Pencil Tip Sculpture!

Dalton Ghetti started carving pencil tips 25 years ago as a challenge to himself. Mr. Ghetti found carving large projects to be easy and working on the smaller pieces to be more difficult. He now sculpts pencil tips as a hobby in his free time. A single pencil sculpture may take multiple years to complete with Ghetti's longest running project requiring 10 years to complete. The estimated 10 year long project involves carving a minuscule tear for every 9/11 victim.

Mr. Ghetti is a carpenter by trade who started his carving career as he was growing up in Brazil. He now resides in Bridgeport, Connecticut with his work being displayed at the New Britain Museum of American Art. Mr. Ghetti never sells his work to private collectors because he wants everyone to be able to enjoy them.


Dalton Ghetti mentioned that he never uses any magnification and can only work on the pencil tips for about an hour before his eyes become weary. I'm surprised that he avoids using any magnifying glass and can only imagine the incredible eye strain these micro sculptures cause. The challenge here is not only the strain on the eyes but I suspect Mr. Ghetti possesses hands of a surgeon needed to initiate miniature chisels for an extended period of time.

It is also interesting to note that Dalton Ghetti keeps a Styrofoam cemetery of all his failed creations. The focus, eyesight, steady hands and perseverance of Mr. Ghetti is remarkable.

Via (NYDailyNews.com)

Paper Craft Sculptures (Eckman)

Lancers on Rocky Ground II

The level of details in these paper models truly brings a whole new extreme to the category of paper craft. I have seen numerous paper crafts and origami styles but the work of Allen and Patty Eckman seriously stands out. The features on the Native Americans are completed right down to a strand of hair. Not only is the level of detail impressive but also the large scale of certain models with the same amount of details.

Many of the work by the Eckmans revolve around the American Revolution and Civil War time periods. Regardless if the art piece was on a human or background, the artistic works show great depth and realism. If Eckman Fine Arts decide to broaden their scope beyond the current set time period, I suspect there will be an even greater success waiting for them with their accomplished artistic skills.

The piece on the left is titled North West Trackers while the one on the right is titled The Way.

The sculpture on the left is labeled Replenishment and the one on the right is labeled Fancy-Dancer.

Note that the paper craft sculptures are suitable to act as the original model in creation of bronze sculptures. The paper sculptures have a material strength similar to wood and leather in their finished state. These paper productions holds the advantage of being more lightweight than clay models in addition to durability.

From left to right: Blessing the Journey, Hoop Dancer Dancing Eagle, Offering the Medicine Skull

From left to right: A Fight For Food, Lacrosse Brothers, Hula Girl

From left to right: Hawaiian Princess, Little Bear Dancing II, Hummin' in the Bluebells II

Driving the Longhorns

It is incredible how well paper can represent muscle and skin tones.

Via (Designno) & (F5.ee).

Chocolate Architecture!

This chocolaty architectural creation went into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the tallest chocolate sculpture at 20 feet 8 inches or roughly 6.3 meters. French chef Alain Roby, the creator of this delicious skyscraper, mentioned the building consist of designs from the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building. The entire building weighs a staggering 1036 kilograms which is around 2285 pounds of dark and white chocolate.



This world record piece was located in New York's famous FAO Schwarz toy store. In the video, the crew really struggled to lift the weighty chocolate building blocks. The incredible weight is evident to the point where the chef himself appeared to be sweating heavily from the strenuous effort required. I wonder how this massive chocolate structure was handled afterward when it started melting.

Alain Roby himself is a senior executive pastry chef of the Chicago based firm, Hyatt Regency.