Cas Holmes | Embracing The Unknown [NX004]

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Cas Holmes.

Cas Holmes is one of the UK’s favourite textile artists, a respected teacher and author of numerous embroidered art books. Her work often uses found objects and has an alchemical philosophy, where the creativity is discovered at the edge of uncertainty.

We have a terrific conversation about the fearlessness of surrendering to artistic flow, how to be resilient when life throws curveballs at you, and the value in paying attention to the everyday.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:40 - Being a co-director of her art

00:10:30 - Uncertainty as a creative tool

00:13:22 - The tale of Young Cas

00:15:45 - How Cas got into textiles

00:20:55 - Cas’ books

00:25:00 - The value of creative community

00:31:00 - How we look at the world

00:40:57 - The things we value and the things we miss

00:48:00 - Craftivism

00:50:00 - Collaborative art projects

00:59:00 - How Cas’ art evolves with life changes

01:09:00 - Favourite band

01:11:10 - Favourite film

01:13:00 - Favourite book

01:14:00 - Interesting thing that no one knows about Cas Holmes

Links:

Website: casholmes.uk

Instagram: casholmestextiles

Intro music is Let's Go Find The Sun by Sarah the Illstrumentalist via Epidemic Sound.

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