Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.
I didn't know there was such a thing as a "Certified LEGO® Professional," but ersatz-carbonite sculptor Nathan Sawaya is one. How many other certified pros are there? And are there freelance LEGO® Professionals, working without certification?
I imagine certified guild members, assisted by Danish mercenaries, chasing down the renegades. But the authorities have trouble locking them up because it takes so much time to build a prison out of millions of little plastic bricks.
J. L. BELL is a writer and reader of fantasy literature for children. His favorite authors include L. Frank Baum, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper. He is an Assistant Regional Advisor in the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and was the editor of Oziana, creative magazine of the International Wizard of Oz Club, from 2004 to 2010.
Living in Massachusetts, Bell also writes about the American Revolution at Boston 1775.
2 comments:
Yes, LEGO employs a number of "master builders" who create the sculptures for the parks and for displays to go in stores. There are a suprisingly large number of them.
As for non-certified, I know one. He does LEGO set-ups for parties and shows. He makes a decent living off it, and LEGO doesn't mind.
Wowee. For me, the most powerful, Harrison Ford-related image would be the warehouse scene at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. (Why? Beats me.) But I can see how that one might take a while to render in Legos, or even Duplos.
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