With 2020 firmly behind us, I thought we would take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights of the year. It certainly was one for books. However, despite pandemics, politics, and environmental disasters, it was not all bad. For LEGO® collectors, there were many great moments. For my look back, I decided to reflect on my top 10
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. My recent review of the Haunted House (10273) inspired this week’s post. Consequently, Wandering This Mortal Plane explores the concept of lost souls. Additionally, rather than write a simple rhyme, I opted for a specific form of poetry this week. It has been a while since I last wrote a
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This week, we contemplate taking the time to smell the roses. This poem was inspired by the rose bushes in the Chinese New Year Temple Fair set that I recently built. With everything going on in the world, and rush of day-to-day life, it is important to take the
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This week we explore dreams out of reach that are experienced through others. The Speed Champions Lamborghini set inspired Live Vicarious. Lamborghinis were my dream car as a kid. However, spending that kind of money on a car is not feasible though. Therefore, I will life vicariously through my
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of Minifigures through art. This week’s post inspiration came from the MOC (my own creation) LEGO® project I have been working on. I have teased the build a little on Instagram over the last couple of weeks, and tomorrow I will reveal the whole thing here at True North Bricks. In the meantime, here’s
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This week, a tale of woe inspired by pirates. While pirate week was last week, today’s post was also inspired by Pirates of Barracuda Bay (click here to read about it). I can’t help it, I love that set and it has inspired many posts over the last week.
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures through art. This week, we explore that endless list of things to do around the house. Inspiration for Satisfaction’s Guaranteed (Minifigure Monday) arose from a recent demolition project in my house. Our first major renovation project after moving into our first house is an exciting overhaul of the sump pit. The
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures through art. This week, we explore the concept of the lone wolf and the repercussions thereof. I have been taking advantage of the winter and snow lately in my photography. The LEGO® characters alone in barren, white landscapes have produced some interesting images. This week’s photo and poem were inspired by
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures through art. This week, we explore procrastination. I went on a building binge this past weekend. One set that I assembled was the Construction Loader (60219). In photographing the set, I thought it fun to capture a coffee break among Minifigures. Consequently, this inspired me to write Procrastinate (Minifigure Monday). For more
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures through art. This week, we explore the value of partnership. I thought it appropriate with Valentine’s Day coming. Last week, I wrote about the cold of winter and survival in frozen landscapes. Huddle (Minifigure Monday) follows a similar vein. However, I drew additional inspiration for a happier tale. I have collected
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