{"title":"Cas Holmes","description":"\u003cp\u003eCas Holmes explores the profound beauty found in everyday materials and environments through textile art. Her books invite readers to engage with creative stitching and collage, emphasising a deep connection to place and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom practical techniques to thoughtful reflections, these titles offer inspiration for anyone interested in the intersections of craft, nature, and personal expression within the arts and culture sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soulful-stitch-by-cas-holmes-9781849949187","title":"Soulful Stitch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thoughtful, meditative guide to the ways creative textile art can soothe and comfort us during challenging times.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned British textile artists Cas Holmes and Deena Beverley, each well known for their richly textured, deeply evocative work in stitch, collaborate for the first time in this important and timely book. Beautifully illustrated with a wealth of work from both artists along with other embroiderers and textile artists from around the world, \u003cem\u003eSoulful Stitch\u003c\/em\u003e documents a wide range of stitched responses to crisis, both personal and global. With invaluable advice on how to develop your own work in times of trouble, it explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow the restrictions and trials of everyday life can inform your textile work, enabling you to develop imaginative new approaches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe healing power of stitch to soothe and console, with the simple act of putting needle into fabric providing a mindful route to inner calm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePractical ways to continue with your textile art practice in the face of seismic life changes, finding creative opportunity in difficult situations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to use found objects, repurposed threads and personal items to create deep emotional resonance in your own work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth authors have recent lived experience of having to navigate new paths through big life challenges, making this book particularly heartfelt. It truly demonstrates how even in the toughest times, creativity in textile art can keep you afloat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46986568794348,"sku":"9781849949187","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18133533482846.jpg?v=1762998038"},{"product_id":"textile-landscape-by-cas-holmes-9781849944359","title":"Textile Landscape","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTextile Landscapes\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how to develop your approach to textile art with a focus on using found objects and paint and stitch on cloth and paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCas explains how to exploit the contrast between the hands-on textural quality of working with fabrics and threads and the spontaneity and movement of brush marks to lend a painterly quality to your work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe begins with the basics - keeping a sketchbook to generate ideas, painting and stitching on cloth and on paper, and working digitally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspiring Landscapes\u003c\/strong\u003e looks at urban and urban space, the changing seasons and great landscapes as well as intimate spaces and travel diaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainting and Marking with Cloth\u003c\/strong\u003e explains the practical aspects of painting and dyeing cloth and how to make connections between paint, print, dye, stencil, and stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStitch-scapes\u003c\/strong\u003e explores different forms of landscape, experimenting with photographs and prints, and how to translate those images using ink, stitch, abstract, and collage techniques. It also covers transforming the image using digital techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Closer Inspection\u003c\/strong\u003e focuses on using elements and details from the landscape and the environment as found objects and for research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, \u003cstrong\u003ePeople and Place\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the relationship we have with the outdoors and the built environment, as well as personal interpretations of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes artworks by the author that explore the UK, USA, and Australia, as well as works by other internationally renowned textile artists. It serves as a creative guide ideal for textile artists of all levels - students, teachers, and practising artists and makers - to create unique and beautiful work inspired by the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341202800876,"sku":"9781849944359","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/fa8352848955ce22f85e92a493c18b0e.jpg?v=1772189906"},{"product_id":"embroidering-the-everyday-by-cas-holmes-9781849947114","title":"Embroidering the Everyday","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCas Holmes draws inspiration from the \u003cem\u003eeveryday\u003c\/em\u003e in this thoughtful book, using materials and subjects close to home to create exquisite works connected to time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur connection to the \u003cem\u003eeveryday\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003edomestic\u003c\/em\u003e provides a wealth of inspiration and continues to inform the creative processes of artist Cas Holmes. Resourcefulness and 'making do', by using materials and subjects available to hand, result in lyrical works connected to time and place. Working as a 'nomad at home', Cas invites us to re-look at the world and use the limitations sometimes imposed by geographic area or individual circumstances as a rich resource to develop ideas for mixed media textiles in a more thoughtful way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePractical projects and ideas will be exemplified by some of the leading practitioners in textile art today. 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