(All photos are from Saimir Strati’s site except where noted.)

That up there is a mosaic by Albanian artist Saimir Strati called Reinless Spirit. He made it to set the Guinness World Record for Largest Toothpick Mosaic.

He used 1.5 MILLION toothpicks. He worked on it for 40 days.

Saimir Strati working on Reinless Spirit.

Saimir is well-known for a couple other world record mosaics he’s made. Below is the world’s largest cork mosaic:

(Photo source)

And the world’s largest nail mosaic (a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci):

My favorite is the Leonardo da Vinci mosaic. I like how it shimmers.

Click the links or visit Saimir’s site to see photos of these mosaics at different stages of progress.