Sunday, September 16, 2007

Miniature Art

This was forwarded to me via e-mail in honor of the Miniature Artist, Willard Wigan.

Willard can create a masterpiece within the eye of a tiny sewing needle, on the head of a pin, the tip of an eyelash or a grain of sand. Some are many times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.

Wigan’s smallest sculptures can only be measured in thousandths of an inch which is why they can sit, very delicately, on a
human hair three thousandths of an inch thick.



A girl with a red balloon walks along an eyelash, supported by a needle.

A cat climbs a cat whisker



Michelangelo’s David, front and rear views, on the head of a pin.


Elephant

Swan

Polar Bear
on Grain of Sugar





The Tower Bridge in London.

and Henry VIII, with his six wives (many of whom spent time in the Tower).

Wigan likens his artistic process to "trying to pass a pin through a bubble without bursting it."




Adam and Eve
carved in a graphite pencil lead.

22 kt gold dragonfly
perches on the
point of a needle



Cassius Clay (later know as Muhammad Ali) vs. Sonny Liston….the entire boxing ring barely larger than a
match head.

Frankie Dettori riding
Dubai Millennium on a pinhead



Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs (note the witch with the apple, above the eye of the needle).

Peter Pan, Tinkerbelle, and the Darling family children, John, Wendy, and Michael (with Teddy Bear)
on a small fish hook.



Gold Tiger

Barn Owl

Baby





Charles Dickens

Winston Churchill

The Wizard of Oz Cast: Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, Glinda, and the Wicked Witch of the West.


Friday, August 31, 2007

Long Hair 2



She will be needing gallons of shampoo and conditioner.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Art Work - Ice Scupture- Exotic

picture of sculpture

Ice Sculptures are commonly made as centerpieces in banquets. These ice sculptures are too big to put on the tabletop.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Long Nail 1

picture of long nail

How many gallons of nail polish does she apply every week?

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Art Work - Ice Castles-Castle 1

picture of ice castle

The whole structure is made of ice. Impressive.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Long Nail 2

picture of long nail

Wow, long and shiny nails !!!

Friday, August 24, 2007

Art Work - Ice Castles - Ice Building

picture of ice building

It is not an igloo but a big building made of ice bricks. Fascinating.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Long Hair 3



It must have taken hours to braid her long hair.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Long Nail 3




How can she eat using the spoon and fork without breaking a nail?

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Art Work - Ice Castles-Ice Palace



This is not only a castle but a huge ice palace.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Long Hair 4

picture of long hair

How long do you think it takes her to comb her hair that neat and shiny?

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Long Nail 4

picture of long nails

White and Aqua Long Nails. Two colors of nail polish for long nails.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Art Work -Plant Scuplture-Woman's Head

picture of a plant sculpture

Simply beautiful plant sculpture of a woman's face shedding tears.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Long Hair 5



Rapunzel, is that you?

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Long Nail 5



Curly, Long Purple Colored Nails

How come the nails don't break?

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Art Work-Metal Art-Metal Frog 2

metal frog

This is more of a toad. Scarier.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

Long Hair 6

picture of long hair

Beautiful wavy long hair !!!

Long Nail 6

picture of long nail

The nails look healthy enough to handle like this lighted matchstick. Incredible!!!

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Long Nail 7

picture of long nail

The nails look healthy enough. The lady can still manage to hold the lighted matchstick. Incredible !!!

Long Hair 6

picture of long hair

I wonder what "fertilizer" they use to grow such long hair?