Cas Holmes draws on her relationship with nature and the links with family history to tell stories with textiles. She incorporates found materials and bits of fallen flora she finds while walking through her adopted County, Kent.

Meet Cas Holmes at the opening reception for Stitch Stories, April 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California. Admission is $7. Members of Visions Art Museum enjoy free admission. Light refreshments will be served.

Cas Holmes draws with needle and thread using her stitches as her drawing tool, sewing together the layers of ephemera gathered from life and nature. Her textiles reflect an environmental theme noting the changes in the landscape that occur with human's impact on the land.

Pieces of worn clothing and household fabrics help tell the stories of peoples' lives, members of her family and people she has known who find their way into her work. Her delicate collages form a window into the lives of the people who wore the clothing and used the household textiles.

Cas Holmes teaches workshops around the world and has authored books about her work and her techniques. "I make pieces for public and private spaces," states Holmes. "The challenge of creating works for different spaces is open to all kinds of possibilities, and I have made installations and public art pieces for hospitals, community spaces, museums and the workplace."

Visions Art Museum is located in the arts district of Liberty Station, 2825 Dewey Road, San Diego, California, USA. Museum hours are Tuesday —Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission to the exhibitions is $7, Visions Art Museum members enjoy free admission. The museum store is open free of charge during regular museum hours. For more information: www.visionsartmuseum.org or call 619-546-4872.