Category: Leisure time
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The Loss
‘Silhouette; burnt orange’ by Charlotte Hodes Photo: Joel Chester Fildes The Loss is a short fiction works written by Alison Little. It was produced in responce to ‘Silhouette: burnt orange’ by Charlotte Hodes which was exhibited as part of The Errant Muse exhibition held at the VG&M in Liverpool. The Loss Sunlight brandishes down on…
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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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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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5 ways to Shop this Christmas
Last week the all-new Childwall Emporium threw open its doors for the first time. The Childwall Emporium is the brainchild of woodworker Peter Bennett. The shop is positioned on the busy 5 ways roundabout on Queens Drive. The ground floor houses a variety of craft and printed goods, all reasonably priced. Above this, we have…
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Arched: the Mural
Arched: the Mural was a design submitted for Leeds Kirkgate Market, proposed by Alison Little. The Mural draws inspiration from the cast iron Victorian arches which adorn the interior of Kirkgate Market. The central notion of a triangular structure frame is core to the composition. This is to be painted in gold acrylics to echo…
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Williamson’s Tunnels on…..
Last month a part of Heritage Week, Friends of Williamson Tunnels took us deep down into the hollows of Edge Hill to view the latest of their excavation work and forever new findings. The Williamson’s Tunnels were created over four decades starting from the early 1800s. Joseph Williamson, the man behind the labyrinth of passageways…
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Rags, the Boutique does Southport
Last Saturday saw the fun of Rags Boutique at Southport Festival. For the magic-themed festival we created an array of high standing wizard hats, a collection of mushroom masks. Black cats masqueraded and a troop of unicorns topped everything off. Alison Little started Rags Boutique workshops over a decade ago as part of Bold Street…
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