My most recent work is another surrealist scene, depicting a very personal experience. The imagery was fully conceived in June of this year as I lay in bed thinking on a peaceful mid-afternoon. The work is titled A Death to Disorder.
You can visit Flickr for marked notes on symbolism and an accompanying poem.
So much for a safe Halloween, Graham — at least for SpongeBob and Patrick! (Is that the King of Pop wielding the mace?!)
I really enjoyed the photo of Portuguese LEGO Ambassador Tânia Baixinho on page 28 of BrickJournal Issue 9. Fellow Forum 0937 member Rupi has built a lovely vignette that provides a bit of a backstory for the picture of Tânia in BrickJournal:
While we’re at it, Rupi has also built a vig showing 0937 mascot “Manel” bringing a LEGO fan out of his “dark ages”:
(Via Tânia and her husband Luís’ blog, LegOficina dos Baixinhos.)
Space is at a premium in Japan, but many city residents still find ways to bring greenery into their lives through their courtyard gardens (or tsubo niwa).
Mumu‘s tsubo niwa vignette includes many elements common in Japanese gardening: a shoji screen on the porch, a stone lantern, a kokeshi doll, various rocks and stones, and a shishi odoshi (“deer chaser”).
I’m not 100% sure (correct me if I’m wrong — it has happened once or twice), but I think Tim Zarki may have actually started this weird but undeniably cool trend with “Captain Cake and Trusty Navigator” (above). The trusty navigator is wearing the helmet.
UPDATE: Tim provides A Brief History of Frogspace on There’s a Moose in My Salad.
Here’s Captain Cake on his command deck:
I’ve been really, really busy with school recently (and it’s not going to lighten up for a while), so my duties to TBB has suffered. However, the moment I saw this Frog Senate from Flikerite ~Gladius I knew I had to post it. Little frog chairs = win.
I’ve always felt that LEGO vignettes are like haiku (though maybe Bruce might have made that comparison first). Dbol actually combines the two with this great vignette of a gamer playing Guitar Hero with an unimpressed female onlooker:
Rock stars preen and strut
While they shout at the devil
But he’s just a geek.
This isn’t just an amusing vig — it’s got some interesting techniques, like the curtains and the wonderful large-screen TV.
The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman was an important comic book series published between 1989 and 1996. Shane Larson has emerged from a yearl-long absence from the hobby to recreate The Endless in minifig form.
And don’t miss Shane’s take on the moment that Percival Lowell thought he had discovered canals on Mars (via the inestimable Klocki):
Speaking of custom LEGO products, artist “Tomi” has been creating various Apple+LEGO products under the PodBrix name for several years. Tomi uses a combination of offical elements and customized pieces to create his artwork. Each new product is released as a limited edition, and seems to get more popular each time — the most recent one sold out in a day! The latest from Tomi is a vignette showing the early days of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs (cofounders of Apple Computer):
Thanks to readers Paul and Jeremy for the reminder!
Alan Saunders illustrates the moments after Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates spoke his famous last words. I love the miniature camp in the background.
