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… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
I'm just honoring my mother's words. She always told me, 'The smaller your work, the bigger your name will become.' — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
I became obsessed with making more and more tiny things. I think I was trying to find a way of compensating for my embarrassment… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
I started making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live. Then I made them shoes and hats. It was a… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
I was told I would become nothing. Now I am showing people how big nothing is. — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
Those that don't believe how small my work is should just come along and see it for themselves. — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
At school I'd want to be so small that nobody could see me, and so my work depicts and reflects me - what it… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
My teacher said my brain was the size of a pea. He made my life miserable by singling me out in the classroom as… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
When you work at a microscopic level, you have to control every part of your body movement - your fingertips, your joints, the pulse… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
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… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
There are times when I've inhaled my work. There are artworks still inside of me. — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
