Tag Archives: Vignettes

Vignettes are like the haiku of the LEGO world. Usually built on a base 8 studs wide by 8 studs deep, vignettes show a little scene or a moment in time. But like written poetry, there’s plenty of variation on the basic theme.

“Evolution” by Michael Jasper

Heh heh… Nice.

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“The Bachelor Pad” by Nelson Yrizarry

Nelson Yrizarry adds to his collection of fantastic vignettes with his latest — “The Bachelor Pad:”

From the shag carpeting and lime-green couch to the wood-panelled wall and lava lamp, this vignette has it all!

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On Vacation – A Political Cartoon

Here’s a little political cartoon I created a couple weeks ago.

“The president responds to one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history…by staying on vacation for a couple more days.”

In the last week, this has started circulating:

The similarity is striking, no?

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The Stone Table

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve taken pictures of the things I’ve built. Let’s just say events in the real world have proved somewhat more compelling than little plastic bricks. I’ve created a couple political cartoons inspired by recent events, but I’m debating whether or not to post them.

In the meantime, here’s something I put together over the weekend — a crucial scene from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe:


More importantly, though, I’ve added links to Bruce’s blog posts about what adult fans of LEGO can do to help with Katrina relief efforts. Specifically, the LEGO Company will match contributions. My employer won’t even do that for my coworkers, much less for our customers.

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The Treasure House

My favorite book in The Chronicles of Narnia has always been Prince Caspian. Since I couldn’t update my “Giant Steps” vignette this weekend, I built a vignette based on one of my favorite scenes from my favorite book. In this scene, the four Pevensey children discover the treasure house beneath the ruined castle Cair Paravel:

  
  

And a link to the whole gallery, once it’s been moderated.

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Giant Stairs (with Puddleglum version 0.1)

I’ll be changing Puddleglum a bit when I get my next BrickLink order, but here’s a preview of a vignette based on a scene in The Silver Chair:

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The Wardrobe

Lucy enters Narnia for the first time through a wardrobe in a spare room, “leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe.”

  

(Click the thumbnails to see bigger pictures. Click here to see the gallery once it’s public.)

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Lantern Waste (with a bonus “Ferrari Knight”)

First up today, a new vignette I created over the weekend, based on a scene from C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (book one of the classic Chronicles of Narnia series):

Now aren’t you mad that M***B***s got the Narnia license for the upcoming movie? More Narnia creations to come soon.

And I couldn’t pass this next one up. “Ferrari Knights” by Brickshelf user nias:

Absolutely original. Absolutely hilarious.

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