Pencil lead sculptures

TOLDart · #1 06-23-2011, 04:01 PM

Hi, My name is Jasenko, I am from Bosnia. I make Pencil lead sculptures and here is some of my work. I hope you like it. More of my sculptures you can see on my website http://www.toldart.com or on my FB page http://www.facebook.com/pages/TOLDar...256304?sk=wall

**sculpturedolls** · #2 06-23-2011, 08:49 PM

Oh my! Wowzers.

You will be blind soon.

That kind of detail so small takes lots of patience and steadiness. Very impressive.

Welcome to the forum!

**ArtsyLynda** · #3 06-23-2011, 09:17 PM

Wow! SD is right, you'll be blind soon working that small! Thanks for sharing, and welcome to the forum!

TOLDart · #4 06-24-2011, 05:05 AM

hahaha, thanks for the welcome. If you think that from this you may go blind check this:

This is my work too

**ArtsyLynda** · #5 06-24-2011, 10:01 AM

It's tiny all right - what is it and what's it made of? Were you featured on Design Swan? I remember seeing an article about someone who sculpted super-tiny things like this - was it you? Just curious.

SherChristopher · #6 06-24-2011, 10:23 AM

They are so cool! Do you ever get near the end and then snap the lead? I have enough problems doing that just sketching!

Thanks for sharing.

TOLDart · #7 06-24-2011, 12:18 PM

@ ArtsyLynda
This is a paper boat. Made of paper size 1.5 x 2.5 mm. It was made without any optical aids. Here are some more pictures

@ SherChristopher
Many times it happened to me. I finish my sculpture, and she falls out of my hands and breaks down.

**ArtsyLynda** · #8 06-25-2011, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the extra pictures! What inspires you to work so small?

TOLDart · #9 06-25-2011, 12:25 PM

I don´t know why, i just love it. It is a challenge for me. It is my zen. Every time I create something small, I ask myself could it be even smaller. When I was a kid I loved to create a small books, small boats ... That passion is retained in the present

**ArtsyLynda** · #10 06-25-2011, 01:13 PM

Thanks for explaining! That's the same kind of answer I give when people ask "why horses?" or "why bronze?" - it's my passion. I understand how your work makes you feel. Great feeling, isn't it?

TOLDart · #11 06-25-2011, 01:38 PM

Yes it is. The best feeling is when you make something from nothing, and it looks good.

**ArtsyLynda** · #12 06-25-2011, 02:28 PM

Absolutely!

Naturally~Nervous · #13 06-30-2011, 01:21 PM

I love the whimsy of the tooth. How long does, say a tooth, take to create? Are you able to sell your work?

All beautiful.

TOLDart · #14 07-01-2011, 10:03 AM

tnx. I made The tooth for about 2 hours. I made The tooth for about 2 hours. I did not put in the selling my sculpture, because I'm not sure how much money I can get for them. Some recommendations?

amo · #15 07-14-2011, 03:04 PM

I just saw a display of Mexican folk art, which included miniatures- including a very tiny box which contained two (dead) dressed-up fleas (tiny insects). About a millimeter or two high, fully dressed. I'm sure they would like your paper boat to play with.

What do you use for carving the leads?
I can't even sharpen my sketch pencils without snapping the leads off...
Very cool.

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