Needle sized art - How does he do it?

[Blue Baboon]

Really, it's art that is smaller than a needle. So small that if fits on a pinhead or in the eye of the needle. He paints his carvings with the hair from a fly. I can't even imagine the patience to do that.

I love the comment about what happened to his poor Alice in Wonderland artwork. He thinks he inhaled it by accident.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdGJxSDgWlo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdGJxSDgWlo

[dgridley]

Not just patience but a steady hand and a good eye!

I once owned a grain of rice with the Lord's Prayer written on it.. they have one at Ripley's too.. amazing stuff!

[CarolsCritterCare]

I cant even see something that tiny any more......

That's incredible!

[dgridley]

Yeah, there was a guy in Virginia selling your name on a grain of rice at a dockside mall for (I think) $4.95 a few years back.. came in a vial with a magnified area to view the writing.

I got my other grain of rice in New York somewhere.. sold it long ago.

[Blue Baboon]

I've seen the grain of rice that they write on. I don't know how they do that either.

[Blue Baboon]

I've seen a guy that carved toothpicks. He even had one that was carved into a chain. That would make me crazy doing little stuff like that.

[pk]

Sold his works for 20 million $$. Wow, that is great. And to think he says he can neither read or write. Yet he still found a way to make his mark in the world. Awesome.

[pk]

Yeah, there was a guy in Virginia selling your name on a grain of rice at a dockside mall for (I think) $4.95 a few years back.. came in a vial with a magnified area to view the writing.

Yes, I remember seeing that when we were there. Very interesting.

[bbsaquaticservice]

I have alot of time on my hands but dang I could never do that.