Alison Little
@alisonlittle.bsky.social
I am an artist and writer based in Liverpool
👜 Why choose real leather? From bags and boots to gloves and laptop sleeves, genuine leather offers durability, craftsmanship and timeless style. 👉https://alisonlittle.blog/2026/09/08/why-choose-real-leather/ #GenuineLeather #LeatherBags #SustainableFashion
🎟 Digital Sketch | Tickets and Passes | Manchester Tram Ticket 🎫 Take a look at what I'm doing over the year 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #DigitalSketching #StillLifeArt #Drawing
🧑🏾🎨 Step inside The Practice of Liberation by Michaela Yearwood-Dan at Manchester's Whitworth Gallery. This reel captures highlights from an immersive exhibition of vibrant. . . ❤️🩹⛓️💥✝️ 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #MichaelaYearwoodDan #ThePracticeofLiberation
🔥 Have we gone backwards? A controversial Novig advertising campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney nude or nearly nude has sparked backlash from female athletes. alisonlittle.blog/20... #LadybirdBooks #ChildrensLiterature #Gender Roles
1970s: Girls Now Get Wet! How Ladybird Books Changed the Way We Saw Children
How did Ladybird books reflect changing attitudes towards gender and childhood? Compare the 1960s and 1970s, from girls sunbathing on the side lines to girls diving into the action — and getting we…
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👮♀️👧For over 30 years, UK universities have hosted undercover student police officers—young women often still living at home—tasked with protecting peers from crime. alisonlittle.blog/20... #UKpolicing #RapeSurvivors
👀 Anyone know if this is supposed to be Liam or Noel Gallagher at Manchester Arndale? 🎸 What do you reckon? 👇 #LiamGallagher #NoelGallagher #Oasis
🖤 Body art—or tattoos gone too far? This passenger at Oxford Road kindly agreed to be photographed last week. When does being a fan become something more? 👇alisonlittle.blog/20... #FandomCulture #ObsessiveFans #BandTattoos
🏃♂️ Cooler weather helping my running, back on the trail soon. Take a look at the article. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #NorthWestCoastalPath #Lytham #Blackpool
🪧 Take a closer look at Convict Blanket. Transforming textile craft into a powerful act of protest, this work confronts rape culture. . . Follow for more information about UNSEEN and the Venice Biennale 2026. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/03/17/c... #ArtActivism #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt
🌳 The Art Garden was a major focus of the Whitworth Gallery redevelopment, ensuring it was visible from many viewpoints 🌱 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #WhitworthGallery #Manchester #GhostTree
Impressed by Starbucks’ ice — modular, clever and all about making connections. Sometimes the simplest ideas can make a big impact. 🧊🥛 #Starbucks #Ice
Frida: The Making of an Icon 🌺🎨 From her iconic self-portraits to intimate diary sketches, discover my highlights and thoughts on this fascinating exhibition, running until 3 January 2027. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #FridaKahlo #TateModern #LondonExhibitions
👢👢Swifty, written by Alison Little, blurs the line between admiration and self-erasure through the voice of a devoted fan. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #FlashFiction, #ContemporaryFiction, #Obsession
🍂 Fantastic notebook to start the new season with, used coffee beans added to pulp for the cover. Looks and smells great with eco credentials 🫘📓 Is September actually the best month of the year? 👇 alisonlittle.blog/?p... #September #Autumn #SeasonalLiving
TOWER OF LIGHT looking every bit as striking, poised and significant when I passed through Manchester on Friday. ✨ Find out more about this iconic Manchester landmark. 👉alisonlittle.blog/20... #TowerOfLightManchester #DeansgateArchitecture #TonkinLiuArchitects
🌳 An Ancient Woodland: Epping Forest? 🥾 We headed into the woodland to search for the legendary hideout. Did we find it? 👀 Read the full walk below 👇 alisonlittle.blog/20... #DickTurpin #EppingForestWalk #LoughtonCamp
🥳 Well done Andy Burham at the Great North run, good to have a runner in charge! Found time to train and managed it in a great time 👟
👮♀️👧For over 30 years, UK universities have hosted undercover student police officers—young women often still living at home—tasked with protecting peers from crime. But what happens when immaturity, fear. . . alisonlittle.blog/20... #UKpolicing #RapeSurvivors
🏃♀️ Autumn run felt like a summer run ☀️ Take a look at my challenge 👇 alisonlittle.blog/20... #NorthWestCoastalPath #RossallPoint #Blackpool
🏛 A french knot, a popular embroidery stich used by May Morris 🌿 Read more 👇 alisonlittle.blog/20... #MayMorris #CraftingALegacy #LadyLeverArtGallery #FrenchKnot
☮️ Anyone know if the Love Activist movement is starting up again in Liverpool? ✌️ I spotted this encampment by the Furry Glen yesterday and I’d assumed the movement had effectively ended following the controversy surrounding one of its members being a Rapist 🌳
👩 Gloria Steinem, Ms Magazine. From A Bunny’s Tale to Ms. magazine, she spent decades challenging sexism and fighting for women’s rights. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/?p... #GloriaSteinem #Feminism #WomensRights
Wondering how Christ Church in Port Sunlight will be preparing for Remembrance Sunday this year—and whether we’ll see those beautiful cascading poppies once again? 🌺 I’m looking forward to finding out. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #PortSunlight #ChristChurch #Poppy
Rivers of Poppies at Christ Church United Reformed Church, Port Sunlight: A Stunning Tribute of Remembrance
A breathtaking River of Poppies now cascades from the tower of Christ Church United Reformed Church in Port Sunlight. Created by local knitters, community groups, and Green Watch from Bromborough F…
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Classic cars were out in force when I arrived in Fleetwood, and Tram Sunday was in full swing! 🚋🚗 Another stage of my North West Coastal Path challenge complete — with Blackpool becoming a strategic halfway point. . . 👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/08/21/r... #NorthWestCoastalPath #Lytham #Blackpool
👮♀️👧For over 30 years, UK universities have hosted undercover student police officers—young women often still living at home—tasked with protecting peers from crime. But what happens when immaturity, fear. . . alisonlittle.blog/20... #UKpolicing #RapeSurvivors
Policing Fear: How Learned Helplessness, Recruitment Policy and Nepotism Are Failing Rape Survivors
For more than three decades, UK police forces have embedded student officers within university degree programmes, often recruiting individuals who continue to live at home while operating undercove…
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🏢🏢 Remembering 9/11. Take a look at this account Once, We Were Friends is my new work of flash fiction exploring 9/11, memory, betrayal, grief and the friendships—personal and political 🧑🤝🧑 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #9/11 #FlashFiction #Friendship
One year after the death of Virginia Giuffre, her memoir Nobody’s Girl continues to spark difficult but important conversations. 👉alisonlittle.blog/20... #VirginiaGiuffre #NobodysGirl #TrueCrime
🏃♂️ A very British Seaside in Lancashire? Brightened up my run coming through Clevereleys. Take a look at the article. 👉 alisonlittle.blog/20... #NorthWestCoastalPath #Lytham #Blackpool
