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Nathan Sawaya's Lego sculptures build excitement at Nassau County Museum of Art.

They are the building blocks of life – at least the life of any 6-year-old. Legos represent childhood creativity and fun at its most open-ended. But New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya takes child’s play and elevates it to an exhibition-worthy statement at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn.  The contemporary artist has five Lego set pieces featured at “Nathan Sawaya: Recent Works,” open now through March 18, 2012. Take “Strength of Spirit,” a 2-foot high hand with a red figure caught between its thumb and index finger. It’s austere and yet evocative. Contemporary Gallery Curator Elaine Berger discovered Sawaya’s work in a Chelsea gallery and immediately wanted them for the Roslyn museum. “I got so excited to have all of them,” …

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Jason Molinet

6:40 pm on Friday, December 23, 2011

I mean Legos as art -- how cool!   more ›

Operation Organized in 2010

Patch gets advice from the experts at So Simply Organized.

America's closets overfloweth. And so do their desks, kitchen cabinets and basements. The National Retail Federation estimated Americans would spend a whopping $437.6 billion during the holiday sales season. Where to put it all? How to find the time? I sat down with local organization experts Amanda Hill and Judy Crabtree of Port Washington-based So Simply Organized, amidst piles of toys on a carpet strewn with Cheerios. So Simply Disorganized describes my post-holiday home. Could they help?!?  For Amanda and Judy, the starting point is identifying what causes stress. Like many moms, I'm on the losing end of the toy management battle and the house-wide Lego migration was making me crazy. By zeroing in on these small plastic pieces as a …

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