clipped from: www.dailymail.co.uk It is a striking likeness. But beware. Just one stray spark and Elvis becomes a hunk-a-hunk of burning love.
The image of Elvis Presley, along with Marilyn Monroe, Mao Tse Tung, Muhammad Ali and Buddha are the work of Scottish artist David Mach.
It took him more than 500 hours and 1,000 boxes of coloured-tip matches imported from Japan to complete the 2ft Presley sculpture. Each match was glued on to a glass fibre mould.
He also made four smaller Elvis heads, each using around 15,000 coloured matches.
Some like it hot: Matchstick Marilyn Monroe
The big Elvis piece has been sold for £18,000.
Boxing match: Muhammad Ali
He produces his matchstick pieces with the help of his wife Lesley and a team of ten artists.
Keeper of the flame: The Buddha
The couple discovered the spectacle of the heads bursting into flames when one accidentally caught fire.
Chinese cracker: Mao Tse Tung
