Horsing around: Australian man creates paper pony out of lunch bags in hotel quarantine

In mandatory Covid isolation, art director David Marriott is making the most of his design skills - and lifting morale at the same time

Ten days into his fortnight of mandatory quarantine in a Brisbane hotel, David Marriott sits in his room caressing the mane of his horse, Russell, as he looks out on the overcast city.

A used poke bowl sits on Marriott's head, in the style of a cowboy hat. He's also wearing a vest and chaps - attire he fashioned out of the brown paper bags that carried the meals dropped at his door.