Artist You’ll Love: Dalton Ghetti
How much do you wish Leah had her own blog? Here's her latest guest post. She's been racking them up over the past two weeks, and I am SO appreciative! P.S. Hope you've enjoyed the past few weeks. Many thanks to everyone who pitched in...I'll be back starting September 20. See you soon! xo
This guy's work has been making the blog rounds lately, but every time I see it I still can't help but stop and stare. Think that's just a picture of some used-up stubby pencils? Think again and look a little closer. Those are little tiny letters sitting atop each pencil lead. Carved. From the pencil lead. All in one piece. ONE PIECE!Carpenter Dalton Ghetti has been carving things ever since he was a kid, finally settling on pencils about 25 years ago when he realized how smoothly a sharp blade could cut through the graphite. He uses only 3 tools: a razor blade, sewing needle and sculpting knife -- no magnifying glass! -- and most creations take several months, though some have taken a year or two.
There's a piece on him in the NYTimes from several years ago and more recently in the Telegraph where you can see more images of his incredible work.
Yes, that is Elvis.
A saw carved from the lead AND the wood of the pencil.
That key is actually separate from the link so it moves around. Crazy!
Not all his sculptures happen on the tips.
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Reader Comments (2)
Wow - that's amazing...
Some people have a gift when it comes to patience. Awesome!