Nathan Sawaya: master of the LEGO art

Filed under: News | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: August 21, 2007 | No Comments

Nathan Sawaya: master of the LEGO art
Nathan Sawaya was just like anyone else, but that all changed in 2004 when he was just one of a host of talented artist in a nationwide search to become a Master Model Builder in Lego. Well Sawaya was indeed the best and was crowned the as a professional LEGO® Master Model Builder. It seems as if Nathan’s skills have gotten better as he has gained more popularity with his fans and has also won an accolade of awards for his range of artwork that has been made from the most popular children’s toys.

Nathan Sawaya was born in Colville, Washington; he was then raised in Veneta, Oregon. Sawaya started his artistic career in Christmas 1978 when he got his first bricks as a Christmas present, shortly after that his living room was turned into a Lego city. He also showed his artistic side by drawing cartoons he also wrote stories as well. Over the year Sawaya’s models became much larger, like his 7-foot-long replica of the Brooklyn Bridge, a 6-foot-tall Han Solo frozen in carbonite, and a life-size tyrannosaurus rex.

Many know that when they look at Nathan Sawaya’s work you will see that he has put his heart and soul into his creations so he can get the perfect scale and also the perfect color.