Xiang Duan creates very detailed stone carvings into stones, making them appear to sit atop the rock from which they were sculpted.
She also does amazingly detailed paintings inside small glass containers:
Image: Instagram / Xiang Duan
Xiang Duan creates very detailed stone carvings into stones, making them appear to sit atop the rock from which they were sculpted.
She also does amazingly detailed paintings inside small glass containers:
Image: Instagram / Xiang Duan
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