SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (FOX 9) - A Waseca native now living in Arizona has found a new dimension to his love of his guitar.

‘They’re just naturally beautiful things'

What we know:

Mark Kahnke has played the guitar for most of his life, performing at parties, fundraisers and senior centers.

But now he's using an accessory for his favorite instrument to create works of art.

"I really enjoy doing it, and I'm very happy with the end result," said Kahnke.

‘A lot of joy out of creating art’

The backstory:

After Kahnke retired as a mechanical engineer a few years ago, he made a portrait of his musical idol, Willie Nelson, out of guitar picks as a creative outlet.

Since then, he's completed about a half dozen other creations made out of the small plastic triangles, mostly of western scenes

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