W is for Wool Bombora: an installation for The Nest@Killcare

Wool Bombora, an installation at The Nest

Detail of the wool bombing.

I have been keeping pieces of broken jewellery to use in craft projects.

The idea for an installation for The Nest@Killcare evolved when I saw a photo of some drift wood decorated with wool bombing.

Then the pattern for a knitted bird popped up and the installation started to take shape.

I knitted the birds and suspended them from pearls, water pearls, beads and pieces of jewellery.

The knitting of the sleeve is decorated with pearly white buttons. Two I-cords add texture along the drift wood.

Inel already had the nest hanging among the wood. She found the wooden knitting needles at an Op Shop and they are a quirky addition to the piece.

I am pleased with the result and it is a privilege to be able to add a piece to this beautiful home which is filled with original art works by my sisters Inel and Doreen and even by our mother.

The installation is named for the rocky reef off Putty Beach, the 'Bomby" or Bombora. We sit, either with our early morning coffee or with an evening G&T and watch the waves break over the Bomby.

Wool Bombora at the top of the stairs.