Toothpick Art

Stan Munro, who lives in Syracuse, NY, creates complex architectural renderings of famous building, towers and temples using ordinary toothpicks and glue. His website is very informative, with a large photo gallery of his more than 100 works of art.

Here are a some of them:

The CN Tower, Toronto:

Grundtvig's Church, Copenhagen, Denmark

and The Woolworth Building, NYC

Asked how he got started in toothpick construction, Munro said he got hooked in a Grade 5 classroom when the teacher asked the students to build a toothpick tower that would support the weight of an egg. Reminds me of another Grade 5 classroom at PJ Jr. Public School,

Munro's constructions are on display all over the world and he is presently looking for a place for a permanent display. One possiblility is Toronto.