Calgary Expo Mosaics

Just a quick post tonight, I've been a bit busy building lately, and wanted to get these up before Katie has to, and I feel guilty about it. So, without further delay, a few of the pieces I've built for the 2013 Calgary Expo.

 First up, added the Hermes Conrad to make the "Futurama Triptych", with Brickwares Jr Jr providing scale, and rocking the Buzz Lightyear Hoodie.

 Next up is a Malcom Reynolds mosaic, signed by Nathan Fillion. "I Aim To Misbehave."

Nathan Fillion poses with the piece, to the cheers from the autograph line.

And finally, A Game of Thrones Lannister Crest. This one is signed by Peter Dinklage. It simply reads "To Dave: Brilliant".

Cobblestone Technique!

So here is a wonderful technique if you, like us, have stood at the PaB and wondered what would anyone do with thousands of 1x1 vertical clips...

And as we are often looking for ways of incorporating mosaics into mocs, this cobblestone pattern by
Tommy M. (Eklund!) is perfect.

We'd love to see people incorporate this kind of detail throughout their winding castle streets, or steampunk villas. :)

Mosaics Roundup -- April 21 edition

A few mosaics I've come across recently:


Bruce found this lovely painting, called "Plum blossom in early spring", by Rack Haung (rack911).

Rack also has this cute little snake in honor of the Year of the Snake:

Paul Toxopeus made portraits of the new king and queen of the Netherlands, King Willem Alexander and queen Maxima.

And Arthur Gugick (torgugick) made a decorated tile mosaic of John Lennon, which contains about 4000 tiles:

Arthur also posted this LEGO version of The Scream back in January, which I somehow managed to forget to post at the time:

Mosaics Round-Up

I think when I continue to post here, it will be a quicker sort of post, more of a round-up of mosaics instead of a focus on just one. 

First off:  HispaBrick Magazine Issue 016 is out.  Free LEGO magazine!  Yay!  You can find it here: 

http://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/en


Secondly, mosaics:

 I don't think I ever posted Josh Wedin's cool mosaic of Captain Picard.  I was waiting till he got it signed by Patrick Stewart at the Emerald City ComiCon. 





Ryan H. (eldeeem) made a cute little Pikachu, and had to wait for the snow to melt before photographing it outside:





Robin Sather, Dave Ware, and the people of Calgary built this 5 ft. x 6.5 ft. mosaic "Visions of Calgary": 





And I thought this "wall sculpture" by Joshua (Igginz) seemed pretty cool.





And finally, check out this awesomely decayed sign that Evan B. (Lego Junkie) made for his Call of Duty diorama:

Whip-Around

Hello,

I wanted to say that I will be able to blog as frequently, or as in depth.  My husband was laid off (thanks to the sequestration), so I will be going back to work as a teacher, and not wiling away my hours blogging while my kids watch Dinosaur Train.  ;-)  I have a lot of stuff to take care of, and my LEGO hobby is not high on that list. 

That being said, I will link to a few mosaics I've noticed lately:

Teach Me The Greenhouse Effect, by TheBrickAvenger.

 

Picasso's Don Quixote, by Arthur Gugick

 

 

Bruce brought to my attention this video of a LEGO Logo Mosaic Sculpture by Nick Tatar.

 

Also, Digger1221 has some fun cheese slope pattern mosaics in this set. 

 



Some More Transparent Stacking...

Playing off of Katie's last post, Blake Baer recently made a mosaic using the same technique (that is, stacking translucent plates onto each other to form different shades) for his parents' anniversary.

The detail that can be achieved using this is really superb. If you're looking to get into these kind of mosaics, check your local Lego Store as their Pick-A-Brick walls usually feature 1x2s that can be bought for a very cheap price. Best of luck to Blake in the MOCAthalon.

The Thin White Duke

To make up for my totally non-mosaic-ky previous post, here is a fantastic rendition of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke, made by Adam Myers (myersac14).



It is made with trans-clear LEGO over a black background. 

Here is a close-up to show the detail: 



It could totally double as a fantastic iceberg field.  It's amazing how the change of distance and angle really changes my perception of the image.

Adam talks a lot about the persona of the Thin White Duke on his flickr page, which you can find here. 

Via Bruce, via LEGO Diem.