Description

Join us for a warm, supportive, and creative learning journey led by tutor and mentor Caron Penney. Over four sessions, Caron will help you navigate complex ideas and transform them into accessible, personal, and expressive woven works. This course is designed for a small online group, offering a friendly and constructive space where you can explore ideas connected to your own voice - whether inspired by the environment, the seasons, politics, humanity, poetry, literature, or your personal story. Together, we’ll look at ways to translate these concepts into woven form, here are a few suggestions: + Literature expressed through colour + Emotions shaped in form + Music traced in line + Political ideas woven into text Bring your enthusiasm and any reference materials that spark your imagination. By the end, you’ll have developed a tapestry design, concept, or textile piece that is uniquely your own. Course Structure
 The course takes place across four days spread over five weeks, allowing time to reflect and build between sessions. Together, we’ll explore key questions such as: How do your materials connect to your story? Are they aligned with your narrative, or in contrast to it? Through this process, you’ll discover new insights and a deeper understanding of your creative practice. Dates: January 31st - 1st, 14th February, 7th March. Time: 1pm (UK time) | Each session lasts 4–5 hours Fee: £395 (an instalment plan may be available on request) Format: Online, live and recorded. Attendance is essential. Level: Beginners (with an understanding of how to weave) - Intermediate Course Schedule Day 1 +Welcome and introductions + Presentation: “What is Your Voice and Why You Need One” + Group discussion + Break + Half of participants present pre-assigned work Day 2 + Remaining participants present pre-assigned work + Break + Presentation: “How to Progress from an Idea into Weaving” + Group discussion and reflection Between Sessions: Develop your idea into a design, concept, or visual plan. Day 3 + Participant presentations: sharing ideas/designs and receiving feedback + Create a personal plan for the following two weeks + Group discussion and reflection + Between Sessions: Begin sampling or creating the artwork you’ve developed so far. Day 4 + Final presentations: share your work-in-progress or completed piece + Group feedback and tutor reflections + Closing discussion and conclusion