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Tiny Wonders of Art

Mykola Syadristy, a Ukrainian artist and former engineer, designs microminiatures—tiny sculptures that can only be viewed with the help of a microscope.

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Imagine a secret world that can’t be seen with the naked eye. One where chess sets sit on the heads of pins and camels journey through the eye of a needle. Welcome to the world of Mykola Syadristy, a Ukrainian artist featured in the December/January 2016 issue of Mysterious Ways magazine.

Syadristy, a former engineer, designs microminiatures, a.k.a. teeny-tiny sculptures that can only be viewed with the help of a microscope. Each masterpiece takes about a month to complete and most are smaller than a grain of salt.

His invisible creations are displayed at the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev. But you don’t have to travel far to glimpse Mykola’s wonders. Simply click through these images to uncover his hidden world.

Guideposts: Golden caravan of camels traveling through the eye of a needle

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A golden caravan of camels travels through the eye of a needle.


Guideposts: A windmill standing inside half of a poppy seed

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A windmill stands inside half of a poppy seed. 

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Guideposts: Small but mighty, this miniature ship is 3.5 mm long.

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Small but mighty, this miniature ship is 3.5 millimeters long. 


Guideposts: A chessboard—complete with gold chessmen—on the head of a pin

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Checkmate! A chessboard—complete with gold chessmen—rests on the head of a pin


Guideposts: A life-size gold mosquito and an even tinier friend.

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A life-size gold mosquito catches an even tinier friend.


Guideposts: This tiny drinking glass set sits on a grain of sugar.

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Drinks, anyone? This tiny drinking glass set sits on a grain of sugar. 


Guideposts: A hungry fox eyeing grapes…on a grape seed.

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A hungry fox eyeing grapes…on a grape seed. 

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Guideposts: A beautiful red rose inside a hair—yes, a hair!

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A beautiful red rose inside a hair—yes, a hair! 


Guideposts: A miniature Coca-Cola bottle that is just 1.65 mm tall.

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This thirst-quenching mini is just 1.65 millimeters tall.


Guideposts: Literally one of the world’s smallest violins

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This is literally one of the world’s tiniest violins.


Guideposts: Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, this engraving is little indeed.

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Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, this engraving is little indeed. 


Guideposts: Birds hatch from inside a poppy seed.

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