil ia a flash fiction works written by Alison Little, the events and people are not based on real life. Tired and exhausted I sit beside a woman munching crisps loudly as she crumples the cheap multi-pack packet, it has been a really long day and it is only just after one in the afternoon.…

Last Thursday saw Small Steps events take over Make on North Liverpool Docks. Small Steps runs events to highlight social issues through the arts. Last Thursday saw an eclectic mix of performance, a breathtaking visual arts exhibition and engaging workshops drawing attention to Mental Health. Cork-based artist Ann Mechelinck showed us how craft-based practice can…

‘in the woods’ was a commision proposal for a nature trail to be sited near Alder Hay hospital by Alison Little. in the woods…. Trail, Woodland Walk, Springfield Park, Knotty Ash Specifications The trail looks to present a selection of 15 signs based on an element of nature, wildlife, insects and local history relevant to…

A look at the proposal put forward to Didsbury Arts Festival 2019 from Alison Little: Didsbury Arts Festival 2019 Proposal Alison Little is a visual artist and writer based in Liverpool, she looks to combine her visual arts and creative writing practice. As an artist, she has worked on numerous commissions from Go Superlambanana’s to…

Augustus: Head is a flash fiction works in response to the Meroe Head of Augustus which was exhibited at the Victoria Museum and Gallery in Liverpool earlier in the year. Augustus: Head He stands above us Looking down Piercing eyes Looking through us to a greater existence Baby-faced, framed with cropped curls Winged ears arch…

Are you king of your cardboard castle? Castles were strong fortresses built to withstand invasion. Saxon Castles were wooden structures, mounds of earth now, grassy peaks protruding from the ground level. Still standing up as always but no longer fit for purpose. The middle ages saw the use of stone to create strongholds were the…

Last week saw the ‘All the Fun of the Fair’ installation take over at Bold Place. This weeks blog shares the original fiction works which was the intial sourse point for the installation. All the Fun of the Fair She felt low down, sank down, fallen through into a space only six foot by two…

‘All the Fun of the Fair’ is the latest installation from Liverpool based artist Alison Little. As part of the Liverpool Independent Biennial, it is being exhibited at 5 Bold Place. She presents a scene based in the American seaside resorts of Maine Country where the lobster is king and sold from the takeaway food…

  Last week saw the arrival of the various components which will make up the Eco Chamber arrive at Rimrose Valley Country Park. Nestled into the appointed hill they have carved out a route over the brow. Each component is made from re-claimed tyre rims with additional textures of biodegradable plastic bags added using a…

BBQ Weather? It most certainly is…….to make the occasion I thought I would share an extract from the novel being written: Casual Nexus. The events, characters and occurences are strictly fictitious.   Today had headed towards the same remote area of the National Park, finding a desolate parking area his odds had looked good, however…