Willard Wigan quotes

When I was a kid, I had trouble at school because of my learning disabilities. Carving is my body compensating for the lack of other skills. (Willard Wigan)
My teacher said my brain was the size of a pea. He made my life miserable by singling me out in the classroom as a failure. View quote
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As a kid, I lived in a fantasy world. I used to believe ants could talk. Not once did they say thank you. View quote
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I started making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live. Then I made them shoes and hats. It was a fantasy world I escaped to where my dyslexia didn't hold me back and my teachers couldn't criticize me. That's how my career as a micro-sculptor began. View quote
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I heard someone say that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven. I decided to sculpt camels in a needle. View quote
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There is a child in all of us. View quote
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At school I'd want to be so small that nobody could see me, and so my work depicts and reflects me - what it felt like to grow up in a world of pain. View quote
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Flying helicopters is what I do for fun. View quote
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At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape. View quote
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People often swear the first time they see my work. I like that. View quote
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The microscopic world became my obsession. (Willard Wigan)
When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in history. View quote
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I was told I would become nothing. Now I am showing people how big nothing is. View quote
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People find it very, very difficult to believe what I've done. Scientists have seen my work and they can't explain it. Even nano-scientists have seen it and been totally shocked. But if any man on Earth wants to challenge me, I'm ready. Bring it on. View quote
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I became obsessed with making more and more tiny things. I think I was trying to find a way of compensating for my embarrassment at having learning difficulties: people had made me feel small so I wanted to show them how significant 'small' could be. View quote
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I'm like a mad professor, but without the spiky hair. View quote
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My work knocks people out; you've not seen the best of me yet. View quote
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Willard Wigan

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Photo: AIB (Association for International Broadcasting), CC BY 2.0
Occupation: English Sculptor
Born: 1957
Quotes count: 17