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.
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.