I thought I was done with the Nest Series when I finished the Garbage Nest, but compulsions have a mind of their own, and apparently my nesting days were not quite over. After trimming the roots off some root-clogged bamboo plants growing in water, I simply couldn't toss the trimmed roots. I knew from past experience (the Roots Project) what fun can be had with bamboo roots, but I also realized they weren't substantial enough (or I didn't have enough of them) to comprise the entire shape and structure of a nest. For no particular reason, I tried cutting off some thin strips of copper from copper sheeting I had in my stash and the problem was solved. The copper adds some much-needed structural integrity to the nest. This one is tiny and delicate and houses a papier-mâché bead constructed from old travel notebook pages and gold Chinese joss paper. (For more on how to make these beads, click here.)
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| A nest in the hand... |
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| A nesting bardo bead |
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| Copper strands offer structural support |
The Nest Installation
And here, for the very first time, a few photos of the Nest Series installation.
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| Suspended amongst the philodendrons |
I hadn't realized until a house guest arrived shortly after the nests were installed that my guest daybed in the front room is itself part of the nest series when converted into a comfy place to curl up with lots of fluffly pillows and quilts.
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| Guest daybed amidst the nests |
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