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Dr Willard Wigan MBE has made his name as the ‘world’s greatest micro artist’ for his mind-boggling creations that are invisible to the naked eye. His intricate art can only properly be viewed through a microscope, and is so tiny that it’s often displayed inside the eye of a needle, on the head of a pin or even on a human eyelash. Wigan has achieved two world records for the smallest handmade sculptures. His first record, back in 2013, was for a minuscule 24-carat gold motorbike. He then went on to break his own record in 2017 by sculpting a human embryo from a carpet fibre. According to Guinn…