Showing posts with label patience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patience. Show all posts
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Paper Art
These illustrations were begging to be shared.
Each elaborate scene is made from carefully sculpted paper cuts.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Dalton Ghetti


A friend of mine introduced me to this artist on Sunday. He carves standard pencils using a razor blade, sewing needle, and sculpting knife (notice I didn't include a magnifying glass in that list).

"I don’t make money from it but I would love a gallery owner in England to fly me over and put on a show."

It takes Ghetti anywhere from a few months to a few years to complete each project, depending on the complexity.

The carving below of the 2 pencils connected by a chain is the most impressive to me, but the detail of all of them are astounding.





Did you think to yourself "what happens to the broken pencils"? I did. If a pencil breaks when he's near finished, it becomes an addition to his "Graveyard" piece:


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