INTRO Hi there, As you may already be aware, I currently have the luxury of a beautiful (and spacious) studio space at Westward Cottage courtesy of the City of Ryde. One of my goals during this residency period (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026) is to take advantage of this space by hosting a variety of … More House Moves EOI
Hi everyone, As part of my residency with the City of Ryde, I’ll be delivering a series of free workshops for people of all ages and skill levels. How It Feels is a hands-on creative workshop series that invites the community to explore emotion through making. Guided by artist Tom Isaacs, resident artist for the City … More New Workshop Series: How it feels
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! I have been busily working away at a number of different things recently. Today I’d like to share a few of the things that I’ve been doing. How it feels Each Monday and Tueday afternoon, during my open hours at Westward Cottage, I’ve been giving myself two hours … More Westward Cottagecore
Hi all, I have some exciting news to share: I have been appointed the resident artist for the City of Ryde for the next twelve months! For the duration of this residency period, I will be working in a new studio: Westward Cottage, a nineteenth century workman’s cottage with an interesting history. On Tuesday, I … More Resident Artist
I had a great time earlier this year, running workshops for the City of Ryde with my good friend Anastasia Parmson. I am excited to share the following message about an upcoming showcase of the artworks developed during Ryde’s workshop series:
At the start of every year I say, “I’m going to do less this year…” And then I don’t. ‘In the Flat Field’ is all wrapped up (more or less) and I’ve already got another busy month (or two) ahead. In this blog post, I’d like to share three of the exciting projects that I’m … More September Announcements
It’s been a busy month so far! ‘In the Flat Field’ opened at Chrissie Cotter Gallery (room sheet and exhibition essay), my good friend Alex Wisser documented the exhibition, and Nuno and I delivered our first workshop together. OPENING Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of ‘In the Flat Field’. We really appreciated … More August Update
Tom Isaacs and Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa are very pleased to invite you to ‘In the Flat Field’ at Chrissie Cotter Gallery (8-24 August). ‘In The Flat Field’ is a collaborative exhibition inspired by the novel Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott–a satire set in a two-dimensional world populated by geometric … More In the Flat Field
Hi friends, It’s finally time for me to update you on a few of my own artistic projects! ‘Two Feet Forward (part 1)’ at Ellipsis Gallery Two of my works – From the Deep Waters of Sleep and Emergency Blankets (Applique) – have been beautifully installed by Mark Wotherspoon as part of ‘Two Feet Forward … More June Communiqué
Hello friends, I’m delighted to share with you that I’ll be participating in the upcoming exhibition ‘Remedy’ at Pari! Many thanks to the team at Pari for including my work and particularly to organisers Tian Zhang, emoeba h♡rtbridge, and Emma Cao. “To remedy means to heal, to cure, to mend, to make good or repair. … More The remedy is the experience…
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