LEGO Starry Night Build

My husband Jon, the absolute love of my life, is not an artist. I'd love it if he would guest write an RSAS blog post about what it's like being a non-creative person in a relationship with an artist, because I know he would put a hilarious spin on it. It's no contest, I love art a lot more than he does. But he loves ME, and gives me art gifts because he knows how much I will love them.

In my art collection are a few prized pieces: two of Danielle Clouse-Gast's paintings, one painting by Laura Enninga, a painting by my college pottery professor, and a large 16"x20" marker drawing that my stepsons Connor and Joel worked on for an entire weekend (and killed every one of my green markers in the process.) I also have one of a (so far) limited number of LEGO Starry Night sets. If you haven't read it, I have a post about LEGO sets as art. This one is a LEGO set recreating one of the most famous paintings in the world, Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. Jon gave me the set for Christmas/my birthday. 

A small but entertaining detour: I told Jon I didn't need any presents for my birthday, because this LEGO set was such a big gift. Unrelated to my birthday, Jon had picked up a new sled for the girls that he saw on sale, and left it in the garage. The night before my birthday, Jon told the girls (ages 3 and 5) that "tomorrow is Mom's birthday!" and they asked me if I was going to open SO MANY PRESENTS! Jon informed them that I did not have presents to open because I didn't want any presents and they were HORRIFIED for me! Fast forward to the next morning when Jon was taking Emma to school, and they see the new sled in the garage. They get excited and ask, "Is that new sled for Mommy for her birthday?!" and Jon replies, "Yes." So for my 37th birthday, I got a new sled and a new LEGO set. And, as is tradition, the first time I used my new sled I hit a cable box and injured my leg for the next week. 
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But I digress. As I built my Starry Night, I documented my progress with still photographs. I put them all together in a video that shows the set being put together. What took me hours to make over several weeks, you can watch in a matter of minutes! I'm no professional videographer, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. :)