Buzz·Posted on Mar 14, 2015These Tiny Paintings For Ants Will Make Your Heart SingThey would also go swimmingly with Derek Zoolander's center.by Kasia GalazkaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Artist Lorraine Loots, 29, is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and she makes paintings for ants. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF The paper is a 10-centimeter square, and each miniature can take her between three and seven hours. View this photo on Instagram She's made everything from creatures, like sloths... View this photo on Instagram ...to critters like mice. View this photo on Instagram She's encapsulated entire nebulas. View this photo on Instagram And pastoral scenes from life on Earth. View this photo on Instagram At first Loots drew whatever she felt like. View this photo on Instagram But as more people booked paintings, suggestions began to filter into Loots' process to make the art more intimate. View this photo on Instagram "I wanted to create something people loved as opposed to just creating something for the sake of making something," she says in the video. View this photo on Instagram It was hard not to procrastinate, but after a while, it was just no longer an option in her brain. View this photo on Instagram Each painting is titled with the day it was made. View this photo on Instagram That way each one has a unique name for as long as she continues. View this photo on Instagram As the days passed, Loots grew sad knowing the project was coming to a close. View this photo on Instagram But there's a twist in the plot: It didn't end. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And get more about the first 365 project below. View this video on Vimeo vimeo.com