Day 1: Sarah Mullally The incoming leader of the Church of England who will legally be made the first female Archbishop of Canterbury on 28th January. Cut from the i 1.1.26. Articles by Ella Pickover and Jordan Reynolds. PA.

Happy New Year! open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

Not long left until 2025 gets flushed down the pan of life. Meanwhile, I’m attempting to write my December email. Sign up via my bio, if you fancy reading the monthly musings of a curmudgeonly arsehole.

Hard Sell alert… open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

I’m on my way to deliver ‘Jake and Dinos’ for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition

Jake and Dinos Chapman have an idea... open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

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

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. www.alisonaye.com/shop/civilis...

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! 🙏🙏🙏

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

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)

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

New blog post about some crap stitching I did www.alisonaye.com/blog

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

The ‘left over’ collages from my exhibition at the Barbican Library are now in my shop… www.alisonaye.com/shop

Collage pioneer in her seventies alisonaye.substack.com/p/civilisati...

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

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

All is well with the world on Dad’s allotment

‘Civilisation’ until 28th August Barbican Library (Floor 2) London EC2 Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30-5.30 Tues + Thurs 9.30-7.30 Sat 9.30-4. PV: Mon 4th Aug, 6-8.25pm (we need to make sure we are cleared up and gone by 8.30, so the lovely gallery staff can get home).

Waiting to install my work (which all fits under my arm - smug) at the Barbican Library. I’m 2 hours early, obvs

I've finally documented all 3 Exile Textiles, in anticipation of my upcoming Barbican Library show. PV is 6 - 8.25pm (please leave promptly so the Library staff can get home) on 4th August, if you fancy… alisonaye.substack.com/p/exile-text...

@serailway.bsky.social shoutout to Jan at Bromley South who offered to help me with my huge roll of fabric yesterday, even though i didn’t ask. I have seen her helping people before. She is great. Annoying that those at the top get paid more than they deserve, and those who deserve it don’t

New blog post about some new work… www.alisonaye.com/blog/2025/7/...

January and February are in the bag www.alisonaye.com/blog/2025/7/...

The Lost Lionesses BBC4 11.30pm 1st July

I’m eating an avocado from the draining board at work like a posh barbarian

Day 59 RIP Henry Kelly, 1946 - 2025, broadcaster and journalist Cut from: Metro 27.2.25 Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025 #collage

Day 58 Auzzy Blood Swallowed swords on 'Britain's Got Talent', resulting in 700 Ofcom complaints Cut from: Metro 27.2.25 Article by: Charlotte McLaughlin Photo: ITV* #theaudience2025 #stitch

The AIDS Memorial Quilt in the Turbine Hall is ruddy monumental. Reading the names and listening to the stories. Mammoth. All the emotions. The quilts are briefly on display at Tate Modern (until 16th June, free to view) and commemorate (ongoing) lives lost #aidsmemorialquilt

Day 57 Kevin Kennedy No longer playing Curly Watts, he is currently touring with, 'Punk Off - The Sounds of Punk and New Wave' Cut from: Metro 27.2.25 Article by: Rachel Corcoran Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025 #kevinkennedy

Day 56 RIP Kate Mitchell, c1979 - 2021, charity worker murdered in a hotel room Cut from: 26.2.25 Photo: PA*

Day 55 RIP Bill Fay, 1943 - 2025, singer-songwriter Cut from: Metro 24.2.25 Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025 #billfay

Day 54 Gisèle Pelicot Six of Pelicot's abusers 'set free just weeks after sentencing' Cut from: Metro 18.2.25 Article by: Sarah Hooper Photo: AP* #theaudience2025

Day 53 Anastacia Is 'set to receive the Global Recognition Award at the first Metro Pride Awards' Cut from: Metro 26.2.25 Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025

Day 52 RIP Rick Buckler, 1955 - 2025, drummer and member of The Jam Cut from: Metro 20.2.25 Photo: Uncredited

Day 51 RIP Paquita la del Barrio, 1947 - 2025, Mexican music legend and feminist Cut from: Metro 19.2.25 Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025 #stitchdocumentary

Day 49 Martin Diver Received an apology 35 years after being dismissed from the army for being gay Cut from: Metro 19.2.25 Photo: Uncredited

Days 47 + 48 Lindsay and Craig Foreman Detained in Iran while on a round-the-world motorcycle trip, accused of making unspecified security-related offences. Cut from: Metro 17.2.25 Article by: Brooke Davies Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025 #craigandlindsayforeman

Day 46 Samuel L Jackson Dressed as Uncle Sam at the Super Bowl and introduced Kendrick Lamar's half-time show. Cut from: Metro 11.2.25 Article by: Pierra Willix Photo: Uncredited

Day 45 RIP Rosie Prior, c1980 - 2025, off-duty police officer killed whilst trying to help at the scene of a road crash Cut from: Metro 14.2.25 Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025

Day 44 RIP Brian Murphy, 1932 - 2025, actor Cut from: Metro 5.2.25 Photo: ITV* #theaudience2025 #textileart

Day 43 Dionne Warwick The six-time Grammy Award winning singer is still touring at the age of 84 Cut from: Metro 12.2.25 Article by: Danni Scott Photo: Uncredited #theaudience2025 #stitchedart

Day 42 RIP Jaysley Beck. A soldier, who took her own life in 2021 at the age of 19. An inquest found the Army did not take enough action after she was assaulted by a senior sergeant. Cut from: Metro 11.2.25 Article by: Sam Courtney-Guy Photo: Uncredited