British Artist Laura Bacon Weaves Willow Branches Into Powerful Sculptures

Weaved from the inside out, these extraordinary sculptures and spaces, can degrade back into nature when time’s up.

British artist <a title="British Artist Laura Bacon Waves Willow Into Powerful Spaces" href="http://www.lauraellenbacon.com/" target="_blank">Laura Bacon</a> creates extraordinary sculptures by twisting, turning and weaving dried <a title="British Artist Laura Bacon Waves Willow Into Powerful Spaces" href="http://inhabitat.com/gorgeous-hand-woven-wicker-furniture-showcases-traditional-chilean-craft/" target="_blank">willow</a> branches. Taking inspiration from birds’ nests, the artist turns chaotic amounts of raw materials into organic spaces and site-specific sculptures with organic, mysterious and very powerful results.

Laura’s work is inspired by the way insects, animals and birds create their own nests using existing structures for support.

Each of her intricate sculptures uses either organic or man-made structures as a ‘host’, developing from it.

Forests, riverbanks, hedges, art galleries and even castles are all part of the artist’s working spaces.

Astonishing and biodegradable, the sculptures have been placed within London’s Saatchi Gallery, London Design Festival and even at the gorgeous Sudeley Castle within a Sotheby's exhibition.

Designed for climbing, hiding, walking through and admiring, Bacon’s work is both powerful and beautiful.