Still, he\u2019s unrepentant for any past misdeeds, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI operate in the bounds between \u2018can\u2019t\u2019 and \u2018shouldn\u2019t,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Is Sam Bridgham, the beloved, anarchy-inclined, \u201cLego Bomber\u201d of Durango, getting more respectable by the day?<\/p>\n
\u201cRespectable? I would say it\u2019s the other way around. I\u2019ve always been respectable. I\u2019m just getting respect now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will shock certain people to hear that word associated with my name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bridgham\u2019s plastic-based mischief, which many call \u201cfun art,\u201d adds bright splashes of color to plain spaces around the city. Bridgham, the owner of Alpine Educational Associates, has built modifiable Lego creations on wooden poles, stop signs and buildings.<\/p>\n
In 2018, the Durango Public Art Commission, now the Creative Economy Commission, awarded him a $1,000 grant to fund more Lego sculptures around the city. Bridgham also has a permanent installation at Fort Lewis College\u2019s John F. Reed Library.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a vandal with a badge and a budget,\u201d Bridgham joked in a 2018 Durango Herald article<\/a>.<\/p>\n Still, he\u2019s unrepentant for any past misdeeds, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI operate in the bounds between \u2018can\u2019t\u2019 and \u2018shouldn\u2019t,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n