"Pick-asso's-art-spans-the-globe"-The Sun, January 21, 2010

"Burj Khalifa is Artist's Pick"-The Khaleej Times, January 21, 2010

"Man sculps Burj Khalifa from toothpick"-Gulf News, January 21, 2010

"Steven J. Backman Creates A Replica Of Burj Khalifa From A Single Toothpick"-Dubai City Guide, January 20, 2010

"Toothpicks Become Works of Art"-Associated Content, December 19, 2009

"Steven J. Backman Featured on FOX 35 News, December 4, 2009"

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The Carmel Pine Cone, December 4-10, 2009"

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The Monterey County Weekly, December 3-9, 2009"

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The Daily Beast, September 25, 2009"

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The New York Times-New Jersey Calendar, June 14, 2009"

"Steven J. Backman Featured in REX USA, June 2009"

"Steven J. Backman Featured on DOCKWALK.com, the essential site for superyacht captains and crew, October 7, 2008"


"Artist replicates monuments out of a single toothpick"-Reuters, April 16, 2008

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The New York Daily News, April 1, 2008"

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The New York Daily News, March 25, 2008"


"Steven J. Backman Featured on Watch Me! TV, February 26, 2008"


"Steven J. Backman Featured in Woodworker's Journal eZINE, February 12, 2008"


"Steven J. Backman Featured on CBS13, January 17, 2008"



"Steven J. Backman Featured on KTVU.com, December 3, 2007"









"toothpick art"-designboom weblog, May 2007
"San Francisco Artist Uses Toothpicks to Create Abstract Art"-The Wall Street Journal Online, March 30, 2007
"Steven J. Backman Featured on Kerrang Radio, January 8, 2007"

"Steven J. Backman Featured on French American TV, August 31, 2006"




"Toothpick Sculptures at Empire State Building"-AOL CitiGuide New York, April/May 2006

"Steven J. Backman Featured in The New York Times-Spare Times, April 28, 2006"







"Art MoCo"-Modern Contemporary Art, October 29, 2005



"Making Toothpicks into Art"-The Daily Journal, July 25, 2005


"His dentist would be so proud"-The Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2005




"Toothpick Tenacity"-Woodezine, February 2005



Meet Your Neighbor:"The Toothpick Sculptor"-The Wave Magazine, January 2004