I stumbled upon this blog article, and thought it was so cool. Not necessarily TV/Video or Broadcasting related, but the art can certainly be appreciated. What patience it must take to create these micro sculptures all on the tip of a pencil! Would you have that kind of tenacity? Or attention span?
Brazilian born, Connecticut based, Dalton Ghetti carefully crafts the tips of pencils into amazing micro sculptures. These miniature masterpieces are a side project for the professional carpenter, who has been perfecting this art for the last 25 years. Dalton uses a razor blade, sewing needle, a sculpting knife, a steady hand and lots of patience to meticulously carve the graphite which can take anywhere between a few months to a few years. Over time he has broken many works in progress and keeps them in what he calls the cemetery collection. One of the most fascinating things about these tiny works of art is that he has never sold them, only given away to friends as gifts.
Check out the pictures, and click the link to learn more about Dalton Ghetti.
When it comes down to it, it's all about attitude, isn't it? Check out what Dalton had to say: When Dalton, from Connecticut, USA, first started he would become frustrated when a piece would break before being finished after he had spent months working on it. He said: “It would drive me mad when I would be just a bit too heavy handed and the pencil’s tip would break. I would get very nervous sometimes, particularly when the piece was almost finished, and then I would make a mistake. I decided to change the way I thought about the work – when I started a new piece my attitude would be ‘well this will break eventually but let’s see how far I get. It helped me break fewer pencils, and although I still do break them, it’s not as often”.
Let me know what you think. How has your attitude helped you accomplish things? What can be said about his patience, precision and attention to detail? How can you relate?
