{"id":453,"date":"2015-08-06T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/?p=453"},"modified":"2025-02-05T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:04:39","slug":"whats-possible-with-a-million-matchsticks-with-pat-acton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/whats-possible-with-a-million-matchsticks-with-pat-acton\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s possible with a million matchsticks? With Pat Acton : Episode 132"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Close-up-cab-matchstick-art.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Close-up-cab-matchstick-art-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the cab\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Close-up-cab-matchstick-art-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Close-up-cab-matchstick-art.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Matchstick-Art-Drive-train.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Matchstick-Art-Drive-train-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Wheels of the train\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Matchstick-Art-Drive-train-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pat-Acton-Matchstick-Art-Drive-train.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Plane-Loco-finished-by-Pat-Acton-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Plane Loco finished by Pat Acton\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/>What\u2019s possible with a million matchsticks? \u00a0Telana asks Patrick Acton, a master matchstick artist. His latest and biggest piece to date was commissioned by Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not! and is called the &#8220;Plane Loco&#8221;. \u00a0It is made from over a million matchsticks being glued in placed one matchstick at a time. \u00a0Pat shares Telana\u2019s passion for matchsticks, just on a much larger scale, and he tells her about his 40 years of mastering the use of matchsticks, and turning his hobby into his vocation.<\/p>\n<p>For more info about Pat\u2019s matchstick passion see <a title=\"Matchstick Marvels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.matchstickmarvels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MatchstickMarvels.com<\/a>, and about Telana\u2019s project see <a title=\"one matchstick\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onematchstick.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onematchstick.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Podcasts<\/h2>\n<h3>Audio:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1214\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-453-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/talkpossibility\/Pat-Acton_Matchstick-Art_E132.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/talkpossibility\/Pat-Acton_Matchstick-Art_E132.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/talkpossibility\/Pat-Acton_Matchstick-Art_E132.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/talkpossibility\/Pat-Acton_Matchstick-Art_E132.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/?powerpress_pinw=453-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/talkpossibility\/Pat-Acton_Matchstick-Art_E132.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Pat-Acton_Matchstick-Art_E132.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 25:38 &#8212; 11.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Video:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLetsTalkPossibility%2Fvideos%2F866256383459265%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>About Patrick Acton<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Artist-Pat-Acton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Artist-Pat-Acton-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Pat Acton\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>Iowa artist Patrick Acton has glued over 4 million ordinary wooden matchsticks into 65 incredibly detailed scale models of life-like sculptures, complex machines, and world renown architecture. Acton has used the tiny two-inch long sticks to build huge models like his 13-foot long true-to-scale model of the battleship USS Iowa, and a 12-foot lighted model of the United States Capitol. The Matchstick Marvels display has drawn visitors from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 36 years Acton has used matchsticks by the millions to build these unique models that can be seen in museums around the world. Many are featured in Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not museums in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe. You can see many of Acton&#8217;s most intricate creations at the Matchstick Marvels Tourist Center, 319 2nd Street, Gladbrook, Iowa.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact and Info<\/h2>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matchstickmarvels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MatchstickMarvels.com<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Matchstick-Marvels\/221268227892365?sk=wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matchstick-Marvels<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bibliography<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2015\/07\/21\/753854\/10142463\/en\/Ripley-s-Believe-It-or-Not-Times-Square-installs-the-World-s-Largest-Matchstick-Model.html\">https:\/\/globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2015\/07\/21\/753854\/10142463\/en\/Ripley-s-Believe-It-or-Not-Times-Square-installs-the-World-s-Largest-Matchstick-Model.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wcfcourier.com\/photos-pat-acton-s-matchstick-marvels\/collection_27be0bc1-591b-576e-8bbb-32d6ddda8b97.html#9\">http:\/\/wcfcourier.com\/photos-pat-acton-s-matchstick-marvels\/collection_27be0bc1-591b-576e-8bbb-32d6ddda8b97.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.demilked.com\/wooden-matchstick-sculpture-pat-acton\/\">http:\/\/www.demilked.com\/wooden-matchstick-sculpture-pat-acton\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/pics\/the-awe-inspiring-matchstick-architecture-of-patrick-acton.html\">http:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/pics\/the-awe-inspiring-matchstick-architecture-of-patrick-acton.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Photo credits:<\/h2>\n<p>Images courtesy of Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! 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