Sorting bricks, sharing history....

Today I have begun the slow process of sorting out the Lego I used from last season's project. This will take me at least a few days or so depending on how much I can get done. All I really do at this point is just throw the colors into their own bins. It allows me to get an idea of what I have to work with. Sorting out parts takes up more of my time than the working on the build.

Speaking of buildings, I've pretty much got a layout set. Not even close to mapping it out. I did some look though Google Images to see some styles of Catholic buildings from around the world. So I think that I'm going to do will in fact work.

To be honest.. doing one of these projects is hard. Considering that I'm not good a math. Have never had any formal training in how to make or design buildings. Everything that you've seen me do in the past is just straight from my own mind.

The Project itself, was just something of a child's dream. While all of my friends where using Lego to build star ships, I was starting to make buildings. Some how I got it in my head that I could do churches. As the years went on, they kept getting bigger and bigger. Of course they were always built around Christmas. Most of the time they were placed right under the tree.. (they were small enough I could do this.)

Almost nine years ago I was reaching a bit of a cross roads. I mean I was honestly thinking that it was time to give up what I was doing. But then God had another idea for me. It was a chance and I put my project in the back of my dad's mini van (I was driving a car at the time) and too it to Mt. Zion Catholic Pastoral Center. That was at the end of the 2000/2001 season. My first public display lasted a full week. In the end, I tore down the project for that season right at the site. Took all of about an hour with an endless amount of children from the parish to help me out.

That was the start of public displays. Since that time I've had the honor of bringing my work to various places here in the Saginaw, Michigan area. I would pray that some day, I would be able to go farther than I would ever hope. What I do is very fun. I get a major kick out of seeing the adults and children swarming around me asking all kinds of questions.

I hope you've had a chance to check out the link to the pictures so you can get a chance to better understand what it is that I'm doing. If you have questions, feel free to ask.

-JM