Cas Holmes is a British artist, author and tutor of Romani heritage specialising in textile work with found materials. She is interested in interdisciplinary projects in community and gallery settings to demonstrate the accessibility of mixed media textile processes. Her practice centres on the use of sustainable materials and themes surrounding issues of identity and place. Research in traditional paper and textile crafts in Japan and India, continue to inform her practice and writing. (Winston Churchill Fellowship, Japan Foundation Fellowship and Arts Council England Professional Development Award).
She collaborates with organisations and projects on curatorial and community events including most recently the Romani Cultural + Arts Company as a recipient of Gypsy Maker Award and Craft Scotland on a collaborative exhibition Places, Spaces, Traces; an exploration of the concept of ‘place’ and our understanding of the importance of heritage; how our inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture can impact upon our identities and the space we call ‘home’. She was alos a guest artist at the Knitting and Stitching Show London with the Shipping Forecast exhibition.