Hi everyone,
The first month in Westward Cottage has already flown by!
Since my last post, I’ve spent a bit of time moving my things over (with help from Jenna, Chloe and Eddy) and then settling into the studio:
Now that I’m more-or-less settled in, I’ve resumed work on my latest project. For the first stage of this project, I’m developing a new textile artwork, drawing partial inspiration from some home-made dress-up capes made by mother during my childhood.
I’m planning to make my cape from felt crosses of various shades of red, purple and pink. I’m currently experimenting with different arrangements of colour:
Given the materials that I’m working with, I decided that I need to design a new pattern:
This is one of the dress-up capes made by my mother 
Early draft pattern for my own cape 
Paper test cape modelled by my lovely studio assistant Woody 
Another paper test cape modelled by Woody 
White fabric test cape next to another home-made dress-up cape 
Fabric test cape modelled by the artist 
Fabric test cape modelled by the artist
If you’d like to come by for a chat and see what I’m working on there’s good news!
Starting in January next year, the studio will be open from 2-4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays for drop-in visits from members of the general public. If you would like to organise another time to come to the studio please feel free to send me an email or get in contact using the form below.
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Tom Isaacs 