This portrait titled “Grace” is by Michigan artist Scott Gundersen. It measures a whopping 66” x 96” inches and is made from 9,217 recycled corks! Watch his art in action (1 second of video = 20 minutes real time):


“It is a portrait made with more than 9,000 used wine corks. It took about 50 hours to complete. Grace is a woman Gundersen met in Rwanda. He says she escaped execution and spent years coming to terms with what happened. She is currently saving money to earn a masters degree in Grand Rapids.” (source: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=132024)

Check out the artist’s website at http://scottgundersen.tumblr.com/