“Art washes from the soul the everyday dust of life.”

- Pablo Picasso

It’s funny how some people think that great art only comes from ‘professional artists’ – people who’ve been to art school, show their work in galleries and sell it for thousands. But some of the greatest works of art come from the most humble beginnings.

This week, I got an email from a friend of mine in London about an exhibition she’d been to at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition is called ‘The Power of Making’. It’s all about the power of having an idea, and bringing it to life – or as you and I might put it, manifesting!

My friend told me particularly about a man called Dalton M. Ghetti (www.daltonmghetti.com). Dalton creates miniature sculptures by carving things into the tips of sharpened pencils using nothing more than a razor blade and a sewing needle! You have to see the website to appreciate how delicate and beautiful they are.

According to his website, ‘for Dalton, sculpting pencils is a hobby and a form of meditation, which requires a lot of patience. His pencil carvings are not for sale. He doesn’t do it for money. He sculpts pencils mostly for himself and his art comes from his heart. He wants to keep it that way.’

How inspiring is that?