Kittle

One of my briefs at university last semester was to create a shelter- of some kind, or interpret the word and concept of shelter- both physical and emotional, most of the research for this project was inward, and one of the pieces that I created as research for the project, was this one, 'Kittle' it's a ready-made intimate scale scuplture. I found this birds' nest, feathers intact, in my street, and sprayed it a metallic gold- as a reinterpretation of the status/wealth associated with the metal, and embroided it with pastel coloured thread, to imply a personal nostalgia, the result is a delicate, fragile and transient piece.