Willard Wigan: Creator of the World’s Smallest Sculptures

Published on January 31, 2008 by Kenny Stenzerfield in Visual Arts
Willard Wigan: Creator of the World’s Smallest Sculptures

Be amazed by how one artist changed the trend of making big art, to making microscopic art.

Willard Wigan is the creator of the world’s smallest sculptures and is known as a micro-sculptor. His creations often take him months to complete. Wigan uses rice or grains of sand and a surgical blade to create his micro-sculptures. He often uses the hair from flies as a paintbrush to decorate them. Once finished, his sculptures measure as small as 0.005mm (0.0002 in) tall.

  • The Wizard of Oz

  • The Statue of Liberty

  • The Thinker on a Pin Head

  • Cassuis Clay vs. Sonny Liston (next to the tip of a matchstick)

  • Elvis Presley on a Pin Head

  • Titanic on the Tip of a Pin

  • Six wives of Henry VIII

  • Lloyd’s of London on a Pin Head

  • Snow White and Her Seven Dwarves

  • Horse Rider and Angel on Tips

  • Peter Pan on a Fishing Hook

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Jeff M., posted this comment on Feb 5th, 2008

WOW!!! Nice article. I can see that you put a lot of time and effort into making this, and I think that this could do very well. Also, I found it very entertaining and interesting. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!

Joe Poniatowski, posted this comment on Feb 24th, 2008

What an artist. Very nice article.

Meghan, posted this comment on Feb 26th, 2008

This is a really cool article and it is very unique. You do a great job on all of your work, and you should keep it up :)

Nelson Doyle, posted this comment on Feb 26th, 2008

Cool article. This artist has real talent that would make just about anyone else go cross-sided, just trying to admire his work.

Cheers,

Nelson Doyle

MsThangNdcmetro, posted this comment on Feb 27th, 2008

This is the best article I’ve read today.

Emma C S, posted this comment on Feb 29th, 2008

Oooh is this the guy who has an exhibition in Bath? If it is then I’ve seen (through a microscope) some of his work and it’s just incredible. I have no idea how he does it.

Marian, posted this comment on Mar 1st, 2008

neither the first nor the smallest sculptures or engravings, just google chinese rice grain sculptures. I’m not saying these works are not great, just saying that the title of this article makes a false statement.

great, posted this comment on Mar 2nd, 2008

read my name (BY:)

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