Stone Sculptures by Hirotoshi Itoh (Jiyuseki)

Have a look at these sculptures carved from river stones. Clever, and fun. Made by Hirotoshi Itoh (aka Jiyuseki). 

(found via Amusing Planet)

Button sculptures by Augusto Esquivel

These sculptures are created by suspending hundreds and hundreds of sewing buttons on fishing line, eventually creating a 3D object. Incredible!

To see more of Esquivel's work, visit his website (here).

(found via google images)

Finger painting by Iris Scott

Have a look at these paintings by Iris Scott - all done by finger painting.

Visit Iris Scott's website to see more (here).

I recommend watching the videos (here) to see how she paints - it's beautiful.

(found via Frankie)

Pencil Sculptures - Dalton Ghetti

These are sculpted from the graphite in everyday lead pencils that have been discarded.

The extremely patient, skilled, Dalton Ghetti uses his naked eye, a sewing needle and a tiny metal blade to carve the graphite.

 

The artist doesn't sell them - he does them for himself. Each piece takes months to finish. The chain (pictured above) took over two years.

Amazing work. To read more about Dalton Ghetti, click here.

(found via Designboom)

& Ampersands

(Images found via here & here & here.)