大象传媒

Graham Short is a micro artist from Birmingham. His pieces take between three and nine months to make, and the work is so tiny, it鈥檚 indiscernible to the naked eye.

In order to work on such small surfaces, the 70-year-old has to push himself to mental and physical extremes: he injects Botox into his eyelids to stop himself blinking; only works after midnight to minimise vibrations; and carves between heartbeats to keep his hand steady.

In 2016 Graham carved a micro portrait of Jane Austen on to four 拢5 notes. He then spent them at various locations around the UK. They are estimated to be worth 拢50,000 each. So far only three of the four have been found. One is still in circulation, and is still up for grabs.

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the author鈥檚 death, Graham has created a fifth note, but this will not be distributed as before. Instead, Graham will present it as a gift to Bath鈥檚 Jane Austen Centre in July 2017.