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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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The foot is cut from the preceding photo and stitched to cloth

The foot is cut from the preceding photo and stitched to cloth

‘Outside (the Miss World Contest, Albert Hall, London, 1971) women’s libbers protest at what they regard as the voyeuristic exploitation of the meat market taking place within’. It Photo by Chris Djukanovic. Cut from ‘An Independent Eye: A Century of Photographs’ by Roger Hudson. Hulton Getty Picture Collection & The Independent. Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, 1998.

‘Outside (the Miss World Contest, Albert Hall, London, 1971) women’s libbers protest at what they regard as the voyeuristic exploitation of the meat market taking place within’. It Photo by Chris Djukanovic. Cut from ‘An Independent Eye: A Century of Photographs’ by Roger Hudson. Hulton Getty Picture Collection & The Independent. Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, 1998.

Following on from yesterday, here are the credits for Raquel’s ‘women’s libber’s’ feet.

‘Outside (the Miss World Contest, Albert Hall, London, 1971) women’s libbers protest’.

Photo by Chris Djukanovic. Cut from ‘An Independent Eye: A Century of Photographs’ by Roger Hudson.

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A work of art

14.03.2026 04:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Without Fear Or Favour The first three 'sitters'...

The start of a new collage open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

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Good luck to anyone waiting for RA Summer Show results today.

13.03.2026 07:17 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Noted

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Unnamed workers in a Kent hopfield, 1927.

From ‘An Independent Eye: A Century of Photographs’ by Roger Hudson. Hulton Getty Picture Collection & The Independent. Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, 1998.

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Too many tins of pek pork caused this tragedy.
The upside was a trip to Defty’s, established about two thousand years ago and one of the few decent shops left in Spenny.

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Looks great

07.03.2026 21:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Brilliant x

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Day 66
Ryan Hulance
Raised thousands of pounds for charity by recycling cans.
Cut from the Metro 4.3.26
Photo uncredited

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Thank you for taking the time to write such kind words

06.03.2026 22:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I sew the paper

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Day 65
Rio Ferdinand
Currently living in his tax-free Dubai basement.
Cut from the Metro 4.3.26
Photo uncredited

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The first stage of a new piece.

‘The baby Prince Andrew proudly grasps the hands of his father Prince Philip and his sister Princess Anne at Balmoral’.

Cut from The Country Life Book of the Royal Silver Jubilee by Patrick Montague-Smith, Hamlyn 1976. Camera Press. Bought from a charity shop.

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Days 63 + 64
Unnamed airstrike survivors, Tehran
Cut from the Metro 4.3.26
Article by Sarah Hooper
Getty/ Shutterstock

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Yes, thank you x

04.03.2026 22:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wishing comfort comes your way x

04.03.2026 22:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Audience 2026, Days 1 - 59 That's January and February

All the info on my faces so far open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

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Storyville Portrait, c1912 by E.J. Bellocq. Gold-toned print.
Cut from The Photo Book. Phaidon, 1997. Printed in China. ISBN: 978-0-7148-4488-6. Bought from a charity shop.

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Day 62
Hannah Spencer
Winner of Gorton and Denton by-election, gaining 40.7% of the vote. “I’m heading to parliament. When I get there, I will make space for everyone doing jobs like mine. We will finally get a seat at the table”.
Metro 2.3.26
Article by Sarah Hooper
Photouncredited

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Day 61
Unnamed woman, Tbilisi
The death of Ayatollah Khamenei was met with a mixture of protests and celebrations across the world. This woman was celebrating.
Cut from the Metro 2.3.26
Article by Luke Alsford
Photographer uncredited

03.03.2026 07:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

❤️❤️

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Day 60
Wunmi Mosaku
Bafta winner
Cut from the Metro 24.2.26
Article by Tori Brazier
Photographer uncredited (but it’s Karis Beaumont)

02.03.2026 21:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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That’s January and February done. All credits on my website. Feeling good. Hope your day is a good one x

02.03.2026 08:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well it’s certainly get me a new person to follow x

28.02.2026 06:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Jan x

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Day 58
Unnamed Ukrainian Woman
It's been four years since Russia invaded Ukraine and the war continues.
Cut from the Metro 24.2.26.
Article by Sarah Hooper
Photo uncredited

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Day 57
Kim Yo Jong
Sister of Kim Jong-Un, current not-on-the-telly-but-for-real-dictator of North Korea, and his would-be successor if it wasn’t for pesky Kim Ju-ae, the supreme leader’s teenage daughter.
Cut from the Metro 19.2.26.
Article by Sarah Hooper
Photo uncredited

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Day 56
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
The king’s brother, arrested on his 66th birthday and held on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Metro 20.2.26
Article by Brooke Davies
Photo by Phil Noble/ Reuters

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Does anyone know if Lee Krasner, born 1908 in Brooklyn, is related to Milton R Krasner the cinematographer, born 1904 in Brooklyn?
Started making a collage but I didn’t make any progress once I’d discovered cinematographer’s name.
The Private Dick. Universal, 1940. Cinematography by Milton R Krasner

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