Holy Toothpick!

100,000 toothpicks and 35 years later, Artist Scott Weaver completed this mind blowing kinetic sculpture of San Francisco, currently on exhibition at The Tinkering Studio. It's not only amazingly detailed and well crafted, but pulls in historical stories of both city and artist. This piece has done a tremendous job of transforming the mundane into the sacred.

To understand how this sculpture moves, check out this video, narrated by the artist.

Thanks to Tinkering Studio's flickr gallery for this image. If you're an educator, or just find yourself interested in constructive hands-on modes of learning, their site is really interesting.