Getting familiar with Dalton’s technique makes the work even more interesting, as he refuses to work with a magnifying glass, and only uses three tools – a razor blade, sewing needle and sculpting ...

Kailash Babu was 18 when a photo on his brother’s Facebook timeline left a profound imprint on him. The image featured a giraffe sculpture that had been carved out of the tip of a pencil by Brazilian ...

Taiwanese pencil carving artist Lee Chien-chu (李健竹) announced Tuesday (Sept. 29) that he had set a Guinness World Record for carving 168 interconnected chains from a graphite pencil. The record, which ...

Salavat Fidai is working proof that artists need not create large pieces to make a name for themselves. Much of what he creates is no bigger than the tip of a pencil — literally. Under the glow of a ...

A patient artist carves stunning minuscule sculptures into pencil graphite. Nebraska-based artist Cindy Chinn, 54, started carving graphite while preparing for an annual miniature art show in 2015.

Ahead of his live carving session this weekend, meet a 26-year-old micro sculptor who creates the Eiffel Tower, spool-and-needle and guitars on the tips of pencils As the morning sunlight casts a warm ...

An Eiffel Tower artwork carved from the tip of pencil lead, by Taiwanese artist Chien-chu Lee [photo/IC] Tiny sculptures of the Eiffel Tower, Great Wall, and even the Monkey King carved out of pencil ...

The multiple folds of the turban are draped over the head, the sacred thread is resting diagonally from left shoulder to the right hip and the pleats of the dhoti are tucked neatly into the waist as ...

Doha: Le Pouce, or the giant thumb sculpture at Souq Waqif, is a popular public artwork installed by Qatar Museum. What would happen when that same larger-than-life art piece is carved onto pencil ...

“I have a fascination for pencils, I have collected some 800 of them so far,” says Tiruvallur artist Kailash Babu, currently in Chennai to hold a pencil carving workshop. Having just finished shopping ...

Taiwanese pencil carving artist Lee Chien-chu (李健竹) announced Tuesday (Sept. 29) that he had set a Guinness World Record for carving 168 interconnected chains from a graphite pencil. The record, which ...