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I took a 4 day workshop with Cas Holmes. JaneVille.blogspot.com
A brilliant weekend workshop led by Cas Holmes. We started by making a collagraph plate with thin card, and I decided to use this fuchsia flower image for mine. In the middle of the above image is my collagraph plate, but by this time I had used a selection of dark acrylic paints on the surface, so the detail isn't showing here. I had also added a key and a keyhole cover in brass, for a contrast to the flower shape. We also layered up our prints with a selection of papers and fabrics, holding them together with Cas's technique using watery wallpaper paste. They were left to dry over night, and then we spent the following day working into them with hand and machine stitch. Above, before stitch was added, and below after. These were all just experimental pieces, but I was very pleased with the results from the collagraph printing, A technique new to me. My second piece, showing a detailed close-up of the stitching. Cas also encouraged us to consider the back of our work, because it can sometimes give very pleasing results. Not too sure about my piece below though! Above, the results of a very interesting experiment where we had to draw the person sitting opposite us without taking our pencil from the papers surface, and keeping our eyes on the face without looking at our paper. I think I've created the next alien for Doctor Who!!! I decided that I really wanted to own a piece of art by Cas Holmes. so bought the small Water Iris you see above. I'm really thrilled with it, and can't wait to put it in a frame and hang it on a wall. Below, is the back view of it, and every bit as interesting as the front, but without the colour. Today, I just had to have another play with this, new to me technique, and made a small plate (below), from the sketch in my sketchbook above. I think the image below has worked quite well. This one has been layered up with some other bits, and I will hopefully stitch into it tomorrow when the paste has dried. Above, is a totally different textile that I finished today. It is for a challenge called 'All in a days work', and is A3 size. There never seems to be enough time in any day for me to do everything I want to do, so I thought that the inner workings of a clockwork piece would fit the bill! It's certainly a huge contrast from what I did at the weekend, but at least it will hopefully keep me from getting stuck in a rut! This is the second workshop I've attended led by Cas Holmes, and all I can say is that personally, I find her an extremely inspirational teacher, and someone who encourages a very relaxed, serendipitous attitude to the techniques that she teaches. If you get the chance, I can thoroughly recommend one of her classes.
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
Creating work with limited resources sometimes leads to an unexpected outcomes. Cas Holmes trained in community arts working in areas of health, education and environmental arts practice. The…
A blog about textile art, mixed media art, stitch, cloth and paint.
Creating work with limited resources sometimes leads to an unexpected outcomes. Cas Holmes trained in community arts working in areas of health, education and environmental arts practice. The…
Cas Holmes is a textile artist loved by art teachers. Using techniques that can be replicated in the classroom, she is an ideal to use with students.
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
A brilliant weekend workshop led by Cas Holmes. We started by making a collagraph plate with thin card, and I decided to use this fuchsia flower image for mine. In the middle of the above image is my collagraph plate, but by this time I had used a selection of dark acrylic paints on the surface, so the detail isn't showing here. I had also added a key and a keyhole cover in brass, for a contrast to the flower shape. We also layered up our prints with a selection of papers and fabrics, holding them together with Cas's technique using watery wallpaper paste. They were left to dry over night, and then we spent the following day working into them with hand and machine stitch. Above, before stitch was added, and below after. These were all just experimental pieces, but I was very pleased with the results from the collagraph printing, A technique new to me. My second piece, showing a detailed close-up of the stitching. Cas also encouraged us to consider the back of our work, because it can sometimes give very pleasing results. Not too sure about my piece below though! Above, the results of a very interesting experiment where we had to draw the person sitting opposite us without taking our pencil from the papers surface, and keeping our eyes on the face without looking at our paper. I think I've created the next alien for Doctor Who!!! I decided that I really wanted to own a piece of art by Cas Holmes. so bought the small Water Iris you see above. I'm really thrilled with it, and can't wait to put it in a frame and hang it on a wall. Below, is the back view of it, and every bit as interesting as the front, but without the colour. Today, I just had to have another play with this, new to me technique, and made a small plate (below), from the sketch in my sketchbook above. I think the image below has worked quite well. This one has been layered up with some other bits, and I will hopefully stitch into it tomorrow when the paste has dried. Above, is a totally different textile that I finished today. It is for a challenge called 'All in a days work', and is A3 size. There never seems to be enough time in any day for me to do everything I want to do, so I thought that the inner workings of a clockwork piece would fit the bill! It's certainly a huge contrast from what I did at the weekend, but at least it will hopefully keep me from getting stuck in a rut! This is the second workshop I've attended led by Cas Holmes, and all I can say is that personally, I find her an extremely inspirational teacher, and someone who encourages a very relaxed, serendipitous attitude to the techniques that she teaches. If you get the chance, I can thoroughly recommend one of her classes.
‘Hands on, experimental with a strong emphasis on using found materials and inventive applications of textile and mixed media processes as part of the exploration of developing a ‘creat…
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A brilliant weekend workshop led by Cas Holmes. We started by making a collagraph plate with thin card, and I decided to use this fuchsia flower image for mine. In the middle of the above image is my collagraph plate, but by this time I had used a selection of dark acrylic paints on the surface, so the detail isn't showing here. I had also added a key and a keyhole cover in brass, for a contrast to the flower shape. We also layered up our prints with a selection of papers and fabrics, holding them together with Cas's technique using watery wallpaper paste. They were left to dry over night, and then we spent the following day working into them with hand and machine stitch. Above, before stitch was added, and below after. These were all just experimental pieces, but I was very pleased with the results from the collagraph printing, A technique new to me. My second piece, showing a detailed close-up of the stitching. Cas also encouraged us to consider the back of our work, because it can sometimes give very pleasing results. Not too sure about my piece below though! Above, the results of a very interesting experiment where we had to draw the person sitting opposite us without taking our pencil from the papers surface, and keeping our eyes on the face without looking at our paper. I think I've created the next alien for Doctor Who!!! I decided that I really wanted to own a piece of art by Cas Holmes. so bought the small Water Iris you see above. I'm really thrilled with it, and can't wait to put it in a frame and hang it on a wall. Below, is the back view of it, and every bit as interesting as the front, but without the colour. Today, I just had to have another play with this, new to me technique, and made a small plate (below), from the sketch in my sketchbook above. I think the image below has worked quite well. This one has been layered up with some other bits, and I will hopefully stitch into it tomorrow when the paste has dried. Above, is a totally different textile that I finished today. It is for a challenge called 'All in a days work', and is A3 size. There never seems to be enough time in any day for me to do everything I want to do, so I thought that the inner workings of a clockwork piece would fit the bill! It's certainly a huge contrast from what I did at the weekend, but at least it will hopefully keep me from getting stuck in a rut! This is the second workshop I've attended led by Cas Holmes, and all I can say is that personally, I find her an extremely inspirational teacher, and someone who encourages a very relaxed, serendipitous attitude to the techniques that she teaches. If you get the chance, I can thoroughly recommend one of her classes.
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I took a 4 day workshop with Cas Holmes. JaneVille.blogspot.com
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
A blog about textile art, mixed media art, stitch, cloth and paint.
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
As one of the UK's most popular mixed media artists Cas Holmes is a true inspiration. View her work, listen to the podacst & more.
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
A blog about textile art, mixed media art, stitch, cloth and paint.
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
I have been 'there and back' again. Started in Brisbane and have returned ready to make my way home. This really is a Land That Wait...
A blog about textile art, mixed media art, stitch, cloth and paint.
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
I have been 'there and back' again. Started in Brisbane and have returned ready to make my way home. This really is a Land That Wait...
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
War and Gardens, Garden Museum and Age UK Bromley and Greenich Images kind permission of the Garden Museum and johonephotography ...
Today I worked on these oyster catchers as part of my Cornish Sea Bird series constructed of momigami style papers, printed paper, calico, machine and hand stitch. They are not quite complete but here are the others which have also progressed: I have enjoyed the combination of machine and hand stitch because I can take them around in a little ice cream tub and work on them as I go. My husband has had a sudden illness, which was very serious and frightening. He is recovering now but the last three weeks have been very intense and worrying - plus the effort of "continuing as normal" for the children has taken it's toll. We are now out of the woods and it was time today to also venture into the garden to see what gifts the Spring has brought whilst my back was turned. I always love these forget-me-nots ... you never know from one year to the next where they will turn up. I also find the way some plants hold on to water droplets whose surface tension create magnifying balls like little fortune telling globes: Spring flowers and a quilt can make my heart sing. Wonderful isn't it just how restorative a simple thing can be:
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Cas Holmes is one of the UK’s best-known textile artists with works in public and private collections. The world of travel has been a constant throughout Cas’
Cas Holmes is a textile artist loved by art teachers. Using techniques that can be replicated in the classroom, she is an ideal to use with students.
As one of the UK's most popular mixed media artists Cas Holmes is a true inspiration. View her work, listen to the podacst & more.
Welcome to my shop. Prices include U.K standard P&P only. Please contact me to check availability, international shipping and to arrange payment. My books including the most recent Soulfu…
