Alice in tinyland! Microscopic sculptor creates pin-sized alice in wonderland

This world record breaking microscopic sculptor will soon dazzle the art world with his latest creation – a pin-sized Alice in Wonderland.

World famous ‘micro artist’ Willard Wigan 61, from Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, took 450 hours over three and a half weeks to chisel the stunning figurine, which has eyes smaller than a red blood cell.

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Willard, who has autism, has even been honoured by the Queen for his services to the art world, and has also broken world records.

He said: “My work is very unusual for a lot of people.

“My latest is Alice in the eye of a needle and she is looking very confused.

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“The sculpture is smaller than a full stop in a newspaper.”

Willard has always been interested in small figures and when he was five he created houses for ants.

He said: “My mum gave encouragement and said if you go smaller and your name will get much much bigger.

“It turned into an obsession.

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“It’s a lesson. It has made me realise that we underestimate people with learning differences.

“Most people think they don’t have anything to show or to prove or to achieve, but I am a testimony of what can be achieved.”