Wang Huaping is living in Tianjin where he is a well known artist. Carving eggs is his specialty which requires a very light touch so as not to crack the egg. In 2010, he increased his already extensive collection by taking up portraits. To celebrate the Soccer World Cup, he began to carve portraits of the players. Along with this, he also carved mascots and logos of the World Cup.
In Poland, Szotynscy Zaleski who took on a project much larger than an egg. In Sopot, he transformed a three-story section of a shopping mall into something quite unusual. It maintained the style of the surrounding building but created a crooked or melting effect. It appears to be folding in on itself as if exposed to high heat. He was inspired by Marcin Szancer a fairy tale illustrator and by Per Dahlberg whose artwork embellishes the interior walls of the now Wonk Pub. This wall has become the most photographed building in Poland since 2004.
These next artisans I will not even pretend to understand. Neither will I even fathom what people are thinking when they buy this form of art. They call it non-visible artwork. These artists sell their work anywhere from $20 to $10,000. Yes, you read that figure correctly $10,000. There was no typo. What the buyer receives is a card with complete description of the specific piece and a letter of authenticity. I thought you might enjoy listening to some of these artists regarding their work.
Yoko Ono has contributed “The Invisible Flower” to this genre. She even wrote a book, Invisible Flower, about it.
Here we go for some bizarre media. How about ten years of fingernail clippings used to create art. Mike Drake lives in Queens, New York. He always bit his fingernails but began to wonder just how long they would grow if he stopped. He then began to clip his nails and save them in a plastic bag. He felt that throwing them in the trash would be a waste of all his efforts. He decided to take his acrylic work a bit further and utilize $300 to $500 apiece. A bit creepy looking but brings in the money. 
Paul Hazelton is quite the clever fellow. Gets the house clean while gathering materials to do his artwork. Two birds with one stone. He is collecting the dust off pictures frames and furniture. He never uses vacuum dust as that contains contaminates. Rather than throwing it away, he is storing it in containers until he is ready to create. When he is ready to perform his creative work, he moistens the dust. Then he begins to work it into shapes or bugs, furniture, whatever 3D shape he desires. It is then allowed to dry thoroughly. This all started when he noticed a layer of dust on a mask and began to wonder how he could keep the shape in dust. He developed the his method and the rest is history. 
Stan Munro works with toothpicks recreating cities and various landmarks. Depending upon how elaborate the subject is, it can take one day to six months to glue together a project piece. This toothpick city is made 1:164 scale requiring six million toothpicks and 172 liters of glue. He undertook the recreation of Angkor Wat which is a Buddhist Temple in Cambodia which is probably the most intricate structure he has done.
Next time you see a dirty car, do not just right ‘dirty’ on it. Get creative and put some heart into it! This is exactly what Scott Wade from Wimberley Texas has done. He saw dirty car windows as a canvas and went to work. The masterpiece is washed away with a rainfall which does not discourage Wade Scott in the least. He views it as his opportunity to create even more art. He uses a special type of dirt that he blows onto the care with a hairdryer to create the surface. This takes him about ten minutes. His tools are merely his fingers and a few brushes. Simple as that. People will get out to watch him ‘paint’ even taking photos.
Just in case nothing has struck your fancy thus far. How about using your horse as a canvas. Melody May certainly has a fun and interesting career. She gives horses haircuts with flare and meaning. All her work is freehand. There are no premarkings or stencils involved. It may take up to three sittings for completion of the work so the horse remains comfortable and unstressed. It all started out quite simple with only stars or heart. As time went on, her work became more quite intricate as you can see below.
There are many skillful artists that use something slightly larger than a paintbrush or chisel to perform their masterpieces. These men carve eagles, birds, bears, totem poles, men etc. into trees and stumps. Need some mighty strong arms to control the chainsaw for such a job. Not to mention the skill for intricacy with eyes and noses and mouths. These seem such small features compared to the end of a chainsaw. The finished product is amazing, especially as most these pieces are so large requiring scaffolding.
People are ingenious. Give them something out of the ordinary and boom! You have an art piece. What are some of the creative things you have seen? Have you yourself tried anything out of the ordinary? Maybe you are inspired by these folks who take note of all the world has to offer and create their own masterpiece. We learn from one another. Go for it!
“Never miss an opportunity of noticing anything of beauty …”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature and Walking
Learn from what you see that is beautiful. Never miss an opportunity to create beauty. Everything lies in our midst. It is up to us to utilize and mold it into beauty.