This microscopic sculpture of the Last Supper was made by British artist Willard Wigan, who specializes in these tiny works.
All 13 figures, with a table, dinner plates, and the Holy Grail, fit into the eye of a small needle..
Wigan works under high-magnification microscopes, carving with tiny tools he makes himself, from shards of steel, diamond, and other strong materials, attached to tiny handles.
He has learned to control his breathing and heartbeat, so that neither moves his hand in mid-cut.
The disciples in this one are mostly carved from Lexan threads; the tablecloth from a nylon filament, and the plates from flakes of 24 kt gold. After assembly, he paints the figures, using an eyelash for a brush.
Each sculpture takes him months. They’re in museums, or he sells some for upwards of $80,000 apiece, in special round glass display globes, on tall stands, with built in microscope viewers.
An original early 20th century postcard titled “A Jolly Halloween,” illustrated by renowned American artist Ellen H. Clapsaddle.
It was described as 1908 or 1909 in different places, maybe because the copyright date is illegible… It could even say 1903. But I wonder why it says “painting only.”
I also wonder when we officially stopped putting an apostrophe in Halloween. (It was “Hallowe’en” for “All Hallows Evening.”)
I remember these costumes from when I was a kid…. probably made by Ben Cooper, and they came in a flimsy cardboard box.
Most of them slipped over your clothes from the front, and tied in back, like a cheap taffeta hospital gown…. but they were precious to us.
IIRC, the licensed characters like this cost a bit extra, so we got more generic ones… I think it was 99 cents vs a dollar something.
I was a clown, my sister a dog. I don’t remember what my brother was… oh, yes I do… a cowboy. I remember cos his hat was just printed on the mask.
(Something tells me this little boy’s mask didn’t come in the same box as his suit. I wonder whether his brother is a skeleton with Mickey’s face 🙂 )
My mask wasn’t plastic, but white coated buckram… that mesh like material that’s made stiff by the paint like coating. It got soft and soggy around the mouth and nose, from breathing, so after a few years it was a mess.
We outgrew them, and my parents gave my sister the clown… But she wouldn’t wear it till they bought a new mask.
Don’t be scared… they’re just other doggies in costumes.
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I don’t think “Eraserhead” belongs on this list!
Though I dunno, maybe David Lynch would say it does.
It’s weird, surreal, at times downright revolting… but I wouldn’t call it scary.
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Okay…..
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Boop!
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Falling guy looks a bit like Sgt. Schultz.
Wow…. it’s not camera trickery…
This microscopic sculpture of the Last Supper was made by British artist Willard Wigan, who specializes in these tiny works.
All 13 figures, with a table, dinner plates, and the Holy Grail, fit into the eye of a small needle..
Wigan works under high-magnification microscopes, carving with tiny tools he makes himself, from shards of steel, diamond, and other strong materials, attached to tiny handles.
He has learned to control his breathing and heartbeat, so that neither moves his hand in mid-cut.
The disciples in this one are mostly carved from Lexan threads; the tablecloth from a nylon filament, and the plates from flakes of 24 kt gold. After assembly, he paints the figures, using an eyelash for a brush.
Each sculpture takes him months. They’re in museums, or he sells some for upwards of $80,000 apiece, in special round glass display globes, on tall stands, with built in microscope viewers.
He said this one was his favorite.
Watch out for camels!
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Surreal “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat) mask created by French makeup artist Fernand Aubry in 1951.
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Hello, pumpkin…
Cats of all sizes like boxes.
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An original early 20th century postcard titled “A Jolly Halloween,” illustrated by renowned American artist Ellen H. Clapsaddle.
It was described as 1908 or 1909 in different places, maybe because the copyright date is illegible… It could even say 1903. But I wonder why it says “painting only.”
I also wonder when we officially stopped putting an apostrophe in Halloween. (It was “Hallowe’en” for “All Hallows Evening.”)
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I remember these costumes from when I was a kid…. probably made by Ben Cooper, and they came in a flimsy cardboard box.
Most of them slipped over your clothes from the front, and tied in back, like a cheap taffeta hospital gown…. but they were precious to us.
IIRC, the licensed characters like this cost a bit extra, so we got more generic ones… I think it was 99 cents vs a dollar something.
I was a clown, my sister a dog. I don’t remember what my brother was… oh, yes I do… a cowboy. I remember cos his hat was just printed on the mask.
(Something tells me this little boy’s mask didn’t come in the same box as his suit. I wonder whether his brother is a skeleton with Mickey’s face 🙂 )
My mask wasn’t plastic, but white coated buckram… that mesh like material that’s made stiff by the paint like coating. It got soft and soggy around the mouth and nose, from breathing, so after a few years it was a mess.
We outgrew them, and my parents gave my sister the clown… But she wouldn’t wear it till they bought a new mask.
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Before I forget…..
This is the poster not for the Cleo and Company animated cartoon, but for the Cleo and Company live-action movie, starring, of course, Boris Curloff.
I remember it being quite scary.
Frankenbasset ‘s monster looks just as scary in panel two as he did in panel one… but there are a few things changing as the scene progresses….
A mere seven. Phooey.
A clear case… or maybe an opaque cardboard box… of identity theft?