Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan works at his studio in Jersey to create unbelievably minute sculptural pieces carved from a variety of materials, including matchsticks in the early days, using the hair from the back of a fly to paint them. With each stroke his heart must not beat or mistakes will be made, which means that he physically has to slow his heart down as part of the process of creating the work.
The works, often placed in the eye of a needle or on the head of a pin, have to be viewed through a microscope or a large…
Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan works at his studio in Jersey to create unbelievably minute sculptural pieces carved from a variety of materials, including matchsticks in the early days, using the hair from the back of a fly to paint them. With each stroke his heart must not beat or mistakes will be made, which means that he physically has to slow his heart down as part of the process of creating the work.
The works, often placed in the eye of a needle or on the head of a pin, have to be viewed through a microscope or a large magnifying glass in order to be seen by the human eye.
Wigan once created Alice from the children’s story book, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, and accidentally inhaled her! Alice has since been recreated this year and placed in the eye of a needle at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
Shown here are a collection of 10 limited edition prints of close up views of some of the sculptures.
Price shown for the work is a pre-publication price. After the first 10 from each edition has sold, the price will increase to £750 (inc.VAT).
A selection of Wigan’s micro-sculptures in their viewing apparatus were on display at the Eyestorm gallery during September 2007. Click here for more information about the past exhibition.
