Willard Wigan
Willard Wigan
Willard Wigan, MBEis an English sculptor from Ashmore Park Estate, Wednesfield, England, who makes microscopic art. His sculptures are typically placed in the eye of a needle or on the head of a pin. A single sculpture can be as small as 0.005 mm...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSculptor
pain growing-up school
At school I'd want to be so small that nobody could see me, and so my work depicts and reflects me - what it felt like to grow up in a world of pain.
fun flying helicopters
Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.
hair mad professors
I'm like a mad professor, but without the spiky hair.
creatures
All creatures are great and small.
camel camels decided easier heard man needle pass sculpt
I heard someone say that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven. I decided to sculpt camels in a needle.
inside work
There are times when I've inhaled my work. There are artworks still inside of me.
along believe small work
Those that don't believe how small my work is should just come along and see it for themselves.
money
We didn't have money for toys, so I made my own.