A WORLD renowned micro artist to speak at an arts festival.

During Droitwich ArtsFest, world renowned micro artist, Graham Short, will explain how he engraved Jane Austen onto four £5 notes now selling for over £40,000 each.

Known as “The hands of genius” for his micro-art, Mr Short has appeared in television news items in 42 countries, been the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary, and in 2015 his story was told at the Annual Arts and Film Festival in Hollywood, California.

There is an opportunity to meet Mr Short when he gives his illustrated talk on Tuesday, July 25 at 7.30pm in Droitwich Old Library (Droitwich Spa CVS).

After the presentation the audience will be invited to “pay what you want” with a suggested contribution of £4 per person.

People can pay less, but it is hoped that many will enjoy the evening so much that they pay more.

Mr Short will describe how he engraved The Lord’s Prayer on the head of a gold pin, and a portrait of HM The Queen on a speck of gold inside the eye of a needle. He will explain how he goes to both physical and mental extremes to produce his engravings.

His desire to produce an engraving so small as to be illegible to the naked eye led him to producing The Lord’s Prayer, engraved on the head of a gold pin.

ArtsFest 2017 organiser Rhys Jones said: “I was totally amazed when Graham Short approached me offering to give a presentation during ArtsFest.

"The presentation will be full of amusing anecdotes of Graham’s involvement with the Royal Family, Uri Geller, Ronnie Barker, Kim Kardashian, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and other celebrities."

Droitwich ArtsFest 2017 runs from July 15 until August 5.

Information can be found on the ArtsFest website, www.droitwichartsfest.org