How much art could you fit on a grain of rice or a grain of sand?  Does the size of the piece influence what you can charge for the piece?  How innovative are you?  These are all questions I was intrigued by when I saw a news clip on the British artist Willard Wigan's.  Willard creates sculptures on the head of a pin or in the eye of a needle.  His innovative approach to art has made him an international phenomenon.

As a child Willard had learning challenges and was fascinated by small things.  As he grew this fascination became more intense.  Today his small sculptures are intricate and tiny.  He uses handmade tools to finish his work that is done under a microscope.  He states that he works on the piece between heart beats because a tremor would definitely destroy the work of art...that takes practice and commitment.

Does this type of innovation pay off?  I'd say yes when it's noted that he sold his collection to a tennis star for twenty million dollars.  That's not a bad days pay if you ask me.  In addition to his innovative techniques he breaks the stereotypes about what art is supposed to be and gives it his own special twist.  He believes according to the interview that he's a bit crazy and that working on the tiny pieces is torture but the end result is more than worth it!

How are you innovative?  What would put you on the map nationally or internationally?  How will you get noticed?

Astonished...
Greg

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