Here at ForeverGeek, our love for “LEGO artist” Nathan Sawaya knows no bounds. If you’ve ever wanted to see how he builds the amazing things that he builds out of LEGO bricks, here’s your chance. Read more »
Conan Re-Created in LEGO for Comic-Con
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LEGO Superheroes
We’re big fans of “LEGO artist” Nathan Sawaya here at ForeverGeek. He makes stuff out of LEGO that blows our minds. His latest work captures two popular superheroes in flight. Read more »
The Adventures of LEGO Hugman
That Nathan Sawaya is one creative guy. I just love following the stuff he does, because he never repeats himself and always looks for new ways of showing the world his LEGO Art. His latest experiment has been “tagging,” aka graffiti. But how does one make graffiti out of LEGO? Sawaya’s answer is Hugman, a small LEGO man that he builds and leaves “hugging” various structures in populated areas. He says Hugman rarely stays in place for more than a day, but it’s a cool idea. Check out this video that gives a quick overview of all things Hugman: Read more »
Geekiest tattoo ever
Professional LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya — who, as you should know by now, creates art sculptures using LEGO bricks — has got himself a new tattoo. And it might be the most geektastic tattoo you’ll ever see. Read more »
LEGO: A Love Story
Freelance journalist Jonathan Bender spent more than a year of his life diving headlong into the AFOL culture. AFOL stands for “adult fans of LEGO,” and if you’re reading this blog, then I have no doubt that you’re one of them. The culmination of his efforts is a memoir called LEGO: A Love Story, and it’ll be in stores next month from Wiley publishing. The book is a 300-page tome that details Bender’s trip into the adult LEGO fan world, his own attempts to rekindle the LEGO builder within, and personal reflections on a creation of a different kind: his first child. It features a hardcover binding, and it’s priced Read more »
You've never seen a Blackberry like this
You are looking at a Blackberry Tour 9360 smartphone built entirely out of LEGO bricks. Yes, you read that right. It’s not the handheld variety, either. This Blackberry is over five feet tall, and incorporates a flatscreen TV, because the client who commissioned the giant Blackberry wanted it to have a working screen. It’s so huge that it requires its own stand for mounting. (Can you imagine how hard it would be to safely mount a flatscreen TV inside thousands of LEGO bricks?) You may not recognize the name Nathan Sawaya, but you’ve probably seen his work. Sawaya is a former lawyer who now works as a professional LEGO artist Read more »
