MELBOURNE -- For Jan van Schaik, a few blocks of pre-owned yellow Lego purchased at a charity shop in regional Victoria were the nucleus of an unexpected art project.
Small monuments of meaning selling for $3,200 each

Melbourne architect Jan van Schaik points at Lost Tablet Alta, a sculpture made from used Lego bricks. "Maybe someone could make one, but find someone who would make 81 of them," says van Schaik. (Photo by Steve Cook)
MELBOURNE -- For Jan van Schaik, a few blocks of pre-owned yellow Lego purchased at a charity shop in regional Victoria were the nucleus of an unexpected art project.