When Thomas Jacob was 10 years old, he was taught writing with an ink pen at school. At that time, ink pens leaked a lot and students were given small pieces of chalk to blot up the ink. That's when Jacob discovered that he could carve his small piece of chalk into a sculpture.
Today, Jacob is a "micro artist" who creates fascinating sculptures and artwork with sticks of chalk, grains of rice and and pencil lead.
Take a look at more of Jacob's chalk sculptures over at his website, Thomasartworld - via Crookedbrains