Willard Wigan: micro-sculpture

Amazing art work or Willard Wigan, are so tiny that it cannot be seen without microscope. Willard Wigan, MBE (born 1957) is a sculptor from Birmingham, England, who makes minute work, where a figure can be as small as 0.005 mm (0.0002in) tall.

Believe it or not Willard Wigan able to hold the whole Obama family in the eye of a needle and Muhammad Ali on the head of a match, his creation also includes a Santa Claus and a copy of the FIFA World Cup trophy, both about 0.005 mm (0.0002in) tall. To produce this super small sculptures, he use microscope and typical inventive tools, such as a fly’s hair or an ex-girlfriend’s eyelash as paintbrush.

In May 2007, Wigan’s 70-piece collection was purchased by tennis player and businessman David Lloyd, who has insured the collection for a total value of £11.2 million

According Willard Wigan ,

The world’s smallest sculpture, often takes months to complete, working between heartbeats to avoid hand tremors, you have to control the whole nervous system, you have to work between the heartbeat - the pulse of your finger can destroy the work.

Wigan also says,

Though my sculptures are quite small, it’s important for people to realize that I am life-size. Of course, at times, when I’m working on a piece, I might come to believe that I myself am microscopic. That’s how involved in my work I become. My tiny world becomes everything to me.