Autistic Artist Crafts Tiny Nativity Scene Inside Needle’s Eye to Capture Christmas Spirit
A British artist with autism has sculpted a microscopic rendering of the Three Kings inside the eye of a needle, to celebrate hope, light, and love this holiday season.
Willard Wigan MBE, an artist from the West Midlands in England, struggled through school but never knew he had autism until he was diagnosed at the age of 50. As a child, he turned his frustration with the school system and his fascination for patterns in nature into a passion for art; as an adult, he’s a world-renowned microscopic sculpture artist who inspires millions with his meticulous handiwork.
His latest sculpture, “The Three Little Kings,” took Mr. Wigan four and a half weeks to complete, working up to 16 hours a day. The kings and their camels are sculpted from micro fragments of nylon, the star is made from micro fragments of glitter, and the crowns are rendered in 24-carat gold. Mr. Wigan used one of his own eyelashes as a paintbrush.
