Meet the Montreal LEGO artist recreating the city's most iconic buildings
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The Orange Julep, Schwartz’s Deli, and even a Couche Tard depanneur -- they're landmarks in Montreal, but that’s not all they have in common. Enter the world of local LEGO artist Addy Parsons, the Ottawa-born Montrealer with a talent to render the city’s most iconic buildings in brick form.
The Orange Julep, Schwartz’s Deli, and even a Couche Tard depanneur -- they're landmarks in Montreal, but that’s not all they have in common.
Enter the world of local LEGO master Addy Parsons, the Ottawa-born Montrealer with a talent to render the city’s most iconic buildings in brick form.
CTV News visited her home studio in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood. For a look inside, watch the video report above.
“So, actually, these bricks almost all came from a supplier in Thailand,” said Parsons, dumping a small bag of assorted blocks onto a long workbench.
Despite LEGO’s enduring appeal to novice and advanced builders worldwide (estimates say there are around 400 billion pieces scattered around the globe), finding the right bricks for a job can feel like a treasure hunt, she said.
For commissions, she buys new. Still, Montreal’s one-of-a-kind buildings call for specific approaches.
“See the little Joe Beef window here?” asked Parsons, holding up a small transparent pane displaying the restaurant’s logo home-printed on an even smaller piece of transparent sticker paper.
