Willard Wigan

For Micro-Miniaturist Willard Wigan, Less is More

[In September, 2007], the collected works of sculptor Willard Wigan sold for over 11 million British Pounds ---22 million US dollars.

"His subjects include the Titanic hitting the iceberg, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and the Statue of Liberty. But Wigan brings a remarkable perspective to these subjects...his work is all very small. Very very very small. In fact, many of Wigan's sculptures aren't visible to the naked eye. Starting with a grain of sand or rice, he carves away for months with a diamond shard before a piece is completed. And because the scale is so minute that he can only see what he's doing by using a microscope, Wigan can lose months of work by accidentally inhaling a sculpture or sneezing one away."

Pretty amazing!! [In September, 2007], the collected works of sculptor Willard Wigan sold for over 11 million British Pounds ---22 million US dollars.... more

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