Wed, 28 May 2008 at 2:33 pm

Pete Wentz to Ashlee Simpson: Here’s a Lego Bee!

Pete Wentz has hired artist Nathan Sawaya to create a giant bumblebee for his new wife, Ashlee Simpson.

The “Lego Bee” measures 26″ x 47″ x 36″ and is made from about 18,000 standard Lego bricks. Here’s what Sawaya had to say about this pet project from Pete:

“I was commissioned to create a bee. Why a bee? Because it is romantic of course. In Hindu myth, Kama, the god of love, has a bow and arrows, and the bow string is made up of bees. In the ancient Greek world the bee symbolized the soul because they migrated in swarms. And the Roman god of love, Cupid, is often pictured with bees or being stung.

“I made this bee for a boy who wanted to give his girl a special wedding gift. They are a fun couple as evidenced by their Alice in Wonderland themed wedding. And didn’t Alice think she saw a bee in “Through the Looking Glass?” (Incidentally, she thought they were bees, but they turned out to be elephants. Alice wasn’t the brightest child.)”

For more information on Sawaya, visit BrickArtist.com.