While some artists use paint strokes to fill their canvases, Mexican artistEdgar Zepeda Diazuses an unconventional mediumstraw.
Every tiny fragment acts as a pixel or brushstroke to form a cohesive image.
His animal portraits are especially lifelikehe arranges each strand so perfectly that the fur looks real enough to touch.
He writes in anInstagramcaption, [Its a] long process but in the end it’s worth it.
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Watch how Diaz meticulously places each piece of straw onto his sticky, beeswax-covered canvas.
