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Far-right rioter is believed to have taken his own life in prison after participating in race riots

Madeleina Kay

Oct 222 min read

Far-right rioter is believed to have taken his own life in prison after participating in race riots

I was sent some news yesterday which disturbed me a bit, so I wanted to write a blog post to reflect on it... To briefly summarise the...

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Madeleina Kay

Oct 135 min read

Remembering Alba: Sept 2015 - Oct 2024

I have some very sad news to share – my beautiful, White German Shepherd, Alba died on Thursday 10th October 2024. She had just turned...

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Madeleina Kay

Oct 12 min read

March for Rejoin III Alamy Stock Photos

Photos from the March for Rejoin which have appeared on Alamy Stock - I may buy some of these in the future when I decide to make another...

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Madeleina Kay

Sep 291 min read

Professional Photos by Bruce Tanner

Bruce Tanner took so many lovely photos at the NAtional Rejoin March III that I thought he deserved a dedicated blog post! I have known...

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(Persevering with the) March for Rejoin III

Madeleina Kay

Sep 296 min read

(Persevering with the) March for Rejoin III

Just to make the third march for Rejoin a bit more fun, I managed to contract a bladder infection a couple of days before. In addition to...

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"A vanity project if there ever was one"

Madeleina Kay

Sep 91 min read

"A vanity project if there ever was one"

I decided to invest in some of the professional photos from Alamy Stock in order to make a quality photo book documenting my creative...

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Stand Up to Racism Demo with the International Women in Sheffield Community

Madeleina Kay

Aug 114 min read

Stand Up to Racism Demo with the International Women in Sheffield Community

I've found the news and social media coverage of the far right, racist riots difficult to cope with in the last couple of weeks. This...

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"Restore Nature Now" - A Mobile Art Exhibition

Madeleina Kay

Jun 222 min read

"Restore Nature Now" - A Mobile Art Exhibition

Retirement has radicalised my Dad – he never used to be this protest-y. I took him on his first ever protest march (against Brexit) in...

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"We have been swimming in Shit" - Making Placards for XR March in London

Madeleina Kay

Jun 202 min read

"We have been swimming in Shit" - Making Placards for XR March in London

My Dad invited me on an environmental protest march in London - which I find funny given that I took him on his first ever protest march...

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When you discover 8 years of your creative practice have been archived on Alamy Stock without you realising...

Madeleina Kay

Jun 103 min read

When you discover 8 years of your creative practice have been archived on Alamy Stock without you realising...

Yesterday I was chatting to someone about the experience of being drawn for a portrait artwork - I wanted to send them some examples,...

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"A confrontation with neutrality as a persistent ideology" – Laura Raicovich

Madeleina Kay

Jun 85 min read

"A confrontation with neutrality as a persistent ideology" – Laura Raicovich

Culture Strike Art and Museums in an Age of Protest. I read this book about a year ago and was really taken with Raichovich’s principled...

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"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger

Madeleina Kay

Jun 711 min read

"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger

I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...

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A Brief History of Protest Art – Aindrea Emelife

Madeleina Kay

May 2715 min read

A Brief History of Protest Art – Aindrea Emelife

I particularly enjoyed this book which my Dad gave me for my birthday. It was small and succinct but had some great content that is very...

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"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter

Madeleina Kay

May 2313 min read

"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter

This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...

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"Welcome to the Shitshow" - Art is Magic by Jeremy Deller

Madeleina Kay

May 57 min read

"Welcome to the Shitshow" - Art is Magic by Jeremy Deller

I first read this book about a year ago, after attending an author talk / book signing / karaoke (it was an eclectic affair) event in...

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Sharon Hayes - "Can we speak of the ‘professionalisation’ of the artist as having reduced or eliminated political consciousness from cultural production?"

Madeleina Kay

Apr 2920 min read

Sharon Hayes - "Can we speak of the ‘professionalisation’ of the artist as having reduced or eliminated political consciousness from cultural production?"

(With the exception of Tolstoy’s War and Peace) I’m not sure I’ve ever been so glad to get to the end of a book, 'Sharon Hayes' by Julia...

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Women for Peace - Banners from Greenham Common

Madeleina Kay

Apr 210 min read

Women for Peace - Banners from Greenham Common

I picked up the ‘Women for Peace – Banners from Greenham Common’ book by Charlotte Dew, at the Book Art Bookshop during the Low...

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Rejoiners in Liverpool (A Battle Against The Wind)

Madeleina Kay

Mar 249 min read

Rejoiners in Liverpool (A Battle Against The Wind)

We arrived in Liverpool the night before, since some bus-replacement-bollocks meant the quickest train journey was going to take 3 hours...

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Preparing for the Rejoin EU march in Liverpool and the inclement weather

Madeleina Kay

Mar 212 min read

Preparing for the Rejoin EU march in Liverpool and the inclement weather

I decided to go full-star for the upcoming march in Liverpool on Saturday 23rd March as I am in need of a bit of sparkle, especially...

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Madeleina Kay

Mar 194 min read

RIP Tim Evans

On the same day that I helped drag a drowning man out of the swimming pool (why does all the drama happen at once?!) I discovered that a...

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