Penelope Chilvers Long Tassel BootBorn and raised in England, Penelope Chilvers originally trained as a painter at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London, and was granted a scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, to complete an MA at Complutense University in Madrid. For a few years, Penelope lived in the city of Barcelona, working as a painter and designer where she collaborated with artists and artisans. She worked with woodturners designed for the textile industry, and