What do you get when you take a bunch of Legos, a little girl, and a fun-loving and creative Dad who just happens to be an award winning photographer? You get something amazing. In an interview with The Phoblographer, Nova Scotia photographer?Jeff Friesen?explained that the 50 States of Lego project was just a fun project for him.?
Every summer I look after my 7-year old daughter in the afternoon and we set up a little tabletop studio where we take pictures of her toys. I began making Lego depictions of the Canadian provinces for a laugh. There are only 10 provinces so the fun ended too soon. I used to live in the US and got to thinking it would be a challenge to do all 50 states?I actually thought it might be impossible, considering the limitations of my daughter’s Lego collection and the fact that there are 16 states I have not visited. It was also important to me that the jokes were fairly good-natured.
Since Friesen is Canadian, his understanding of the subtleties that define every state is fascinating.?Some states posed challenges. For example, he would have liked to have built a Gateway Arch for Missouri, but Legos posed limitations, so he built a river raft and created a Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn scene.
The backgrounds of all the states are made from cut up construction paper. We found this treasure at?Peta Pixel?and we’ll follow their lead and leave off the states depicted. Can you guess them? Answers are at the bottom of this article.
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- Louisiana
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Delaware
- Colorado
- California
- Washington State
- Wisconsin
- Tennessee
- New Mexico
- New Jersey
- Kansas
- Indiana
- Hawaii
- Florida
- Alaska
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Tiffany Willis is a fifth-generation Texan and the founder and editor-in-chief of Liberal America. An unapologetic member of the Christian Left, she has spent most of her career actively working with ?the least of these? and disadvantaged and oppressed populations. She’s passionate about their struggles. To stay on top of topics she discusses,?like her?Facebook page,?follow her on Twitter, or?connect with her via LinkedIn. She also has?a?grossly neglected personal blog?and a?literary quotes blog that is a labor of love. Find her somewhere and join the discussion.
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