Colour and identity
On 31 January 2025 I held a weaving workshop for GCSE and A-Level art and design students at ELIS Villamartin International school. It gave students the opportunity to learn a new skill whilst demonstrating application and understanding of the elements of artistic practice.
The students’ input formed part of my degree show “Color e Identidad – Una celebración de Torevieja”, involving the community and contributing to my research into the relationship between identity and place.
The main activity was to produce individual weavings using a colour palette chosen by the students to express their feelings towards their location (shown above right).
For the extension activity, students worked in small groups responding to a 3-dimensional weaving frame. Again the brief was to relate their responses to their locality and feelings towards it.
