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Convicted forger A. Schiller was serving his time in Sing Sing prison in the late 1800s when guards found him dead in his cell. On his body they found seven regular straight pins whose heads measured the typical 47/1000ths of an inch or 1.17 millimeters in diameter. Under 500 magnification it was found that the tiny etchings seen on the heads of the pins were the words to The Lord's Prayer, which is 65 words and
254 letters long. Of the seven pins, six were silver and one was gold - the gold pin's prayer was flawless and a true masterpiece. Schiller had spent the last 25 years of his life creating the pins, using a tool too small to be seen by the naked eye. It is estimated that it took 1,863 separate carving strokes to make it. Schiller went blind because of his artwork.

 

Pencil carvings feature in the exhibition that we JAD Project hold. They are mainly produced by Mizuta Tasogare and Kato Jado.

The world of wonder is presented for the visitors of this inimitable exhibition. The exhibits displayed here are so tiny that they can be seen only under the microscope. Every work of art shown here is exceptionally unique and has been executed by the craftsman according to specific technology, to this effect, resort has been made to specialty designed for this purpose original instruments and appliances. The material made use of for making these microminiature- miniatures is also different.

Nikolai S. Syadristy, the author of these works, a personality of varied interests and extremely gifted creative abilities, was born in 1937, being educated as an agronomist he has also undergone training at the art college and has become a master in underwater- sports. The art of microminiature is his hobby for already more than twenty years. His endeavor in such a rare kind of art resulted in the award of the Honorary Master of Ukrainian Folk Art.

The works of this merited craftsman are mainly presented by two personal permanent exhibitions, one of which is in the Moscow Polytechnic Museum and the second one is in the Kiev-Pechersk State Historic-Cultural Museum. Exhibitions of microminiatures created by Nikolai S. Syadristy proved to be of great success in Montreal. Paris, Tokyo, Osaka, Prague, Sofia, Budapest, Warsaw, Dresden and a good many of other cities the world over.

"Microminiatures," writes Nikolai S. Syadristy in his book 'Mysteries of Micro technology,' "to a great extent reflect the attained level of treatment for various materials and. consequently, the degree of comprehension of their properties, they vividly narrate on the culture of the human labor, thus, they actually dwell on the culture of the human thinking proper.

They carry within themselves a certain part of information characterizing the contemporaneity. It is known that the thing able to impress a person by his own possibilities, by this fact, alone, affects his morality."

The author of the microminiatures, N. S. Syadristy, was assisted in the aesthetic and decorative design of the exhibition hall by two artists: art designer V. M. Solodov and mural painter A. V. Gaidamaka. The expositional equipment was manufactured by the Kiev Aviation Production Amalgamation, Brovari Aluminum Constructions oWorks and others. The building works were carried out by the Kiev Specialized Research and Restoration Shops of Gosstroy (State Construction Department) to the Ukrainian SSR.

 

(Pictured on the left) William Wigan from Birmingham, England, carved this statue of Liberty using surgical blades, holding his breath while he carved. He visited the U.S. in May to see the real thing. The needle is a regular sewing needle.

 

(Picture Left) Nikolai Syadristy's miniature art works are thought to be among the smallest in the world; so small that in order to work on them he has to hold his breath. Some of the Ukrainian artist's works on show in Kiev are less then a millimeter high. "When I make my miniatures, I try to hold my breath and touch the work with the instrument between the beats of my heart to prevent my hand from trembling," says 64-year-old Syadristy. Some of his works are on display in the Orthodox Christian Monastery of the Caves in Kiev.

This fly is about 1 mm long...imagine how tiny the lady with the umbrella is!

 

They made Hogwarts out of matchsticks!

 

clipped from: www.matchstickmarvels.com  

Matchstick Marvels will be taking you on an enchanted trip to J. K. Rowling's world of Harry Potter this year. Acton will be displaying his matchstick version of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the Matchstick Marvels museum in Gladbrook, IA.  The model is based on Hollywood's version of Hogwarts seen in the Harry Potter blockbuster movies.   When finished in December of this year, it will contain over a half-million matchsticks held together with 15 gallons of carpenter's wood glue. 

 

Al an added bonus How about watching a video

 How Toothpicks are Made

 

 


 

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