THE TOOTHPICK KING
Born in South Carolina more than 80 years ago, Wesley was
taken to Florida at an early age by his mother. As an adult,
he started creating artwork with toothpicks. He never
thought of his creations as "art", he called them
"oddities". At first he created everyday household objects
... stoves, ice boxes, record players, musical instruments;
the things he lovingly remembered as a child. He worked as a
messenger for a television station in Florida. When
distinguished people such as Liberace or Minnie Pearl would
visit, he created pianos, Minnie's famous hat and other such
objects from toothpicks and would give them to visitors. His
first national exposure in the art world was at the American
Visionary Art Museum in its opening exhibition. A dozen
pieces of his art were featured. He continued to make
toothpick art through the end of his life although most of
the pieces were relatively basic compared to the intricate
sailing ships, trains, and automobiles that he fashioned in
his younger days.
All works made entirely from toothpicks
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Bus $4,000 working headlights |
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Caboose working interior lights $3,500 |
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Bird Lamp $1,200 working lamp |
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American Flag and Horn $1,000 |
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Blue Car $700 working headlights |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Lamp $750 working lamp |
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Ships Wheel $600 |
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Michael Jackson's Glove 15 x 12 $200 |
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Brown Car $700 working headlights |
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Telephone $600 |
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Bird Cage $2,400 2 front doors open |
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Carriage #1 $600
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Car #2 $600 working headlights |
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Car #3 $600 working headlights |
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Carriage #2 $600 |
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Car #4 $600 working headlights |
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Radiator $350 |
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Church $3,500 |
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Cross #1 $450 |
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Cross #2 $450 |
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Crucifix $500 |
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Small Guitar $600 |
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Eagle in Flight #1 $700 |
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Everyone That Asketh $600 working lights |
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Fish $350 |
SOLD |
Dog $500 |
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Gold Trumpet $450 |
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Uke $600 |
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Horse on a Hill $500 |
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Horse $500 |
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Ice Box $800 |
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John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Picture Tray $200 |
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Lamp $600 |
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Lighthouse $3,500 working lights |
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Marlin $450 |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Picture Tray $200 |
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Man in the Moon $600 |
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Rat $300 |
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Pay Phone $600 |
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Phone #1 $600 |
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Piano $1,200 |
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Ice Tongs $600 |
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Airplane $900 |
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Rabbit and Carrot $600 |
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Tennis Racket Tie $300 |
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Radio $1,800 |
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Red Car $700 working headlights |
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Shot Gun $1,000 |
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Sailing Ship #2 $2,000 |
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Sailboat $300 |
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Ice Tongs and Pick $700 |
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Spotted Dog $450 |
SOLD |
Staircase $450 |
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Star, Moon and Cross $500 working lights |
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Star $400 |
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Stork $600 |
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Stove $1,000 |
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Eagle on a Stump $700 |
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Swing $1,200 |
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Swordfish $600 |
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Necktie $300 |
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Trowel, Level, and Brick #1 $800 |
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Trout #1 $450 |
SOLD |
Trout #2 $450 |
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Truck $700 |
SOLD |
Tennis Racket |
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Silver Trumpet $450 |
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Violin $900 |
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Wagons $1,000 each |
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Large Guitar $900 |
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Trowel, Level and Brick #2 $800 |
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Eagle in Flight #2 $700 35 x 36 |
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PO Box 3075 · Hilton Head Island. · SC · 29928 · 843-757-0088 |
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