An artist has created a microscopic Mickey Mouse - just 0.8mm wide and so small it fits in the eye of a NEEDLE.

Micro artist David A. Lindon, 54, made the 1.2mm tall character standing in front of a tiny castle to celebrate Disney's 100 year anniversary this month.

He says it would take 46,666 of his microscopic Mickeys, stood on top of each other, to match the height of the real Cinderella's castle in Disney World.

Married David from Bournemouth, Dorset, spent two months making the model and had to slow his breathing to keep his heart rate down so his hands remain steady.

He said: "A single twitch from my fingers can wreck months of work."

"My hands still jump a little as my heart beats, so I work in a rhythm between each pulse."

"If I don’t concentrate all the time my fingers can accidentally flick weeks of work off from under the microscope and when it disappears from my sight, it will probably never to be seen again!"

The artist has previously created micro versions of popular paintings such as The Girl with the Pearl Earring and Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night.

He once he created a microscopic Amy Winehouse artwork, which he then lost when he dropped it.

He added: "Once a piece is lost, you can spend hours hunting around for it with a magnifying glass in your hand and still never find it!"

David’s passion for his art began through watching others, after years of working for MoD.

He said: "I was first inspired by watching a TV programme about miniature artists and the challenges they face - that changed my life."

"Having been trained to work on small complex devices I had developed steady hands and a good deal of patience."

"I knew then that I had to test my skills and challenge myself to create smaller and smaller things and eventually more complex creations than anyone else."

"After what feels like a lifetime of experimenting, I have managed to fit my work proudly into the eye of needle and then I never looked back!"

"What keeps me going through the long hours is seeing my work finished and the look of wonder and astonishment on people’s faces, when they see my art in person for the first time."

"I get a huge sense of achievement having created something special, despite the many challenges working under such high magnification."

"It takes hundreds of hours and superhuman dedication to make a single piece of art but seeing the look on people’s faces and their reactions makes it all worthwhile."