Presented at the 2010 BrickCon was this amazing collection of Studio Ghibli creations built with Lego bricks. It won the Big in Japan - Best Overall Award, and looking at the pictures, the Award was absolutely well deserved!
In relation to this collection, its creator Iain Heath (Ochre Jelly) said:
Here finally is the finished product, presented at BrickCon 2010 under the "Big In Japan" theme, sponsored by The Brothers Brick. ! I was very honored, surprised and humbled when it received the award for "Big in Japan - Best Overall" award (...which ironically I also designed!).
To present my completed collection of Miyazaki based Lego creations, I built a Japanese garden around them. This consisted of several sections of lichen-covered tree trunk sawn to different lengths, some river rocks, various types of moss, a few branches and fern leaves, and also a large amount of sand! Arranging the garden on site took me almost an entire day, during which time I made a complete mess of the floor and table. But my fellow exhibitors were very patient with me, for which I thank them.
Thanks must also go out to Sno-Valley Tree Service of Redmond for providing me (for free) with a large stock of beautiful logs to use in this display. Thank you Jim!
Thanks also go out to my family, for putting up with the long hours of solitude over the past year that I required to make this dream a reality.
And finally, thank you to the master himself, Mr. Miyazaki, for inspiring this small homage through his wonderful and timeless works.
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Wow, this is amazing! I like it!! (I can't seem to get my 'Like' button to work on this article though!)
Awesome post, Hugo! Really love the Totoro. Heck, I love 'em all.