Who Needs a Catholic Lego Set?

... when you can convert the pagans??? ;)


A Lego soldier was on his way to battle, when the Crucifix of Jesus stood before him. He tried to cut it down so he could get to his enemy.

But Jesus had other plans. The crucifix could NOT be cut down.


And the Lego soldier fell to his knees and adored Jesus on the cross.

Close-up of the legs - they are removed and turned around backwards for him to kneel:









For more Catholic Lego ideas, visit our friend's shop on Etsy: Memento Moose - Lego Rosaries.

Lego Photography

After another trip to the Lego store for a mini-model build, the Legos are getting a serious work-out!

AND we discovered at least one additional trick to getting good Lego shots - in addition to no flash and natural lighting, use the setting with an image of a flower ;)

The bad guys (with the ax and the front figure) want to destroy their castle and get into their treasury.
The good guy is trying to protect the castle.

He's flying to the fighting area to defend the castle.
He's a good guy.

These two are driving to the fighting area.
They are also good guys.

All that Remains

Lego Battlefield

Today's post is a combination of a Lego creation and photography practice. 

Everyone has to start somewhere!

Helmets on some figures have been turned sideways so you can see their faces ;)

The Battle Begins!

Trying for Detail - getting lots of glare... and blurriness.

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From one side....

...to the other.

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The warriors.

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The Final Battle

Lesson learned: Legos are either NOT the best thing with which to start photographing - OR they are the BEST thing with which to start photographing:

             If you can learn to photograph Legos, you can photograph anything.

Crossing the Deadly Desert

"We are going to cross the Deadly Desert!"

Inspired by: The Road to Oz - Chapter: "The Deadly Desert Crossed" by L Frank Baum

Starring:
Toto in the lead
 
Gillikens (red)
 
Winkies (yellow)
 
Munchkins (blue)
 
Two birds from the Nome King
 
Maidens (green)
 
People of Ev (purple), whom the Nome King had enchanted; 
the spell was broken by the people of Oz who crossed the Deadly Desert by the use of the Magic Carpet
(the People of Ev live outside of Oz)
 
Billina (the hen) and her chicks
 
A few animals from our world
 
Emperor of the Winkies is in the way back
 
For those unfamiliar with the story - there are 14 books in the Oz series.
Check them out here on Wikipedia

Also see Land of Oz posts on Catholic Hearts Domestic Church.

And the earth burst forth its heat!

Prompted by the Montessori Great Lesson:
The Story of God with No Hands

Artist comments:
The hot lava is splashing up and flowing down too - at the same time.

Study in Landscape

This was a duplicate done by a special friend.

A Work to Begin

Hearts in Wonderland