July
25
Bitter Work
I will admit I didn’t watch the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender until after I saw the movie (I actually hadn’t heard of it). But I went home and rented it and it’s fantastic. So having the slightly obsessive personality that I do, I started looking for Avatar crafts. And I found this: an awesome Lego sculpture by Ochre Jelly based on the Season 2 (Earth) episode “Bitter Work”. Aang (the Avatar) is having difficulty learning Earthbending, but Toph refuses to be soft on him (get it…cause Earth is hard?…I’m sorry, it’s Monday). Anyway, the sculpture is awesome and there are more views on Ochre Jelly‘s flickr page (as well as other awesome Lego creations).
Ha, I love this! Toph is my favorite, and Avatar crafts are not something that I see nearly enough of.
Glad you liked it! It may interest readers to know that this piece was actually a commission for one of the show’s creators, Bryan Konietzko, and was a reworking of my earlier Avatar lego models. Here’s a picture of Bryan admiring it…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ochre_jelly/4602738977/in/set-72157624050980698/
And I definitely plan to create a set of Korra figures too – can’t wait to get started on those!
– Iain
Your post reminded me to never take good puns for granite. I mean, the least you could have gone with was “Toph’s too down to earth.” Now it just makes you look like you’re stoned, and your reputation’s on rocky ground ;)
Puns aside, lovely work. I’ve never actually though about using legos as an art medium.