{"id":899,"date":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=899"},"modified":"2017-02-01T11:55:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T11:55:18","slug":"microscopic-sculptor-willard-wigan-ripleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/kids-club\/entertainment\/general-entertainment\/microscopic-sculptor-willard-wigan-ripleys\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist makes sculptures so tiny &#8211; they&#8217;re microscopic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2762\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not.jpg\" alt=\"willard wigan sculptures at ripleys believe it or not\" width=\"558\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Meet the man who makes <em>incredible<\/em> microscopic art\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Willard Wigan<\/strong> has got an eye for detail, on a whole new scale. His <strong>micro-sculptures<\/strong> are so tiny, that they\u2019re only visible through a <strong>microscope<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">They&#8217;re so small, in fact, that they can fit inside the eye of a needle, on the head of a pin, <em>even<\/em> on a grain of sand, and can be as small as <strong>0.005mm<\/strong> tall!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2763\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not-2.jpg\" alt=\"willard wigan sculptures at ripleys believe it or not\" width=\"557\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not-2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Willard-Wigan-collection-at-Ripley\u2019s-Believe-It-or-Not-2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Using the tiniest of tools and the steadiest of hands (and being careful not to sneeze!), Willard carefully constructs his mini masterpieces under the lens of a microscope. In fact, Willard enters a meditative state where his heart rate slows and his hands relax so he can sculpt between heart beats &#8211; <em>impressive!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Willard\u2019s sculptures have included <strong><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/history\/wives-of-henry-VIII\" target=\"_blank\">Henry the VIII and his six wives<\/a><\/strong> in the eye of a needle and popular film characters such as the <strong>Star Wars<\/strong> gang and <strong>Superman<\/strong> on a pin head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His love of all things miniature began with making tiny houses for <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/animals\/ant-facts\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ants<\/strong><\/a> when he was just 5 years old, as he thought they needed somewhere to live!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">From 11 July, you can catch some of Willard\u2019s most astonishing works on display at Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not!. See tiny sculptures including his nine camels in the eye of a needle and the extraordinary Homer and Bart Simpson on the head of a pin!\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Guests will be able to learn about the amazing artist\u2019s techniques and even test their own steady hand with various interactive games on display in the exhibition!\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>What do you think to these amazing sculptures? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the man who makes incredible microscopic art\u2026 Willard Wigan has got an eye for detail, on a whole new scale. His micro-sculptures are so tiny, that they\u2019re only visible through a microscope. 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