Ohauiti artist Michael Sass has painted a scene on a matchbox as a fundraiser for Amnesty International. Photo / John Borren
It may be tiny, but it could be worth a lot to an international charity organisation.
Ohauiti artist Michael Sass has created a miniature pastel landscape, painted on a matchbox, as a fundraiser for Amnesty International.
The image, depicting a rural scene in Africa, was being auctioned on Trade Me
with a start price of $150.
Sass found out about the "Strike" project when he received a Beehive matchbox in the mail from the charity organisation.
"I told me wife I'd like to do it. I thought because I'm a pastel artist, I brought some framing from South Africa that was very ethnic framing and if I put it in that behind glass it would make it a bit more authentic."
