1. The Found Object in Textile Art
By Cas Holmes

2. The Found Object Found object can be anything from... Safety pin
Pin cone
Silk fabric picked up from travelling
Big/small
Man-made or natural
Random
Sentimental/souvenier

3. The Found Object Uses
Convey a meaning or to add decoration to a textiles piece.
Printing or mark-making
Tell a story
Abstract art

4. Technique using momigami (hand kneaded paper technique)
Cas Holmes
Trained in fine arts, work with paper, drawing and textiles.
Reowned for her use of found material in her work.
Atmospheric, multi-layered pieces
Encourages using everyday objects to create textile pieces. E.g Mundane objects like CD cases.
Sentimental objects like broken jewellery
Technique using momigami (hand kneaded paper technique)
Cas Holmes Jul 2011
Red bowl, mixed media
Cas Holmes

5. Mona Luison Works entirely from found objects and craft technique.
Finds uninteresting commercial objects and brings them back to life by giving them a newly imagined second life.
Huge range of colour and materials.
Space- like/futuristic costume

6. Mona Luison
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artists once he grows up.” - Picasso
Sense of joy, playfulness and artistry in her pieces.
They are very childlike as the found objects can be children's toys/fabrics.

7. Robert Rauschenberg’s Bed
Involved the appropriation of a traditional patchwork quilt, which was then embellished with thick paint.
Referred to this type of work as ‘combines’.

8. Tracy Emin Confessional Art
Layers and stitches found objects and fabrics with writing to make quilt like hanging that are full of meaning.

9. Tracy Emin Confessional Art
Tracy Emin’s Tent is a form of found objects within textiles. This piece is called ‘Everyone I Have Ever Slept With’ . All the names of people she has slept with are included in the tent. The names have been applied using old fabrics and found objects. This is an example of how found objects within textiles can be made personal.

10. Textiles and society
In this society there is excessive wastage, so using old, unwanted and discarded materials in textiles can reflect our political and social concerns and anxiety about global warming .
Farming
Buildings
Overuse of world resources
These issues are worthy of consideration for a textile artist, and how they can help the environment.