The Art of the Brick

 Ken, Samuel and I decided to visit the Lego Museum today. I wish Cade had been with us. I think he would have liked it too.

This is my favorite Klimt painting, The Kiss.

This is a 1:1 scale made with 18, 893 Lego bricks.

The Scream

This is a 1:1 scale with 3,991 Lego bricks.

Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night

3,493 bricks

Moai

75,450 Legos!

Nefertiti

(I forgot to get the number of Legos used.)

Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years

Only 7,100 pieces.

An Artist's View

"Where does the real world end and the artist's world begin? Sometimes when I'm working, it can feel like the truth lies in the work itself and my surroundings fade away to grey."

11,561 Legos were used in this installation. It includes the checkerboard flooring!

Dinosaur Skeleton

"This is one of the largest sculptures I have ever made. It took an entire summer to build and nearly drive me crazy trying to make it work. After seeing so many kids flock to my first solo exhibition, I wanted to give back something and create a sculpture that children would enjoy. What is better than a dinosaur?"

80,020 pieces

Red Umbrella

4,628 pieces were used.

Flip Flops

Only 760 pieces were used in this.

At the end of the journey, we were instructed to write our names on a brick and add it to the wall. When the New York show is over Nathan Sawaya will use them in a new one-of-a-kind sculpture. 

Here's one he did previously.

All in all it was a very interesting exhibit. I absolutely admire the creativity it takes to build something out of Legos. Cade can get imaginative. I usually just follow the instructions that come with the Lego sets. 

Kids Ring In The New Year 12 Hours Early

By: Stephanie Stilwell

WINSTON-SALEM – Kids at the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem brought in the new year early with a “Noon Year’s Eve” party that started just before 12 p.m. Wednesday.

“We thought it would be a fun thing for them to do to celebrate the New Year – have a party before we go out tonight,” parent Melissa Kinsley said.

Kids got to sing songs and listen to stories and just before noon, when there was a countdown and lots of celebrating.

“They are probably not even fully aware of how years change and things like that because these are fairly young kids here,” Eric Kerchner, the executive director of the Children's Museum, said. “But they know they're having a great time and they get to make noise.”

Some kids even made some New Year’s resolutions.

“I want to try to help people,” 7-year-old Laura Michael said.

“I have been trying to be good, but all the times but I get mad sometimes,” 5 year-old Julia Michael said.

This is the first year the Children's Museum has held a celebration on New Year’s Eve, and organizers said since it was such a success, they hope to do it again next year.

Update: We had 416 guests in the Museum for the event. It's already on our calendar for the end of this year!

Architecture Fun

The Children's Museum of Winston-Salem Staff

Wishes everyone a very Merry (and Healthy) Christmas

Beast or Boy?

Cade came to the museum with me today. Sneakers, the mascot of the "Healthier Ever After" exhibit, made an appearance. Afterwards, Cade decided he wanted to try on the costume. What do you think?

Sneakers

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY!

Four years ago today a dream became a reality as the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem opened its doors.

Now, nearly 85,000 guests visit the Museum each year for story times, birthday parties, facility rentals, field trips, group tours, outreach programs, and summer camps...that's something to celebrate!

First Day

Today was my first day as the Weekend Manager. And how did I celebrate this momentous occasion? By locking my keys in the office.

That's right. There's no better way of exemplifying responsibility or ensuring a promotional decision.

I frantically called Ally and then AJ. Neither were available to swing by to unlock the office. I had to call my boss, who had been at the museum this morning for a training session, and who had just pulled into her driveway in High Point. She was none too pleased with having to return to the museum.

I'm still employed. And I'm still the Weekend Manager. First thing on Monday I'm getting one of these keychains:

A Fun Job Interview

Earlier today I went down to the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem for a group interview. They were looking for museum guides. I figured being around kids would keep me young and active. I was a little disheartened to see all the other applicants were teenagers. I quickly took charge of our table assignments, in an effort to show that I was a good leader.

We sang a few songs to get started. One song I hadn't sung since I was in Girl Scouts! Next, we had to go to an area of the museum and come up with a creative commercial for that particular exhibit. I'd never been to the museum before but luckily Ana had. We went straight to the Food Lion exhibit and with Casey's help we came up with a poem.

We met the museum staff and I was pleasantly surprised to see Ally there. It was actually her first day as the museum's new Director of Programming. Now I'm really hoping I get hired. While it isn't the greatest pay, I know I will have fun working there!