The first nest I found belonged to a Solitary Bee. This is about the same size as a gold ball and is made out of a paper-like material created when the bees chew wood or plant matter, mixing it with their saliva to form a paste. I was really impressed when I found this, and I thought the shape of it was really clever. The rim around the top sticks out on purpose, and its job is to stop the rain from getting in. There was nothing living in it when I found it, and it'd been abandoned for about 2 months so I've decided that I'm going to have a go at seeing what's inside later in the week.
Spider's web & nest
I didn't want to get too close because I don't really like spiders. I think their web's are amazing though because of how delicate they look, and how effective they are. I also think that I should try and relate my work more to a web because thread is literally used in the making of it.
Woodworm
I think that woodworm create really interesting structures by eating away at the wood because they create a sanded-down appearance of where they've eaten, so there aren't any jagged corners or rough edges. With this branch, it looks as though they've eaten as much as possible but kept as much of the outer structure as possible. I really like the colours revealed as they get further into the branch.
Birds nests
I don't know what kind of birds these belonged to, but I'm assuming that most of them are black birds. I like the idea that a nest isn't a permanent structure, which it looked after and maintained when the bird is using it, and once it's use has ended, the nest will disintegrate and just blow away. I also think that the different textures used can be represented more in my work, through the use of hard and soft materials.
