Artist Creates Lifelike Images Using Only Thread And Nails

If anyone could kind of make Chuck Close look like a regular fingerpainter, it might just be Kumi Yamashita. The Japanese artist, who first made her way to the United States in 1984 as high school exchange student, now resides in New York City, working out of a studio in Long Island City. She has sold pieces at the Kent Gallery of New York for $5,000-$20,000, and higher for commissions. The artist is well connected via social media, with a blog and Facebook page.