laura ellen bacon grew up in county darbyshire in the east midlands where she still lives and works she's been fascinated with nature and creating spaces since she was a girl. last thought of making things when i was about 11 because i just used to enjoy taking myself outside didn't. have in them i ended up building a tree house which was the very 1st tree house was built with very thin. very thin pieces of wood which was actually as it happens i pull to weave around myself. the artist adds the final touches before she leaves don't like go at the mercy of its environment. it will be a natural habitat for insects while ever i've been making all of my work i always see there are tiny little spiders that move in 1st of all often then you see little birds that come and they feed off the insects it's a it's a bit of a cycle. it's a home for creatures and a vision from a dream. alan bacon wants to bring humans and nature together with each of her creations. well speaking of creations my colleague is back in the kitchen with his latest episode of baking bread taking us around the european union

laura ellen bacon grew up in county darbyshire in the east midlands where she still lives and works she's been fascinated with nature and creating spaces since she was a girl. well i started making things when i was about 11 because i just used to enjoy taking myself outside and. having them i am good at building a tree house which was the very 1st tree house was built with very thin. very thin pieces of wood which i was actually as it happens able to weave around myself. she starts every sculpture by soaking the switches in water for a whole week that makes them rubbery. laura allen bacon discovered them as a material when she was studying art she developed the techniques herself. the willow how long fibers that run all the way from the base through to the tip and if you give them a bit of a twists as you go and the fibers. give. you . twist it into the shape. of her studio she only builds models of the sculptures themselves only take shape at their final no creations 1st she sketches what she invasions. the work is always designed for a particular place i do do a lot of sketchbook drawi

that inspired a british artist to use them in her cruft have a look at the stunning sculptures of laura ellen bacon. it looks like thousands of twigs all intertwined with this is no natural phenomenon it's a sculpture made of willow switches hand-woven by laura allen bacon don't let go is the sculpture's title the artist created it in coventry central england. it just helps people all see their environment in a different way that's terrific hopefully people are. maybe just question initially whether it's is or whether it is a natural form or whether it's. just a level of intrigue is something that i like to bring to an area. the sculpture takes shape from the core outwards beginning with the 1st loop then laura and bacon ties knots and leaves the willow switches on to it always in paris. the only tools i use really is. on fire of hope teeth but otherwise it's just it's just one hand but it's quite a jump for motion media lots of the work from the shoulders actually if you hold the willow quite likely. you move it through the shoulder was. the artist has been making her sculptures for 20 years

beneath the woman they call the willow queen sculptural art work of laura ellen bacon uses natural materials and spans the genres of craft land art and even architecture. and in our continuing series of baking bread baker x. called you know much of the ins and outs of bulgaria's famous part lanky flatbread . but 1st meet 2 rocks the world of classical music yet again opera star placido domingo dropped out of a production of various macbeth on the eve of opening night at the new york metropolitan opera well it was to be his 1st u.s. performance since sexual harassment allegations against him were made public just last month. this is what feels concert halls around the world. to. allegations of sexual harassment against poppy domingo have grown so known that one day before he was going to do to perform at the metropolitan opera in new york to see him cancel. we were really looking forward to hearing the voice.

meet the woman they call the willow queen sculptural artwork of laura ellen bacon uses natural materials and spans the genres of craft land art and even architecture. and in our continuing series of baking bread baker x. called you now here are my choices shows us the ins and outs of bulgaria's famous hard lanky flatbread. but 1st meet to rocks the world of classical music yet again opera star placido domingo dropped out of a production of various macbeth on the eve of opening night at the new york metropolitan opera while it was to be his 1st u.s. performance since sexual harassment allegations against him were made public just last month. this is what fields concert halls around the world are used to. allegations of sexual harassment against puffy domingo have grown so loud that one day before he was scheduled to perform at the metropolitan opera in new york the singer cancelled . we were really looking forward to hearing the voice.

ellen. i appreciate your time. >> reporter: thank you. >>> joining me is jim and laura.im, this new explosive news from the washington post, a promise made by president trump to a foreign leader, so disturb that go a whistle-blower reported it to the inspector general. give me your reaction, please. >> it's very serious. what we have, at least in terms of the significance of this, again, given the sort of sparseness of the information is that that -- that intelligence official thought it was serious enough to take it to the ig. the ig thought it was serious enough that they apparently did some type of analysis and took it to the dni, director of national intelligence thought it was seriousne enough it consult with his lawyer or through the justice department or through his lawyer to the justice department so clearly the officials within the government are taking this very seriously. what exactly it is and why it's not being reported, we can talk about that, but this -- on its face it seems like a serious matter that people were alarmed about. >> so, shawn, this is for yo

ellen. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> joining me now is jim baker, laura coats and sean turner. good evening, everyone. jim, this new explosive news from the washington post, a promise made by president trump it a foreign leader so disturbing that a whistleblower reported to the inspector general. give me your reaction, please. >> it's very serious. it's obviously a serious matter. so what we have at least in terms of the significance of this, again, given the sort of sparseness of the information is that that intelligence official thought it was serious enough to take it to the i.g., the i.g. thought it was serious enough that they apparently did some type of analysis and then took to the dni. the director of national intelligence thought it was serious enough to consult either with his lawyer and the justice department or through his lawyer to the justice department. so clearly the officials within the government are taking this very seriously. what exactly it is and why it's not being reported, we can talk about that. but on its face, it seems like a serious matter that peopl