{"id":696,"date":"2015-10-08T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=696"},"modified":"2015-10-04T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T16:15:15","slug":"696","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=696","title":{"rendered":"WORLDS SMALLEST MICRO-SCULPTURES!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>At the Ripley\u2019s Believe It Or Not museum here in Niagara Falls (until December 27), they will be featuring the smallest event they\u2019ve ever hosted; The Worlds Smallest Micro-Sculptures! How small is \u2018the smallest\u2019 really though? Well most of these sculptures are actually so small that they will fit on the head of a pin, or in the eye of a sewing needle! These teeny tiny tastes of art were created by artist Willard Wigan. Wigan creates these miniature masterpieces with homemade carving tools, using natural materials including his own eye lashes! These mini-marvals are on display at Ripley\u2019s museum in Niagara Falls \u2018Odditorium\u2019 ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 27!<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-697\" src=\"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg-300x88.jpg\" alt=\"ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg\" width=\"300\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg-500x146.jpg 500w, https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ripley_1.1200x350-pim2-bg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WIgans_Poster3-818x1024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-698\" src=\"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WIgans_Poster3-818x1024-240x300.png\" alt=\"WIgans_Poster3-818x1024\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WIgans_Poster3-818x1024-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WIgans_Poster3-818x1024.png 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For more information visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ripleys.com\/niagarafalls\/odditorium\/<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Ripley\u2019s Believe It Or Not museum here in Niagara Falls (until December 27), they will be featuring the smallest event they\u2019ve ever hosted; The Worlds Smallest Micro-Sculptures! How small is \u2018the smallest\u2019 really though? 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