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Hedley Einstein carving is relatively small!
Wigan micro-artist is certainly keeping his options open at the moment. The infirmary theatre nurse who is now in great demand for his tiny works around the world has in fact been working in a numerous different media in recent months. Two of his latest pencil tip...
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Artist creates tiny Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman figures on pencil lead
Forget the Man of Steel... meet the Man of Lead. An artist has created amazing microsculptures of the world’s most famous superheroes. Hedley Wiggan’s ‘special power’ is carving intricate designs onto tiny pencil leads - and his latest works celebrate the release of...
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The point of art: Miniature Olympic torch carved on the end of a pencil
Many artists have used pencils to draw their masterpieces but very few can claim to have created artwork on the tips of them. But sculptor Hedley Wiggan, 46, has managed just that - carving out intricate designs on the pencil nibs using just a pin and a magnifying...
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‘Pencil is mightier than the sword’: Artist’s tiny sculpture to mark Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in Paris
Hedley Wiggan, from Bolton, crafted the poignant minature tribute - called Mightier Than - from the lead of a pencil A unique artist has crafted a poignant sculpture to mark the Charlie Hebdo terror massacre in Paris - within the lead of a pencil. Hedley Wiggan’s tiny...
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World’s Smallest Pumpkin Patch
The famous Miniland at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort is home to perfect, miniature recreations of some of the world’s most famous buildings, landscapes AND now the world’s smallest pumpkin patch* which popped up yesterday in the shadow of Stonehenge. The unique...
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A World of Creative People: Hedley Wiggan
Hi, welcome, I hope you're well and you enjoy this post. I'm not sure what I did before Pinterest.. I love it, you can find so many artists and their work on there. Hedley Wiggan is one of those artists. I first saw his work quite a while ago before I was doing this...
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One Direction star Harry Styles ‘blown away’ by Bolton artist’s miniature pencil sculpture
ONE Direction pop megastar Harry Styles was said to be "blown away" looking at a miniature sculpture of himself, carved painstakingly into the end of a pencil by a Bolton artist. The work, by Hedley Wiggan, aged 49, of Tonge Moor Road, was urgently flown to Los...
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Artist with a lardy landmark message
Ace miniaturist Hedley Wiggan needed speed and patience as well as a steady hand to take on his latest, and perhaps wackiest, artistic assignment yet. The 50-year-old Wigan Infirmary theatre nurse was commissioned by insurance firm More Than to create micro-sculptures...
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Artist Hedley Wiggan creates tiny sculpture of Prince using nib of purple pencil
A TALENTED artist has 'lead' the tributes to Prince — by creating a miniscule model of the pint-sized popstar. Hedley Wiggan, who creates tiny sculptures using pencil nibs, has carved an intricate design of the superstar and his guitar. The carvings are both on purple...
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