Lego Red Dress Created Exclusively For Oklahoma Heart Hospital

She weighs 47 pounds, stands 61 inches and took over 18,000 red bricks to create. The life-size LEGO red dress was unveiled at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Campus to celebrate Heart Month this February.

The Lego Red Dress will be on the move throughout the month – making an appearance at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Valentine’s Day and heading to the Oklahoma Heart Hospital North Campus on February 15th through the end of the month.

The Lego Red Dress was created by one only six Lego Certified Professionals working in North American, Europe and Asia. Master Lego artist Nathan Sawaya constructed the Lego Red Dress exclusively for the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in his New York studio.

Sawaya, has been featured on The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Today Show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Colbert Report & Mythbusters to name a few. His Lego art is currently touring North American museums in a show titled, The Art of the Brick. It’s the only exhibition focusing exclusively on LEGO as an art medium. The creations, constructed from nearly one million pieces, were built from standard bricks beginning in 2000.

Sawaya was commissioned by Toyscapes of Oklahoma City to create the one-of-a-kind Lego Red Dress on behalf of EduCare. Oklahoma City Educare opened its doors in July 2009, to serve 200 disadvantaged children, ages birth to five years old, with year-round early childhood education programs.