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The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO Book Review

Every piece of art comes with a story and renowned LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya has told his story behind his many creations in his latest book, The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO by No Starch Press.

The book consists of 248 fully-colored pages and retails for $29.95.

The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO

The dust jacket shows an image of one of Nathan Sawaya’s most recognizable creations, “Yellow.” The inside of the jacket gives a short overview of what A Life in LEGO is about.

Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits—all made from LEGO bricks.

The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the world’s most famous LEGO artist. Featuring hundreds of photos of his impressive art and behind-the-scenes details about how these creations came to be, The Art of the Brick is an inside look at how Sawaya transformed a toy into an art form.

Follow one man’s unique obsession and see the amazing places it has taken him.

The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO

The book is separated into a number of small chapters, more than 40 in total. These chapters focus on each of Nathan’s builds and he tells you what inspired the particular projects. For example, Nathan originally thought that Yellow represented death but after looking back, it is actually about opening yourself up to the world without being afraid of what it may bring.

The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO

Another story that I enjoyed in A Life in LEGO is the one about Dinosaur which was displayed at the Lancaster … Continue

Platinum Revealed for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - Platinum

The countdown for the release of LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham continues today with the reveal of Platinum. She was designed by Dr. William Magnus, creator of the Metal Men, and is made with platinum liquid metal allowing her to have limitless shape shifting abilities.

With her in the game, it may suggest the rest of the Metal Men (Gold, Mercury, Iron, Tin, and Lead) could also be in the game as well.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - Platinum

Jurassic Park/Jurassic World Projects Now Allowed on LEGO Ideas

Earlier this month, Universal announced that The LEGO Group will be one of the licensing partners for the upcoming Jurassic World movie. As a result, LEGO has resolved their licensing conflicts with Jurassic Park/Jurassic World. Earlier this year, LEGO Ideas did the same with Doctor Who which resulted in an abundance of Doctor Who projects including two that achieved 10,000 supporters.

If you remember from last year, all the Jurassic Park related projects were removed including the one from Senteosan after only 6,495 supporters. This was because Hasbro/Kre-O signed on to produce construction sets for Jurassic World but that contract has since expired and The LEGO Group now owns the rights to produce the sets.

As of a few days ago, people are now allowed again to post Jurassic Park/World projects on LEGO Ideas but whether or not they are able to pass the review stage and become an official set remains to be seen.

**Via Brickset**

LEGO Creator Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107) Official Images

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

The official images of the 2014 LEGO Creator Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107) set are now available. We first saw an image of the box a few days ago when the set was accidentally sent to a Shop@Home customer. Now we get a clearer look at the Ice Skating scene as well as a different angle of it.

Again, it shows a frozen pond where a minifigure is playing hockey while the other is sledding down a snowy hill. The only thing that I’m disappointed with is that the hockey sticks aren’t the molded ones from the Hockey Player from the Series 4 Collectible Minifigures but instead, the sticks are brick-built.

The 2014 LEGO Creator Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107) set will be available for free during Brick Friday 2014 weekend from November 28 – December 1 with purchases of $99 or more. This set will be a little bit harder to obtain since you only have four days to get it while the Toy Workshop (40106) Holiday Set has been available during the whole month of October.

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

LEGO Creator 2014 Holiday Exclusive Ice Skating (40107)

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Coloring Pages

To celebrate the upcoming release of LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, The Brick Show has a set of 10 FREE printable coloring pages in both PDF and in JPG formats for you to print out. The images feature a number of different LEGO DC Comics characters that you can expect to play in LEGO Batman 3 such as Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and the rest of the Justice League members, just to name a few.

They also have coloring pages for other various LEGO themes as well. Check out some of the images below.

LEGO Friends Beach Hammock Polybag (5002113) Review

For those who are unaware, there is a LEGO Friends Jungle Animals Search and Find! event going on at LEGO Brand Stores until Sunday, October 26. There are various animals that are hidden through out the store and if you find them all, you can get a FREE LEGO Friends Beach Hammock Polybag (5002113). It contains 29 pieces including some cool postcards.

LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113) LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113)

There are three different postcards which are fully colored featuring the girls from the LEGO Friends line. You can even mail them out to your friends or family if you like.

LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113) LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113)

The beach hammock is built on a 2×8 green plate with some flower and plants. The hammock itself is a yellow cloth piece with butterflies, music notes, hearts, stars, and flowers that is wrapped around the flagpoles on each end.

LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113)

LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113)

The rest of the accessories are a couple of beach towels with the same design as the hammock. There are also some plates and cups and a pink book.

LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113)

Longtime readers may notice that the Beach Hammock (5002113) is our very first LEGO Friends review ever on the site. Overall, it’s a nice promotional polybag that LEGO is giving away with not much work involved to obtain it. Don’t go paying for it on eBay when you can get it for free. Again, you have until this Sunday, October 26 to get one. Thanks Nia!

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LEGO Friends Beach Hammock (5002113)

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