LEGOs | Mr. Magorium''s Wonder Emporium

What is the biggest piece you've ever done?
The largest installation I've ever built was a billboard for the film Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. It measured over 53 feet in length and 15 feet high and had well over half a million pieces.

How long does it take to make one of your creations?
It depends on the size and subject matter. One of my life-size human forms generally takes three to four weeks. The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex I did, which measured more than 19 feet, took an entire summer.

If you make a mistake midway through, do you have to pull off all the blocks and start over?
Usually, I can catch the mistake before it's too damaging and only have to take apart a portion of the sculpture. Sometimes, though, the sculpture will already be glued together, which makes it much more difficult to take apart. Fortunately, I'm good with a chisel.

You glue your LEGOs together?
I have to, to make sure they'll travel well. I would imagine people would be disappointed if they got to the exhibit only to see a pile of bricks.

So, do you map your structures out on paper ahead of time, or do you just throw a bunch of bricks on the floor and start playing?
At this point, I see the world in little rectangles. Sometimes I catch myself staring at a building, or even at a person, and breaking down what it would look like out of LEGOs. As for the process, I just try to envision what the final sculpture will look like prior to putting down the first brick.