The artist works between the beats of his heart, in order to keep his hands perfectly still.

I really enjoy Time's Photo essays.
This one was the most interesting one the last time I checked. I remember discussing how I felt that the type of things I was making was changing, and how I felt I should make smaller and more useful art to feel less wasteful.
This man seems more focused on craftsmanship than ecology, but still, you could display his whole portfolio on the walls of a thimble. He claims that the gold AK47 pictured above took him 6 months to finish.