Who would have thought a small piece of wood used for picking food out of people's teeth could be art? Burlingame resident Steven Backman saw the possibilities when he was 5 years old. Backman's love ...

Not too many people consider the toothpick an art medium. That is, until they”ve seen the creations of Steven J. Backman. Backman has made a scale model of the Golden Gate Bridge out of 30,000 ...

Toothpicks have made their way not into mouths or finger-food presentations, but into Stan Munro's hands, as building blocks for much bigger items. Ahram Online had the pleasure to go one-on-one with ...