03/11/2010 Into the Weave - Laura Ellen Bacon

Laura Ellen Bacon - Swollen Forms

Laura Ellen Bacon uses woven willow to create her large scale often site specific sculptures. 'Organic forms and natural phenomena' inspire her work, 'the locking accumulation of driftwood, the bulge of fallen snow on a windowsill, or the swell of a starling swarm.' Bacon in fascinated with nests or 'dens', spaces to climb inside. 

'While the material of willow may be relatively light, I like to create a sense of weight and movement, an organic fluidity, as if gravity has intervened[...]' (Bacon 2010 14)

Fluidity - movement, sequences in nature, passage of time,
Willow pairs - weave in pairs of complimenting willow, strength, forged relationships. 
Enclosed Space - comfort, safety, warmth

Bacon, L.E (2010) Into the Weave, Sheffield: Northend and Creative Print Solutions.