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CityViewNC.com | 29 Don't let varicose and spider veins limit your fashion choices! At Valley Radiology, our specially trained vascular and interventional radiologists use low-risk, state-of-the-art procedures to eliminate varicose and spider veins. Call today and schedule your appointment. Compassionate Care, Quality Imaging 3186 Village Dr., Suite 201 • Fayetteville • ValleyRadiologyNC.com 910.486.5700 Go ahead. Grab the shorts. GrabtheShort s.com e process behind creating each sculpture is different for Kenney. "For example, the design of the hummingbird sculpture in my NATURE CONNECTS show just popped into my head when I heard the word 'hummingbird' in a con- versation. I immediately had this vision of something that you could actually walk under, suspended as if by magic. Creating a spindly little nose and paper thin wings built out of chunky LEGO pieces seemed like a wonderful challenge and, if done right, something that would look amazing." Kenney spent about four weeks designing and planning that piece, researching im- ages of hummingbirds in nature, choosing the perfect colors and designing the steel reinforcements. It then took him over five weeks to build. "It is one of my favorite sculptures!" In terms of largest quantity of LEGO bricks, the monarch butterfly, with a wing- span of eight feet, is definitely the winner, ringing in at a total of 60,549 LEGO pieces. However, Kenney says the majority of the work and bricks went into the milkweed plant that the butterfly is feeding from. "I'm thrilled that this exhibit is coming to Fayetteville," says Meg Suraci, Cape Fear Botanical Garden's Marketing Director. "NATURE CONNECTS has been breaking attendance records around the world since 2012. It's exciting to anticipate visitors driving from all over the state and travel- ers coming off I-95 to see our beautiful Garden." NATURE CONNECTS is touring the United States and will travel abroad through 2020. e exhibits are immensely popular, and Kenney continues to add new sculptures to the show to expand it, trying to "keep it fresh." Suraci says she is looking forward to helping bring an exhibit with this caliber to the Fayetteville community, and hopes that local children will enjoy Kenney's work as much as children around the country have. LEGO pieces aren't designed to be outside all the time, so Kenney and his team take great precaution to ensure they'll withstand the elements. Every sculpture is reinforced with a metal frame inside, and the metal frame is welded to a flat metal base that can be bolted or staked down to the ground. is helps keep it rigid in transport as well as in inclement weather.

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