Who knew the humble tobacco pipe cleaner could be used to produce such awful works of artistic creation ? ArtistLauren Ryanmakes beautiful , lifelike brute using nothing more than the foggy twists . The impressive creations are so naturalistic , you just need to reach out and pet them . Ryan is keen on canines , and has made a collection of organ pipe cleaner dogs and dog - like animals ( like the fictional characterAmaterasu ) , and she ’s also created other beast like a chetah , an okapi , and a lounge lizard . The pipe dry cleaners ' fluffiness mimics real beast ' fur , helping it look all the more naturalistic .
When creating a new creature , Ryan starts with the eyes , which are often the toilsome part . Once she ’s quenched , she can move to the drumhead and consistence . " I use a proficiency that ’s somewhere between weaving , sewing and tying annoyingly complicated knots , " Ryan tellsWho’d Have Thought . imposingly , none of the sculpture call for glue ; when need , some are made using pliers and marker .
The 23 - year - older artist says she ’s mostly self - taught , though she pass two years hit the books art at a community college and a year as the apprentice for a bronze sculpturer . " When I was a kid , establish and create new matter with ordinary materials was more fun than toy with toy , " she says . " I never focused much on practicing art to get better at it ; art was just something I did because I loved it . "
you’re able to see more of Ryan ’s body of work on herFacebook page .
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[ h / tInhabitat]All epitome courtesy of Lauren Ryan .
