Mini Obamas
“A British sculptor has brought U.S. President Barack Obama down to size. Talented Willard Wigan has carved Mr Obama and his family into the eye of a 24-carat gold needle. Speaking in Los Angeles, as he was about to launch his first American exhibition, Willard revealed: ‘My favourite piece has to be President Barack Obama and his family. ‘I never thought I would see a black President in my life time, so this is historic and I wanted to celebrate that.’ The micro-sculptor’s work is so small, you need a microscope to see it – it is invisible to the naked eye. But Willard creates it all by hand in an astonishing process. It takes him up to three months to create each amazing and unique sculpture, which usually sits within the eye of a needle or on a pin head.” w/ photos
