Welcome to www.casholmestextiles.co.uk. I am a mixed media artist who works with textiles, paper and found materials. My particular interest is the link between the built and natural environment (Urban/Nature) and issues relating to sustainable practice.
I create works to commission for public and private settings and have pieces in collections around the world, including the Museum of Art and Design in New York, Arts Council England and the Sir Leonard Cheshire Foundation. The often overlooked things of daily life and observations of the land inform my work. Connecting paint, mark and image I reflect the 'hidden edges' of our landscape, verges, field edges and wild spaces, 'stitch sketching' to capture a moment before it is gone.
I exhibit in the U.K and abroad and enjoy working on collaborations and installations with other artists. This includes a recent installation, Curiouser and Curiouser at Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery and workshops in Europe and Australia. My book 'The Found Object in Textile Art', (published by Batsford 2010), looks at some of the processes I use. I will be a guest artist at the Knitting and Stitching Show 2012.
For details of my exhibitions, purchase or commission a piece of work, or look at my collaborations and teaching please browse through my on-line presence or contact me direct via email.