Monday, November 22, 2010

It takes good eyes and patience to do this

How cool is this?  Dalton Ghetti, a carpenter by trade, makes beautiful, detailed art carvings in pencil tips using the graphite and sometimes the wood of the pencil.

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Elvis:


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You can see more of his art here.
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7 comments:

  1. StacyNovember 22, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Someone sent me an email of his work a while back. Amazing! I'd be cross-eyed and a raving loon if I tried to do even one.

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  2. Catch Her in the WryNovember 22, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    stacy: I would not have the patience either. And my hands shake too much, I can barely thread a needle.

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  3. white rabbitNovember 22, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    Yikes! Now that's quality...

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  4. Catch Her in the WryNovember 22, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    rabbit: I love art made from simple, useful objects and the artists for thinking outside the box.

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  5. Red ShoesNovember 22, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    OMG!!! It took a moment for it to sink in that these were made from pencil leads *DOH!!!*

    That is incredible!!!

    ~shoes~

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  6. Catch Her in the WryNovember 22, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    shoes: You probably missed it because the art is so, so tiny. Yes, incredible!

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  7. JNovember 24, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    Awesome. Never seen anything like it.

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