Meet the woman who made Amy Winehouse - literally.

Talented Liz Lomax creates amazing mini sculptures of famous rockers by hand - and has used BRILLO PADS for Amy's hair.

Her work has included quirky caricatures of megastar musicians including Keith Richards, Noel Gallagher and Sting.

She has even made a mini MICHAEL JACKSON dangling a baby.

And the stars love her affectionate versions of them so much that they are only too pleased to say thanks.

New Yorker Liz's souvenir scrapbook includes pictures of her with Ringo Starr, Paul Weller and Roger Daltrey.

The 33-year-old, who calls herself "a three dimensional illustrator", creates the figurines for record covers, magazines, billboards, adverts and, as in Amy's case, just for fun.

Liz explains: "Most of my ideas come from watching people in the news and current events. There'll be that one person or situation that will jump out and I can see the whole thing sculpted in my head.

"For example, Amy Winehouse was in the news a lot last summer and seemed to be on a very public downward spiral which was so sad but I couldn't help wanting to follow the story.

"Her hair alone was so captivating and it reminded me that I had some brillo pads under the kitchen sink. I thought how perfect they'd be for her beehive, so I sculpted her."

Liz works can take between one week and several months, depending on whether there is a deadline.

After sketching out a plan on paper she will set to work building up a wire and aluminium foil frame onto which will be layered sculpting clay, all the while referencing photographs of her subject. Colour is then added to the sculpture using oil paint.

Liz says: "If I am making a piece for myself it can take months because I will start and stop it. The sculpture I made of Noel Gallagher was something I did for myself in between assignments and was inspired by my love for Oasis and in particular, Noel.

"I started the sculpture in September just days before we went to see Oasis in Toronto at the V-Festival where Noel was attacked. When we came back I became so busy with commissions Noel sat on a shelf for three more months until I found time to return to him.

"I love his face so I thought I'd sculpt him and my husband filmed it all in time-lapse."

See amazing video here: http://vimeo.com/3176682

The nimble-fingered creative also makes incredible wedding cake toppers which feature mini depictions of the happy couple.

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Story by DEAN MURRAY