Callum Donovan Grujicich, a 12 years old, living in Whitby, Ontario (just east of Toronto) makes sculptures out of homemade clay and found objects. Most of his figures stand a foot tall and are decidedly provocative. Creepy might be a better word. Simple yet expressive, they look like characters from a Tim Burton movie.
Callum started making art two years ago when he was ten. No clay? No problem. He brewed up a concoction of toilet paper, dry wall compound, mineral oil and glue. He sews his own clothes and decorates his creations with nuts and bolts, shards of plastic and throwaway objects he finds on the ground. Callum says he wants to be a professional sculptor when he grows up but the artist / entrepreneur isn’t doing badly right now. His pieces as seen on his website are constantly sold out and his Instagram account @CallumDGArt has over 49,000 followers.