Chinese Man Quits Job to Work on Awe-Inspiring 500,000-Toothpick Painting
38-year-old Liu Xuedong discovered his artistic side quite late in life, during a serious mid-life crisis. He wasn’t happy with his job as a security guard in China’s Jilin Province, but instead of whining about it, he taught himself how to create art with toothpicks. Inspired by hundreds of how-to videos online, he quit his job and […]
German Artist Carves Tiny Sculptures Out of Toothpicks
51-year-old German artist Ragna Reusch-Klinkenberg is an expert at carving miniscule figures out of toothpicks and pencil tips that are so tiny you need a magnifying glass to actually see them properly! Some of Ragna’s figurines include animals like cats and giraffes, inanimate objects like toothbrushes, and even famous politicians. Ragna, who holds a degree […]
Toothpick Artist Creates Detailed Toothpick Portraits of Celebrities
Steven J. Backman, one of the world’s most talented toothpick artists, creates detailed portraits of celebrities and icons exclusively out of toothpicks. The first time I visited Mr. Backman’s official site I was fascinated by his incredible models of famous landmarks made from a single toothpick, which I presented here on Oddity Central, a while […]
Wayne Kusy and His Impressive Toothpick Fleet
Chicago-based artist Wayne Kusy uses thousands of ordinary toothpicks and gallons of glue to create impressive-looking models of famous sea vessels. 50-year-old Kusy remembers he built his first toothpick model when he was just a child in the fifth grade. It was an Indian tepee and it got him a B+ in class, but toothpicks […]
It’s Simply Amazing What a Man Can Do with a Single Toothpick
San Francisco-based artist Steven J. Backman uses simple toothpicks to create the most incredible artworks. Steven’s fascination for toothpick art can be traced back to his elementary school days, when he used toothpicks and beans to create a project of DNA molecules. Unfortunately, after accidentally getting a toothpick stuck in his palm, he had to […]
Toothpick San Francisco Took 34 Years to Complete
San Francisco has been rendered by many other artists before, but never quite like this. Scott Weaver always dreamed he would build the world’s largest toothpick model and 34 years ago he started working on it. Fast-forward to present day and he still hasn’t fulfilled his dream, but he did create one of the most […]
Stagecoach Made with 1.5 Million Toothpicks
It may look like an ordinary old stagecoach, but, in truth, there’s nothing ordinary about this colorful masterpiece. After seeing a smaller model of a stagecoach made from toothpicks in the window of a store, Terry Woodling decided he was going to build his own life-size replica. This was back in 1981, but he didn’t […]