Farmhand Stanley Offord’s artistic streak came from out of the blue 50 years ago: no guidance, no fancy art supplies, no art school. “I was just sitting there one day,” he said. He thought of ...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Farmhand Stanley Offord's artistic streak came from out of the blue 50 years ago: no guidance, no fancy art supplies, no art school. "I was just sitting there one day," he said.

It’s 10 a.m. in Gladbrook, Iowa, and down in the workshop in his basement, Pat Acton is doing what he does almost every morning: picking up matchsticks and gluing them together, one at a time. And ...

Now this is a hot car. Well, a potentially hot one. Artist Patrick Acton has created a replica of the 1970 Dodge Charger from “The Fast and the Furious” out of matchsticks. The Iowan runs the ...

GLADBROOK | Even on a resume packed with jaw-dropping projects notable for both size and detail, Patrick Acton's latest effort -- "Plane Loco" -- stands out. "It's a monster," JoAnn Ruopp says. "But ...

Editors note: This is an occasional series highlighting people in your neighborhood. George Troester, 72, has no burning desire to set the world on fire. But he does like to play with matches. In fact ...

When he’s not working as a radiologist, Ahmed Hassan likes to relax by building extraordinarily complex models out of matchsticks. He’s made versions of Tower Bridge and the Library of Alexandria.

Some of Pat Acton’s creations, housed in the museum, include the U.S. Capitol and Notre Dame Cathedral. It’s 10 a.m. in Gladbrook, Iowa, and down in the workshop in his basement, Pat Acton is doing ...