El Che

Steve5010 made this mosaic of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. 



I really like how the white bricks are slightly discolored (and maybe a bit dirty?) in different measures, and it really gives the face some additional texture. 

SNOT Magic

I'm still super-preoccupied with the MocAthalon, so posts will be sparse this month, but I did see this cute mosaic from Legoland Florida.  The person who posted this on flickr called it a "grammatical error", which I can understand, but I suppose it is supposed to be an in-joke about SNOT, or "Studs Not On Top", a technique very clearly used in the sign (I spy cheese slopes!).  In that case, it probably would have been better to have it say, "It's SNOT magic." 



Either way, I still really like the image of the magician and his magic sparkles.  It's also neat how the mosaic is on a curve, and is not flat like mosaics normally are.  There are some other cute mosaics spread around the rest of the photo, too.

Persian Carpet

I've been building for the MocAthalon at MOCpages, and will probably be neglecting this blog terribly for the entire month of March.  But here is a Persian carpet I made using cheese slopes, tiles, and plates.  I think it turned out all right:

Let the Games Begin

Dave Kaleta (davekaleta) made this vignette for the MocAthalon being held over at MOCpages.  The player is Patrick Kaleta, who also shares a love for LEGO. 



This model sports several clever mosaics that enhance the overall presentation. 






Dave has set the standard high for this year's competition.  As an aside, I'm on a MocAtahalon team this year, too.  I see my team has our work cut out for us, if we want to compete with MOCs like this. 

A Clever Fish

Showing once again that mosaics can be made from all sorts of different LEGO pieces, Tyler Clites (Legohaulic) gives us this fish:



How perfect is that?  I rather think it would make a good decoration for a bathroom, perhaps for this one Tyler made a few days ago. 

Proving His Mosaicky Worth

Josh Wedin (floodllama) created this mosaic of Doc Brown from the Back to the Future movies.  I really love how it captures the slightly crazed look of the character:



He says it will be part of SEALUG's display at the Emerald City Comicon next month, where he hopes to get it autographed by Christopher Lloyd himself.

Josh also made this mosaic of Pinky and the Brain to take to the con:



He claims he still has a bit of tweaking to do on it, but it looks pretty good as is.  The voice talent for both of these characters will also be at the con, and Josh hopes to get this mosaic signed by them, too.  I guess it will be a measure of his mousey worth to see if he can.

A Bright Idea

I saw these cute little lamps done by Bena (bena_rt).  My family has been playing a lot of MarioKart lately, so the Mario and Luigi figures jumped right out at me. 



The blocky style of a simple LEGO mosaic works well in portraying video game characters.  The way the figures turn the corner of the lamp is fun, and the fact that it all lights up is a brilliant idea (pun intended; sorry!).