Dalton Ghetti, a carpenter by trade, began creating sculptures out of pencils 25 years ago after wanting to challenge himself by carving tiny objects. He uses three basic tools – a razor blade, a sewing needle and a sculpting knife. One of the most fascinating things about these works of art is that he has never sold them, but rather only given away to friends as gifts. Honestly, WTF!
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I love his work. They never cease to amaze me no matter how many times I see it.
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WOWWW. I am amazed! I can’t believe that someone thought of this.. and then excelled at it! If he started doing this out of jumbo pencils (so I wouldn’t have to squint to see, haha), I would love a shelf full just like he has laid out in the 2nd and 3rd row of photos. So clever!
xx, Melanie
Wow, I would really like to try this, unfortunatly I know I will never be capable to come close to this.
well THIS is awesome!
This is by far the heaps coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time! How is that even possible! Talk about dedication and determination….
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that is absolutely amazing!!!!
january, x
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These are amazing! I was trying to figure out how he got the dark colors and then realized that’s the lead or graphite! What creativity and talent. Wonder what his regular carpentry looks like. Can I hire him?
These are absolutely stunning what an interesting concept.
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Wow, that is truly amazing! I wish I had one!
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Pretty cool- I like the one with the heart. My version of pencil art is teeth marks. =)
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this is insane. I think i would go completely potty doing this! x
These are amazing! The patience and the time that this must take is incredible!
I want one! I love miniature art – see my blog
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Those are too cute! I wish I was his friend… :[
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These are so amazing!
Utterly incredible.
super like!!!!
Amazing! I’ve seen the pictures a while back and used the heart shape pencil as a Valentine card
I just wish I could make it myself…
wowww WTF! so damn cool!
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What? How? That’s so amazing!
Damn good!
WTF!
This is just amazing. Incredible work.
Fantastic work!
Got on a micro sculpture kick for a minute and found this too! Honestly, WTF!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5505943/Artist-Willard-Wigan-creates-micro-sculptures-that-fit-in-the-eye-of-a-needle.html
absolutely fascinating and fantastic. what a way to use your skills!
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the New Britain Museum of American Art (in CT) has a small but incredible collection of his tiny sculptures up right now. I don’t know how long they’ll be up, but I can tell you that they are just absolutely mind blowing to see in person.
so fascinating=)
just imagine how long it takes to do that
I remember seeing this a while ago… its crazy cool!
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Damn, I can’t even sharpen a pencil without breaking it… That is amazing!!!
Oh. My. Gosh. You are so incredibly talented!
its so cool how the he uses the lead to mimic the appearance of metals. wonder how long they take to create