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Alison Aye

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Continuing to record the year, one stitched-newspaper-face at a time. 62 Group. Trying to break the Class Ceiling. https://bio.site/alisonaye

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · May 5

I’ve been recording each year, by stitching newspaper faces, for about a decade. Here is 2024, 2022, 2020 and 2019. I’m finally about to start this year’s version - on a tablecloth I bought from the Salvation Army in Durham. I couldn’t be happier… #theaudience2025 #stitchedpaper

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 5d

Ego maniac alert! This wasn’t finished in time for my Barbican Library show (a load of stitched collages made from Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation book, lacking women artists). Photo of me by Michelle Richards from Alice Fisher‘s Observer article. The back is better than the front, obvs

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 10d

New collage
It’s David (as in ‘and Goliath’) naked except for knee-high boots and a bonnet, with a Helen Chadwick hob-ring-bra and a Mariá Bartuszová codpiece.
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Civilisation Collage, Page 102: pretending to understand works of art in order not to appear philistines — Alison Aye

One-of-a-kind, original artwork, 2025 24.5 x 17cm Paper, PVA, thread Hand-stitched collage, intended for my recent exhibition at the Barbican Library in London, but unfinished at the time of ...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 12d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 12d

I’m not quite sure what to do with this new information that Trump is the greatest guy that ever lived

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 17d

Looking forward to the Traitors tonight. Might not be able to stitch at the same time. (Detail from ‘The Audience 2024’. Day 3, Claudia Winkleman. Cut from the Metro 31.12.23. BBC)

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 17d

I'm thinking the same

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 17d

New 'Civilisation Collage' (didn't finish it in time for last month's show) open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

Civilisation Collage

Page 329: humanitarianism, the greatest civilising achievement of the nineteenth century

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 24d

New blog post about some crap stitching I did

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Blog — Alison Aye

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 24d

Now that it’s October, I’m sending my September email. Sign up if you fancy www.alisonaye.com/about

About — Alison Aye

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Sep 14

The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes. Fresh from Penge’s Barnardo’s. A quid. Honks of fags.
I’m attempting to give up male artists, but Bacon is my weakness.
I’m here all week. Tell your friends.

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Sep 14

Coffee Morning - 11am, Friday 19th September. I’ll be pouring…

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Sep 10

I’ll be removing the remaining ‘Civilisation Collages’ (from my Barbican Library show) from my shop (see ‘buy my work’ in the bio link) at midnight tonight. Priced at £57, which includes UK postage (sorry, but I’m not posting outside of the UK currently) and a 5% donation to Arts Emergency

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Sep 9

The hand-stitched Civilisation Collages from my Barbican Library show are in my shop (see ‘buy my art’ in the bio link) for the next 2 days. Priced at £57, which includes UK postage and a 5% donation to Arts Emergency. They are signed and dated original artworks. Bargain!

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Sep 3

Jarvis, by Henry Miller, 2025
Watercolour on a box of dog biscuits
12 x 19 x 5 cm

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 31

The ‘left over’ collages from my exhibition at the Barbican Library are now in my shop…

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Originals Shop — Alison Aye

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 25

Power to your elbow x

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yes, of course. Not sure what is left mind. I’ll ask him tonight and get back to you x

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 24

Collage pioneer in her seventies

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Civilisation, Page 340

influence on Van Gogh

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks Jan x

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 21

Most people walk straight past my exhibition on their way to see the Blondie one. Fair play though, Martyn Goddard sure knows how to take a photo. It’s about 30 seconds walk away from mine, if you fancy combining the two.
Blondie in Camera 1978, until 5.1.26. Free

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 16

Arrived at the Barbican Library at 10.45am and immediately ate my dinner. Kudos to me, though, it was delicious. I’m here until 5.30pm if you fancy seeing my work, and me

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 11

He’d be over the moon to share some produce with you. How can we do this? X

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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sending a hug

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 10

❤️

Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · Aug 10

He is extremely well. Let us know if you want any produce. He is very selective, but you would definitely on his list. Hope you are well too x

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