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
Haven’t started July yet - but June is done open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...
The Audience 2026, June additions
30 more newspaper faces stitched in the name of art
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I need to be in North London by 6pm to set up for my ‘art talk’, so obviously I’ve already set off
I’m doing a talk at 6.30pm tomorrow. £5 on the day, if anyone fancies… open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...
Talking to the London Quilters
It's in Swiss Cottage, if you fancy coming
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I’m doing ‘Alison Aye is Talking About Herself Again’ again. I’m doing it to the London Quilters, but anyone can come. £5 on the day. Evening of 20th July, Abbey Community Centre (172 Belsize Road, London NW6 4BJ). Let me know if you want to come www.alisonaye.com/blog/2026/7/...
Talking to the London Quilters — Alison Aye
I don’t know how this happened, what with me not being a quilter, but I am ‘doing a talk’ to a group of quilters (collective noun, anyone?) for the second time. The first time was last year, when I d...
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Alison Aye is Talking About Herself Again! open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...
Talking to the London Quilters
It's in Swiss Cottage, if you fancy coming
open.substack.com
Breaking News: A federal judge ordered that E. Jean Carroll should be paid $5 million after a jury found President Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
Judge Orders $5 Million Trump Judgment Be Released to E. Jean Carroll
Ms. Carroll had asked a federal judge to order the president to pay the judgment after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her.
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I’ve made a postcard for this ArtCan fundraiser. All works are £40. It’s both an in-person and virtual event and it's first come, first served. Free tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-artca...
From ArtCan With Love 2026
The annual From ArtCan With Love postcard sale & networking event: Join us, meet our artists & snap up your own piece of contemporary art.
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Day 181 Penelope Keith, 1940 - 2026. Actor Cut from the Metro 30.6.26 Article by Asyia Iftikhar BBC*
Day 180 Alex Young Built his own prosthetic leg. Cut from the Metro 30.6.26 Article by Lauren Beavis SWNS*
Day 179 Jackie Leggett One of only 5 traditional clog makers left in the UK. Cut from the Metro 30.6.26 Photo uncredited
Day 178 Margaret Ham Says the secret to a long life is Yorkshire Tea, butter and 40 fags a day. Cut from the Metro 26.6.26 Photo uncredited
Day 177 Rose Royer ‘A beautiful rose by name and nature, remembered for her elegance, kindness and the love she shared with others.’ Camden New Journal 25.6.26 Photo uncredited
Day 176 Jill Craigie, 1911 - 1999 Film-maker and writer Camden New Journal 25.6.26 Photo uncredited
TV tonight: a wonderful documentary about the late, great Rik Mayall
TV tonight: a wonderful documentary about the late, great Rik Mayall
Awestruck tribute to the boundary-pushing eternal Young One. Plus: the woman found guilty of murdering her best friend’s boyfriend. Here’s what to watch this evening
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Day 175 Jessie voiced by Joan Cusack in Toy Story (originally written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow and directed by John Lasseter). Review of Toy Story 5 (written and directed by Andrew Stanton + McKenna Harris) by Tori Brazier. Metro 16.6.26. Pixar/ Disney
Day 174 Roger Cook, 1943 - 2026 Investigative journalist and television broadcaster Cut from the Metro 16.6.26. ITV*
Day 172 Mr Blobby One of three costumes, made in the 90s for ‘Noel’s House Party’ is about to go under the hammer, and expected to fetch 5k. Cut from the Metro 15.6.26. Photographer uncredited
Day 169 Portrait of Lou Eva Gutenbrunner by James O’Hara Social worker and activist. Made prior to a life drawing session at Dulwich Art Group. Cut from The Penge Art Trail 2026 leaflet
Day 170 Molly Russell, 2002 - 2027 ‘Bright, creative and full of kindness’. A coroner concluded that Molly died from an act of self-harm while suffering depression and the negative effects of online content. Article by Craig Munro. Metro 15.6.26. Photo uncredited .
Day 168 Unnamed member of the Tartan Army It’s 28 years since Scotland qualified for the World Cup, and 30,000 fans are expected to arrive in Boston to support their team. Cut from the iPaper 13.6.26 Article by Joe Palmer Photo by Martin Rickett
Day 167 Jill Scott The former Lioness successfully completed a five-day, 388-mile cycle and marathon challenge to raise money (£470,677) for Sport Relief. Cut from the iPaper 13.6.26 Article by Joe Palmer Photo by Kate Green
Day 165 Theridion himalayana (Himalayan happy-face spider) A newly ‘discovered’ species of arachnid native to the high-altitude montane forests of Uttarakhand, India. Cut from the iPaper 13.6.26 Article by Dean Murray Photo uncredited
Day 164 David Hockney, 1937 - 2026, artist. Cut from the iPaper 13.6.26 Articles by Sally Guyoncourt and Gavin Cordon. Photo by Paul Popper, c1965.
Day 163 PC Jess Turnbull, c2007 - 2026. A young police officer, who "always wanted to make a difference", struck by a car while responding to a report of a separate crash. Cut from the Metro 12.6.26 Photo uncredited
