Chi-Cheemaun ‘Lego' replica finds new home at art gallery
Ken Reid's masterpiece has a new home at the Tom Thomson Gallery in Owen Sound.
The Owen Sound native's replica of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry, made entirely of LEGO, will be on display at the Thomson Art Gallery for the entire summer.
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Replica of Chi-Cheemaun made entirely of LEGO, now on display at the Tom Thomson Gallery in Owen Sound (Source: Tom Thomson Gallery)
Reid's replica is made up of 92,000 LEGO pieces, 620 mini-figurines and stretched nine feet long.
Reid says it took nearly four months to build, but it was worth it, once he saw the final product.
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